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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision delivers significant victory for the Navajo Nation

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision delivers significant victory for the Navajo Nation Decision related to Nation’s 2003 lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Interior, related to the Nation’s water rights Author: (Photo: Navajo Nation - Office of the President and Vice President) Decision related to Nation’s 2003 lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Interior, related to the Nation’s water rights News Release Navajo Nation - Office of the President and Vice Pr...
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Why NASA is using Navajo language to name Mars landmarks

“This fateful landing on Mars has created a special opportunity to inspire Navajo youth not just through amazing scientific and engineering feats, but also through the inclusion of our language in such a meaningful way,” Aaron Yazzie, a Navajo engineer at NASA, said in a release.  With his help, NASA partnered with the Navajo Nation, first teaching their own engineers and later the Perseverance rover itself, translating Navajo words into English letters, although without special characters...
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NASA team using Navajo language to name Mars land features seen by Perseverance rover

NASA team uses Navajo language to name Mars land features seen in Perseverance rover images sent back from planets surface Navajo Nation granted the team permission to use a list of words from its language to name formations Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer provided a list of words for the project Perseverance was translated to Haahóni in Navajo language Rovers first scientific focus is a rock named Máaz – the Navajo word for Mars
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NASA works with Navajo Nation to name new features discovered on Mars

NASA works with Navajo Nation to name new features discovered on Mars Aris Folley © NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA works with Navajo Nation to name new features discovered on Mars In collaboration with leaders of the Navajo Nation, the nations largest Indian reservation, NASA is naming items of scientific interest discovered on Mars as part of its Perseverance rovers ongoing mission with words from the Navajo language. The space agency announced this month that it began naming feature...
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