Category Archives: December 2006

  Sherwin Bitsui is the first Navajo to win the Whiting Writers’ Award for his poetry. The award, announced Oct. 25, came at a time when Bitsui´s spirits were at their lowest, as he mourned the mysterious accidental loss of … Continue reading →

The election’s over, the dust has settled and now it’s time to live with the results. Nationally a mood of “throw the rascals out,” exacerbated by ongoing Congressional scandals and outrageous pork-barrelling deficits, resulted in Democratic takeovers of the House … Continue reading →

  Gilbert Badoni grew up around uranium mining. “My dad first got a job in the early ’50s around the Cove [Ariz.] area,” he told an audience at the Indigenous World Uranium Summit Nov. 30 – Dec. 2 in Window … Continue reading →