Aug15
Celebrating Navajo Code Talkers Week, August 14 – 19, 2011
Posted by Dillon
From 1942 to the end of World War II, more than 400 courageous men from the Navajo Nation answered the call of duty, and were recruited by the U.S. Marine…
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Jul06
Coal Mine Canyon: A Hidden Wonder in the Navajo Nation
Posted by Dillon
The narrow and desolate Highway 264, on the edge of the Painted Desert, takes one through the Navajo Reservation in Tuba City, Arizona to the unmarked spectacle that is Coal…
May09
The More You Stare, The More You See
Posted by Sara
One night over spring break this year, I was lying on the hood of a car in Tuba City, Arizona, in the Navajo Nation Native American reservation. Gazing up at the stars above, unobstructed by trees or buildings, I reflected on my week with new friends doing the same by my side. The stillness and peace was broken seconds later as one of our friends proclaimed, “the more you stare, the more you see.”
Feb23
Keeping Warm in the Navajo Nation
Posted by Sara
In the desert of northeast Arizona, in the Navajo Nation reservation, sunny and warm days turn to cold and windy nights and storms blow in from the mountains, blanketing the…
Dec04
Spring Break Travel “Abroad” – Navajo Nation
Posted by Amizade
Amizade is offering college students the chance to “study abroad” within the United States during spring break (March 14-22). Students will travel to Tuba City, Arizona in the Navajo Nation…