Posts by Tó Nizhóní Ání
Honoring Tyrone Thompson
Hoop House Building Workshop On Friday, September 27, 2024, the Tó Nizhóní Ání Food Sovereignty team facilitated a hoop house and lasagna bed workshop in honor of the late Tyrone Thompson of Leupp, Arizona. Tyrone was a father, an avid grower, and an advocate for food sovereignty here in the Navajo Nation through his work…
Read MoreSave The Confluence Family Gathering
Save The Confluence Family Gathering On Saturday, September 28, 2024, Tó Nizhóní Ání attended the 2nd annual Save the Confluence Family Gathering at the Wilson Residence in Bodaway/Gap, Arizona. The Save the Confluence Family came together to celebrate and reflect on victories since 2009, from the defeated Escalade Project to the recently rejected Big Canyon…
Read MoreTEP Transmission Line ROW Renewal
Did you know Tucson Electric Power (TEP) is requesting a transmission line right-of-way (ROW) renewal from the Navajo Nation? Part 1: TEP and Navajo Tucson Electric Power, established in 1892, is a utility company based in Tucson, Arizona. In the 1960s, in anticipation of shortages, TEP began to shift from using primarily natural gas and…
Read MoreNavajo Nation Hypocrisy
Navajo Nation Hypocrisy When does the Navajo Nation government truly stand with its people and communities that are in the direct line of development, extraction and all too often, exploitation? Why does the Navajo Nation support front line communities in some instances and stand with industry at other times? We would like to know. The…
Read MoreWorld Water Week 2024
World Water Week 2024 On Friday, August 23, 2024, members of Tó Nizhóní Ání (TNA) traveled to Stockholm, Sweden for World Water Week 2024, an international leading conference on global water issues organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). The first half of the TNA team flew out of Phoenix for New York where…
Read MoreReaction to demolition of smokestacks at San Juan Generating Station
For For Immediate Release: Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024 Contacts: Reaction to demolition of smokestacks at San Juan Generating Station Advocates have been working for years to facilitate a transition to clean energy, ending coal’s polluting legacy and the region’s economic over-dependence on fossil fuels Overflight and drone footage of the site and demolition are available…
Read More3rd Watershed Work Session
Tsiyi’ Tó Watershed Project & Training: 3rd Work Session On August 7th and 8th our third work session on the Tsiyi’ Tó Watershed Project and Training had us building examples of erosion grade control structures alongside the 5 mile stretch of Tsiyi’ Tó Wash. We started our two days with driving to the top of the…
Read MoreBlack Mesa to Catskills Exchange Program
Catskills Exchange By Raeanna Johnson, Raina Silver, Iris Gillingham, and Liv Bigtree. On June 18, 2024, the Black Mesa to Catskills Exchange Program began with two Diné (Navajo) youth, Raeanna Johnson and Raina Silver, from the Black Mesa region, traveling to the Catskills Mountains region of New York. The rest of the exchange participants, who…
Read MoreRDC Regular Meeting
Resource and Development Committee Regular Meeting Tó Nizhóní Ání (TNA) provided a report in Diné to the Navajo Nation Resource and Development Committee (RDC) on hydrogen and proposed hydrogen projects on or near the Navajo Nation on Monday, July 22, 2024. More specifically, TNA reported on its educational efforts over the last three years across…
Read MoreSummer Session Demonstration
25th Navajo Nation Council Summer Session Demonstration On Monday July 15, 2024, Tó Nizhóní Ání (TNA) attended the opening of the 25th Navajo Nation Council Summer Session. TNA took this opportunity to continue the message that Navajo communities and chapters are concerned and also directly oppose the proposed GreenView hydrogen pipeline. As Community Organizers with TNA, we…
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