For young women in the Indigenous skateboarding community, a first-of-its-kind event on the Navajo Nation put their ramp tricks — and their wellness — center stage. “We are a matriarchal society, and ...

CHARLESTON — Three generations of Navajo women will kick off Native American Heritage Month activities at Eastern Illinois University by talking about how they keep their traditions alive in today’s ...

Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren and Vice President Richelle Montoya on Friday proclaimed June 27th as “Navajo Nation Syphilis Aware: Protect Yourself, Protect Navajo” Day to address the alarming ...

For Native American women, the gender pay gap reflects the systems that have oppressed them for centuries. The colonization that stripped them of power, the violence now plaguing them and the economic ...

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 ...

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 the nation's largest ...

Navajo Nation Speaker Crystalyne Curley participated in the Strong Warriors powerlifting challenge held at the Navajo Nation ...

All eyes were cast on the six young women competing. Cheers erupted as they came out, waved to the crowds and took their spots by large wooden butchering stands, tied-up sheep close by. Behind them ...

This story was originally published by The 19th and is republished here by permission. For Native American women, the gender pay gap reflects the systems that have oppressed them for centuries. The ...

PHOENIX – A United States District Court judge sentenced a man to life in prison for the murder of a missing Navajo woman, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona announced on Monday.