Navajo history

Young Living Foundation And Heart Of America Partner To Deliver Critical Resources To Navajo Students And Families

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Monday, July 19, 2021
States of the United States, Regions of the United States, Western United States, Navajo Nation, Navajo history, Navajo, Hoa people

MONUMENT VALLEY, Utah, July 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Today, national nonprofit Heart of America (HOA) completes another key milestone in its ongoing work to distribute critical resources to Navajo students and families through an ongoing partnership with Young Living Essential Oils and The Young Living Foundation.

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  • MONUMENT VALLEY, Utah, July 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Today, national nonprofit Heart of America (HOA) completes another key milestone in its ongoing work to distribute critical resources to Navajo students and families through an ongoing partnership with Young Living Essential Oils and The Young Living Foundation.
  • The dire lack of resources for distance learning highlighted longstanding inequities and prompted HOA and Young Living to take action.
  • HOA and The Young Living Foundation have now installed Education and Solar Home Kits for 75 Navajo student families who are without electricity.
  • "Providing the critical education spaces and resources students and families need to thrive is our goal, and partners like Young Living help make it happen."

CGTN America: The Disappearing Language of Navajo

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Regions of the United States, States of the United States, Southwestern United States, Navajo history, Navajo language, Navajo Nation, Window Rock, Arizona, Navajo, Miss Navajo

Today, the Navajo language or Din Bizaad in Navajo has been designated as "vulnerable" by UNESCO.

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  • Today, the Navajo language or Din Bizaad in Navajo has been designated as "vulnerable" by UNESCO.
  • On Navajo land, there are roughly around 170 thousand people who still speak Navajo.
  • Dr. Audra J. Platero is the Principle of Tshootsoo Din Bi'lta'(TDB) School, a Navajo language immersion school in Window Rock, Arizona that offers students both native language and English education.
  • Click here for more about all "The Disappearing Language of Navajo" and to view the report: https://newsus.cgtn.com/news/2021-05-29/The-disappearing-language-of-Nav...

CGTN America : Navajo Nation COVID-19 and Its Impact on Education

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Friday, May 28, 2021
Regions of the United States, States of the United States, Navajo history, Western United States, Navajo Nation, Window Rock, Arizona, Navajo, Standards-based education, Native American health, Navajo language, COVID-19 pandemic in the Navajo Nation

Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

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  • Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
    COVID-19's impact has been profound for Navajo Nation.
  • The bad news: the curfew remains in effect, and parks on Navajo land remain closed.
  • With a population of more than 330,000 people, no Indian tribe in the U.S. is larger than the Navajo Nation.
  • Dr. Shannon Goodsell, Superintendent of Window Rock Unified School District said remote learning has been a challenge in the Navajo Nation.

Nationwide 'Wash Station Challenge' to Provide New Hand-Washing Facilities to Navajo Nation Communities

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Thursday, May 27, 2021
States of the United States, Regions of the United States, Navajo history, Western United States, Navajo Nation, Navajo, Wash

The Wash Station Challenge will be launched online Tuesday, June 1, and will run through the remainder of the month.

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  • The Wash Station Challenge will be launched online Tuesday, June 1, and will run through the remainder of the month.
  • Once completed, the wash stations will be shipped to designated DigDeep staging points on the Navajo Nation.
  • DigDeep teams will then deliver, install and maintain the wash stations at sites that will initially include community health service facilities, chapter houses, and farms.
  • COVID-19 has hit the Navajo Nation particularly hard, registering some of the highest infection rates in the United States.

APS Announces Plans for Seasonal Operations at Four Corners Power Plant

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Friday, March 12, 2021
Alternative energy, Energy, Other Energy, Utilities, Regions of the United States, Geography of the United States, States of the United States, Navajo Nation, Navajo history, Four Corners, Navajo, Selective catalytic reduction

The Four Corners Power Plant has already cut annual nitrogen oxide emissions by 88% since the installation of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) equipment on Unit 4 and Unit 5 in 2018.

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  • The Four Corners Power Plant has already cut annual nitrogen oxide emissions by 88% since the installation of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) equipment on Unit 4 and Unit 5 in 2018.
  • Four Corners has provided reliable and affordable electricity for almost 60 years, fostering economic growth and prosperity in cities and towns throughout the region, said Jacob Tetlow , Sr. Vice President of Operations at APS.
  • In alignment with APSs Coal Communities Transition, a $144 million proposal focused on supporting coal communities including the Navajo Nation, the plan toward seasonal operations at Four Corners Power Plant takes into consideration reliability, customer affordability and support for the Navajo Nation.
  • The transition to seasonal operations will not require layoffs or furloughs of APS employees.

Desert Mountain Energy Announces Opening of Corporate Offices in Arizona

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Thursday, March 11, 2021
Regions of the United States, States of the United States, Geography of the United States, Navajo history, Navajo Nation, ARIZONA, Navajo

VANCOUVER, BC, March 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -DESERT MOUNTAIN ENERGY CORP. (the "Company") (TSXV: DME) (U.S. OTC: DMEHF) (Frankfurt: QM01)From the President of the Company.

