ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – When competitors head off for the weeklong Miss Navajo Nation pageant, they bring along their evening gowns, jewelry, high heels, public speaking skills — and butcher knives. On ...

Navajo artist and photographer Eugene Tapahe had a dream during the COVID-19 pandemic of women dancing in Yellowstone National Park in jingle dresses, traditional pow wow regalia. From that dream, he ...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Jill Biden spent the first day of a trip to the Navajo Nation listening to female tribal leaders whom she referred to as her “sister warriors,” on the needs and priorities of the ...

Navajo women are 'sacred' keepers of the cultural flame. They're also particularly vulnerable to COVID-19. On the Navajo Nation, the coronavirus leaves children motherless, families lost and ...

Introduction -- Three generations of Navajo women -- Navajo women's lives in historical and cultural context -- Navajo women and education -- Navajo women's transition to the labor force -- The family ...