Fort Defiance News

It began with a call from Johnson Albert, 58, of Chinle calling police reporting that he had been hit over the head with a gun.

SECOND FROM THE TOP: Like Manuelito, Ganado Mucho was one of the "ricos" - wealthy Navajos who won respect among their people and became leaders.

Franklin Tohannie talks about the history of the Navajo diet and how it has changed through the years during a nutrition conference at Tuba City Chapter House March 22.

SECOND FROM TOP: The town of Fort Defiance started here at the mouth of Blue Canyon, where a wash and year-round springs supplied water.

The mandatory, across-the-board budget cuts from the federal sequestration are causing little noticeable effect on most school campuses, but schools for Native Americans are already feeling the pinch.