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Helen Nez in her home in Blue Gap, Ariz. Image by Mary F. Calvert. United States, 2020. Helen Nez was just a child when men from the mining companies asked her to carry around a small device that detects uranium while she was herding sheep near her home in Blue Gap, Ariz. When the device went off, she would put a stake in the ground at that location. The mining companies used the local Navajo people to detect the location of the uranium. All those stakes in the ground became the Claim 28 uranium mine site. She grew up a half mile from the mine.

FARMINGTON — The number of Navajo Nation communities named in a Jan. 25 health advisory notice as having uncontrolled spread of COVID-19 declined substantially this week compared to last week. The news came as Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock began scheduling people who already had their first COVID-19 vaccination for their second vaccination. The Navajo Department of Health identified 53 communities, each determined by the number of cases from Jan. 8 to Jan. 21. That is a decrease of 22 communities since the last report was released on Jan. 19. Health officials for the tribe ...

When another wave of COVID-19 infections hit the Navajo Nation, Virginia Gorman's 13-year-old and 9-year-old grandsons stepped up.  The boys were sent to lend a hand to their grandparents who live on the outskirts of Chinle, a rural community near the center of the Navajo Nation that's been hit hard by COVID-19's second wave.  In between taking online classes out of Albuquerque, the two boys helped their grandmother with chores, chopping wood and taking care of their grandpa, who has a prosthetic leg that makes it difficult for him to get around.  "I just go to my chicken house, let ...

Navajo Nation reports 235 new COVID-19 cases, 3 more deaths December 20, 2020 GMT WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation health officials have reported 235 new COVID-19 cases plus three more virus-related deaths. In all, the tribe has reported 20,810 coronavirus cases resulting in 745 deaths since the pandemic hit the vast reservation in March. The new statistics released Saturday night came as the reservation entered the latest in a string of weekend-long lockdowns designed to limit activity that can spread the virus. Health officials said almost 190,000 people on the vast reservation th...

Navajo Nation reports 175 new COVID cases, 10 new deaths Published  Navajo Nation flag WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. - Navajo Nation health officials on Friday reported 175 new COVID-19 cases and 10 new virus-related deaths. In all, the tribe has reported 20,569 coronavirus cases resulting in 742 deaths since the pandemic hit the vast reservation in March. The new statistics come as the reservation enters the latest in a string of weekend-long lockdowns designed to limit activity that can spread the virus. Health officials said more than 186,000 people on the vast reservation that covers parts of Ariz...