WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. —  The Diné Hatalii Association contends they are the original first responders and their position is supported by recent academic research entitled, “Nihe’iina’ Náás Yiilyéél (Perpetuating Our Way of Life): Diné Local Governance from Tradition to COVID-19,” written by the Diné Policy Institute at Diné College. The paper was published June 16 in the Tribal College: Journal of American Indian Higher Education.

“The Diné Hataałii Association are in reality, the first responders and essential, front line public health workers who have always assisted the Navajo Nation,” as expressed in the statement. Further, the association shared...

Week ending Friday, July 10, 2020


Hotter Longer

Almost every part of the planet, down to the local level, is now experiencing longer and more frequent heat waves than during the 1950s, new research reveals. A team of global scientists writes in the journal Nature Communications that the amount of excess heat is increasing globally on average by 1 to 4.5 degrees Celsius each decade. But in some places, such as the Middle East and parts of Africa and South America, the trend is increasing by up to 10 degrees per decade.

The central United States is the only inhabited region where this trend has not been observed.

Earthquakes

The Indian capital of New Delhi was jolted by another in a...

Congressman Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., was a co-signer to the July 9 letter to Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad Wolf and U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Matthew T. Albence.

Lujan responded to the July 14 change by U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement decision to prohibit distance learning for international students with this statement:

“International students enrich New Mexico’s colleges and universities. Their presence in the classroom benefits all students and prepares them to work in a global economy,” Lujan said. “I was proud to join more than 100 Members of Congress in demanding that the Trump administration drop its cruel...

Gallup Police Department requests the public’s help in locating Anderson Scott.

Scott, 38, was reported missing on July 20 by his family. He had last been seen on June 18, wearing a red and black Pendleton jacket with black jeans. He is estimated to be about 5’7” tall and weigh 180 pounds.

His family suspects he may be in the Gallup area.

If you have any information about this case, contact Gallup Police at (505)863-9365. Ask for Detective Tasheena Wilson.