On Easter evening, I first noticed a post on Facebook telling the public that Cole Brings Plenty was missing. The following day, April 1, the story broke that his family reported him missing to local law enforcement in Lawrence, Kansas. Read MoreGuest column: Bring Plenty’s death is part of the MMIP epidemic

At the Oscar ceremony last week, Killers of the Flower Moon was shut out of the awards. But this film accomplished something that I think is more important than racking up wins in Hollywood. It opened our eyes to the troubling fact that violence against Native women has a long history. Read MoreGuest column: Support for FCC emergency alert code for Missing Murdered Indigenous Persons

Since Christopher Columbus got lost and landed in what is now the modern-day Dominican Republic, non-Natives have been fascinated with Native Americans. Read MoreGuest column: Stop fixating on our ancestors’ bones

After Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren heard that on Jan. 8, 2024, NASA would launch a rocket headed for the moon with human ashes, he sent letters to NASA and the U.S. Department of Transportation with a formal objection and asked that the mission be delayed. Read MoreGuest Column: Clash of two cultures, human remains on the moon

Judy Martinez was promoted to publisher of the Williams-Grand Canyon News and the Navajo-Hopi Observer effective Jan. 1. Read MoreJudy Martinez named publisher

Many times, when you begin an individual journey, you don’t realize how connected you are to ideas and movements bigger than yourself. I was recently shocked to learn I’m the one-millionth to earn the most widely recognized credential in early childhood education, the Child Development Associate (CDA) credential. Read MoreGuest column: Turning my personal achievement into action