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It’s no secret that newly sworn-in Vice President of the Navajo Nation Richelle Montoya has made history. Every time you search her name, you see her groundbreaking accomplishment: the first woman to take on that helm. Still, there’s so much that lies...

The future of the educational landscape for children of the Navajo Nation could be largely improved thanks to the fervor and dedication of one UNM Native American Studies professor and her mother, Dr. Delores Greyeyes. It’s an effort that researcher...

Lora Morgan Church listed the factors that make her a non-traditional student: She joked that she got her first degree “five hundred years ago,” then received her MPA and an MS in Health Education. She had a career and she and her husband Casey have five...

A sophomore going into her junior year at the University of New Mexico, Sharon Chischilly is a photojournalist at the Daily Lobo, UNM's student-run newspaper. A native of Manuelito, N.M., near the Arizona border, she is Navajo, born and raised on the...

The University of New Mexico and Navajo Nation have announced a partnership to provide residence hall space for 118 Navajo students at Lobo Rainforest, UNM’s newest housing option, located in the innovation district of downtown Albuquerque. “One of the...

“The Legacy of Uranium Mining on Navajo Nation: an environmental impact workshop” will be hosted in Zimmerman Library on Thursday, Nov. 17 at noon in the Willard Reading Room.  

University of New Mexico Associate Professor of American Studies Jennifer Nez Denetdale is filling the position on the Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission that requires an "extensive background in education," according to the Commission. Her ...