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  • VANCOUVER, BC, March 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -DESERT MOUNTAIN ENERGY CORP. (the "Company") (TSXV: DME) (U.S. OTC: DMEHF) (Frankfurt: QM01)From the President of the Company.
  • The Company is pleased to announce that it has chosen to open corporate offices for U.S. Operations in Surprise, Arizona and will shortly be announcing the location of the site for the processing facilities in Navajo County, Arizona.
  • Desert Mountain Energy Corp. did not apply, nor did it take any Federal or state financial assistance during these trying times.
  • Desert Mountain Energy Corp. is a publicly traded exploration and resource company focused on the discovery and development of rare earth gas fields in the US.

Desert Mountain Energy Announces Additional Select Acreage Acquisition in Navajo County, AZ

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Monday, February 22, 2021
Navajo Nation, Navajo history, Regions of the United States, States of the United States, American Indian reservations

VANCOUVER, BC, Feb. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -DESERT MOUNTAIN ENERGY CORP. (the "Company") (TSXV: DME) (U.S. OTC: DMEHF) (Frankfurt: QM01)From the President of the Company.

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  • VANCOUVER, BC, Feb. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -DESERT MOUNTAIN ENERGY CORP. (the "Company") (TSXV: DME) (U.S. OTC: DMEHF) (Frankfurt: QM01)From the President of the Company.
  • The Company is pleased to announce that it has acquired an additional 9,885.2 acres in Navajo County, AZ.
  • Desert Mountain Energy Corp's management and exploration team are extremely excited to be in the position to drill and develop this level of Tier 1 assets.
  • Desert Mountain Energy Corp. is a publicly traded exploration and resource company focused on the discovery and development of rare earth gas fields in the US.

National Forest Foundation Partnership Delivers Wood to Navajo and Hopi Communities

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Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Geography of Arizona, ARIZONA, Regions of the United States, Hopi Reservation, Navajo history, Hopi, Navajo Nation, Black Mesa

At the same time, Navajo and Hopi communities have been impacted by the closure of the Navajo Generating Station and the Black Mesa Peabody coal mine.

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  • At the same time, Navajo and Hopi communities have been impacted by the closure of the Navajo Generating Station and the Black Mesa Peabody coal mine.
  • In response, the NFF works with the Forest Service, Navajo Nation Chapters, the Hopi Tribe, and other partners to connect wood from forest restoration sites with tribal communities in need of firewood through the WFL initiative.
  • At Hopi, NFF works together with the Hopi Foundation, Red Feather Development Group, the Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps, and Hopi Village Community Support Administrators.
  • The National Forest Foundation works on behalf of the American public to inspire personal and meaningful connections to our National Forests.

Choice NTUA Wireless Continues Its Unwavering Support Of The Navajo Nation

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Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Telecommunications, Wireless, Mobile telecommunications, Navajo history, Navajo Nation, Navajo, 4G, National Technical University of Athens, LTE

Facing the challenge of the global pandemic, NTUA and Choice NTUA Wireless did not shut their business doors.

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  • Facing the challenge of the global pandemic, NTUA and Choice NTUA Wireless did not shut their business doors.
  • At the request of both the Navajo Nation Office of the President & Vice-President, the Office of the Speaker and the Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission, Choice NTUA Wireless also was able to provide Free Broadband to support the 2020 Census Events across the Nation.
  • Choice NTUA Wireless is a facilities based carrier that is majority Navajo-owned through NTUA (Navajo Tribal Utility Authority).
  • Choice NTUA Wireless formally launched in 2014 and provides 4G LTE fixed/mobile broadband and voice across the Navajo Nation.

Navajo Language Renaissance Announces Launch of the Rosetta Stone Navajo Mobile App

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Monday, November 9, 2020
Regions of the United States, States of the United States, Western United States, Navajo history, Navajo language, Navajo Nation, Rosetta Stone, Navajo, Language revitalization

Rosetta Stone Inc ., a division of Cambium Learning Group, Inc., and Navajo Language Renaissance announced today the release of the mobile app for the popular Navajo language-learning software in use by Navajo in language revitalization.

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  • Rosetta Stone Inc ., a division of Cambium Learning Group, Inc., and Navajo Language Renaissance announced today the release of the mobile app for the popular Navajo language-learning software in use by Navajo in language revitalization.
  • The Rosetta Stone Navajo mobile app for iPhone, iPad and Android will be available for use in Navajo Nation schools, homes and chapter houses in an effort to help reverse this decline.
  • The Rosetta Stone Navajo mobile app will be sold through Navajo Language Renaissance, a nonprofit group of Navajo educators from the tri-state area of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.
  • "Rosetta Stone" is a registered trademark or trademark of Rosetta Stone Ltd. in the United States and other countries.