Tó Nizhóní Ání Statement on FERC Decision to Permanently Destroy a Sacred Mountain in the Pacific Northwest

Immediate Release March 2, 2026 Contact: Tó Nizhóní Ání Statement on FERC Decision to Permanently Destroy a Sacred Mountain in the Pacific Northwest BLACK MESA, NAVAJO NATION – The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a hydroelectric license to the Goldendale Pumped Storage project.  This is the latest move by a Federal Agency to…

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People Against Polluters Rally/March

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact:  People Against Polluters Rally to Demand Closure of Pinyon Plain Uranium Mine and Continued Protections for the Region  FLAGSTAFF, AZ – On Saturday, February 28th, community members, Indigenous leaders, environmental advocates, and allies from across northern Arizona gathered in downtown Flagstaff for the People Against Polluters Rally, a public action calling…

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Diné Community Members Express Concerns on the Proposal to Reform the Navajo Nation Government Advocated by the Office of Navajo Government Development

For Immediate Release February 3, 2026 Contacts: Diné Community Members Express Concerns on the Proposal to Reform the Navajo Nation Government Advocated by the Office of Navajo Government Development   WINDOW ROCK, ARIZONA – As Diné community members, we express great concern with the proposed reforms to the Navajo Nation government contained within the Office of…

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Shifting Topographies: Extracting the Landscape Exhibit Closing Reception and Discussion with Tó Nizhóní Ání

Shifting Topographies: Extracting the Landscape Exhibit Closing Reception and Discussion with Tó Nizhóní Ání On Saturday, December 20, 2025, Tó Nizhóní Ání (TNA) closed out the SHIFTING TOPOGRAPHIES: Extracting the Landscape exhibit at the Coconino Center for the Arts (CCA) in Flagstaff, AZ. In the early Fall, our organization was approached by members of the…

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Wool in Watershed Restoration Pilot Project Install

Wool in Watershed Restoration Pilot Project Install What started as an idea in August 2025, while passing through one of the lesser-wooded communities on the Navajo Nation, morphed into a mini-pilot project. The Navajo Nation is in no short supply of wool and mohair; often, communities that don’t use wool for weaving discard the wool. Here…

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Hydropower Developers’ no-show at Kayenta Chapter meeting leaves Impacted Communities with more questions than answers

For Immediate Release November 20, 2025 Contact: Hydropower Developers’ no-show at Kayenta Chapter meeting leaves Impacted Communities with more questions than answers Chapter officials table hydropower resolution, ask for more community info sessions as FERC seeks to end a policy blocking permits on Tribal land, absent Tribal support. KAYENTA, Ariz— On a cloudy, rainy Wednesday afternoon, the Kayenta…

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3rd Annual Save the Confluence Family Gathering

3rd Annual Save the Confluence Family Gathering Earlier this month Tó Nizhóní Ání team members traveled to the westernmost edge of the Navajo Nation to be in solidarity with the families behind the Save the Confluence efforts. In the early 2000s, a project was proposed above the confluence in an area where the Navajo Nation meets the Grand Canyon National…

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Youth Printmaking Workshop

Youth Printmaking Workshop On Monday, October 6th, 2025, Tó Nizhóní Ání organized a Youth Printmaking Workshop at the Hardrock Chapter House, which began at 8 AM by setting up and receiving community to ending the event by mopping, wiping the last countertop, and giving away the last bowl of tóshchíín (blue corn mush). The Printmaking…

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World Rivers Day 2025

Happy World Rivers Day! #WorldRiversDay is a celebration of the world’s waterways. It highlights the many values of rivers and strives to increase public awareness, and encourages the improved stewardship of rivers around the world. Here on the Navajo Nation, our current boundary of our homeland is marked by some of the major rivers vital…

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