WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Sept. 7, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced that New Mexico will receive $2,604,223 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to improve access to potentially life-saving treatment and prevention programs for people addicted to prescription opioids.

In 2014, New Mexico had the second-highest rate of drug overdose deaths in the nation, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Udall and Heinrich have strongly urged Congress to provide funding and support to help communities treat and prevent prescription opioid drug abuse.

The funding will allow New Mexico to leverage already-awarded fiscal year 2016 monies...

Some know Gallup as “Na’nízhoozhí,” which loosely translates from the Diné language as “bridge” in English. Some view the city as a bridge between Native American and Euro-American cultures.

The Gallup branch of the University of New Mexico acts as a bridge in its own right. That is, UNM-Gallup’s Bridge Program helps local students make the transition to four-year college for their bachelor degrees after they earn their associate’s degrees locally.

On Aug. 30, the Gallup campus, at 705 Gurley Ave., held its local board meeting amidst a campus full of students. The meeting’s topics included working out a bond escrow agreement for over $1 million and reviewing a...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. - The 70th Annual Navajo Nation Fair launched into full swing Sept. 7, with an opening ceremony at the fairground entrance, followed by the annual barbecue.

This year, along with hosting N7 Ambassador Jude Schimmel at Kid’s Day, the Navajo Nation fair welcomed back the Miss Navajo Nation Pageant.

Schimmel gave a motivational presentation and book signing at the Navajo Nation Museum on opening day, along with an appearance at the Fair Pow Wow that same night. She also attended Ashkii Happy Kid’s Day on Sep. 8.

“We’ve changed the schedule a bit by having both the opening ceremony and the barbecue on the same day,” said Director of the Division of Natural...

WINDOW ROCK – On Sept. 2, the Naabik’iyátí’ Committee approved Legislation No. 0217-16, which seeks to approve supplemental funding from the Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance in the amount of $3,745,312 for the construction of a new Tó Nanees Dizi senior citizens center.

Council Delegate Otto Tso (Tó Nanees Dizi), sponsor of the legislation, stated that in 2012 the Navajo Office of Environmental Health closed the Tó Nanees Dizi senior citizens center. The center was built in 1979 and maintenance became impossible because of continuous deterioration, added Delegate Tso.

According to the legislation, the proposed new senior citizens center will consist of administrative...