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Plant Project interns survey plants as Watershed crew builds in Warpath Valley 

By Makaius Marks | Sep 14, 2026 | Internship,  Plant Project,  Stories,  Watershed
BLACK MESA, Ariz. — On July 30, 2026, Tó Nizhóní Ání’s Black Mesa Plant Project interns walked 10 sample sites in the Háájíbáhá (Warpath Valley) watershed to record the plants of the ...
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LeaderShift scholars put wool in the ground on Black Mesa 

By Makaius Marks | Sep 14, 2026 | Food Sovereignty,  Just Transition,  Stories,  Watershed
LeaderShift scholars put wool in the ground on Black Mesa  HARD ROCK, Ariz. — On Tuesday, August 11, 2026, the Tó Nizhóní Ání restorative economy ...
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One year later, no response from Curley or Nygren on unethical practice of Council Delegate 

By Adrian Herder | Sep 1, 2026 | Hydrogen,  News,  Stories
One year later, no response from Curley or Nygren on unethical practice of Council Delegate  Roughly one year ago (August ...
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International Year of Woman Farmers 2026

By Makaius Marks | Sep 1, 2026 | Audio,  Food Sovereignty,  News,  Stories
https://youtu.be/SYAFK3dI9Lo The United Nations declared 2026 the International Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF 2026). The Year recognizes the work ...
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Watershed intern reflects on Summer 2026 efforts

By Adrian Herder | Aug 23, 2026 | Internship,  News,  Stories,  Watershed
Watershed intern reflects on Summer 2026 efforts FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – On Wednesday, August 19, 2026, the Tó Nizhóní Ání (TNA) ...
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Watershed partners assess 2026 Warpath Valley restoration efforts

By Adrian Herder | Aug 21, 2026 | Internship,  News,  Stories,  Watershed
Watershed partners assess 2026 Warpath Valley restoration efforts BLACK MESA, Ariz. - On Friday, August 14, 2026, Tó Nizhóní Ání ...
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Celebrating Black Mesa’s Potato

By Makaius Marks | Aug 19, 2026 | Food Sovereignty,  News,  Stories
Nímasii yázhí (small potatoes) in Audrey Narindrankura's hands in Hardrock, Arizona. Celebrating Black Mesa's Potato Today is National Potato Day. ...
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Navajo BIA officials invited to see watershed efforts in Hardrock 

By Adrian Herder | Aug 5, 2026 | Food Sovereignty,  News,  Stories,  Watershed
Navajo BIA officials invited to see watershed efforts in Hardrock  HARDROCK, Ariz. – On Tuesday, August 4, 2026, the Tó Nizhóní Ání (TNA) watershed restoration and food sovereignty crew members invited representatives from the Navajo BIA office ...
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Plant project interns reflect on summer 2026 efforts

By Raeanna Johnson | Jul 31, 2026 | Internship,  News,  Plant Project,  Stories
Plant project interns reflect on summer 2026 efforts FLAGSTAFF, AZ - On Friday, July 31, 2026, the Dził Yíjiin Nanise' (Black ...
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Plant Project interns facilitate a community interview in Hardrock

By Raeanna Johnson | Jul 22, 2026 | Internship,  News,  Plant Project,  Stories
By: Artrisha Charley, Kaya Dickson, Raeanna Johnson, 2026 DYN Summer Interns, Tó Nizhóní Ání   HARDROCK, AZ - On July 8th, 2026, the ...
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Oljato grazing permittees push back against proposed hydropower project 

By Adrian Herder | Jul 16, 2026 | Audio,  News,  Pumped Storage Hydropower,  Stories
Oljato grazing permittees push back against proposed hydropower project  OLJATO, UTAH - On Monday, July 13, 2026, Tó Nizhóní Ání community ...
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Tó Nizhóní Ání welcomes 2026 summer interns

By Adrian Herder | May 26, 2026 | Internship,  Just Transition,  News,  Plant Project,  Reclamation,  Stories,  Watershed
Tó Nizhóní Ání welcomes 2026 summer interns FLAGSTAFF, AZ – On Tuesday, May 26, 2026, Tó Nizhóní Ání welcomed the ...
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Hataałii groups oppose ONGD 2026 reform proposal

By Adrian Herder | May 26, 2026 | News,  Stories
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2026 Contacts: Avery Denny, Diné Hataałii Association, Inc, (928) 349-1221, adenny@dinecollege.edu Leland Grass, Diné Medicine ...
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Rally to Protect Black Mesa

By Adrian Herder | Apr 29, 2026 | News,  Pumped Storage Hydropower,  Stories
Rally to Protect Black Mesa WINDOW ROCK, AZ - On Tuesday, April 21, 2026, Black Mesa impacted community members were joined by supporters and other ...
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President Nygren, don’t let history repeat itself by settling for less with TEP

By Adrian Herder | Mar 30, 2026 | Just Transition,  News,  Stories,  Transmission Line
President Nygren, don't let history repeat itself by settling for less with TEP Tucson Electric Power (TEP) is inching closer ...
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Kayenta Pumped Storage Hydropower, more risks than rewards

By Adrian Herder | Mar 27, 2026 | News,  Pumped Storage Hydropower,  Stories
Kayenta Pumped Storage Hydropower, more risks than rewards  By Adrian Herder, Community Organizer, Tó Nizhóní Ání  KAYENTA, AZ - On Tuesday, March 17, 2026, members of Tó Nizhóní Ání (TNA) traveled to Kayenta, ...
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People Against Polluters Rally/March

By Adrian Herder | Mar 2, 2026 | News,  Stories
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact:  Mattea Goetz, Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter, mattea.goetz@sierraclub.org  Sabrina Manygoats, Organizer, info@themathues.com  People Against Polluters Rally ...
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Shifting Topographies: Extracting the Landscape Exhibit Closing Reception and Discussion with Tó Nizhóní Ání

By Adrian Herder | Dec 23, 2025 | Food Sovereignty,  Hydrogen,  Just Transition,  News,  Plant Project,  Pumped Storage Hydropower,  Reclamation,  Stories
Shifting Topographies: Extracting the Landscape Exhibit Closing Reception and Discussion with Tó Nizhóní Ání On Saturday, December 20, 2025, Tó ...
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Wool in Watershed Restoration Pilot Project Install

By Adrian Herder | Dec 2, 2025 | News,  Stories,  Watershed
Wool in Watershed Restoration Pilot Project Install What started as an idea in August 2025, while passing through one of ...
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Hydropower Developers’ no-show at Kayenta Chapter meeting leaves Impacted Communities with more questions than answers

By Adrian Herder | Nov 20, 2025 | News,  Stories
For Immediate Release November 20, 2025 Contact: Herb Yazzie, Coal-Lease Area Resident, 602-291-4474, hyazzie2003@yahoo.com  Adrian Herder, Tó Nizhóní Ání, 928-380-3914, adrian@tonizhoniani.org  Taylor McKinnon, Center for ...
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3rd Annual Save the Confluence Family Gathering

By Adrian Herder | Nov 7, 2025 | News,  Stories
3rd Annual Save the Confluence Family Gathering Earlier this month Tó Nizhóní Ání team members traveled to the westernmost edge of the ...
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Youth Printmaking Workshop

By Adrian Herder | Oct 9, 2025 | News,  Stories
Youth Printmaking Workshop On Monday, October 6th, 2025, Tó Nizhóní Ání organized a Youth Printmaking Workshop at the Hardrock Chapter ...
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World Rivers Day 2025

By Adrian Herder | Sep 27, 2025 | News,  Stories,  Watershed
Happy World Rivers Day! #WorldRiversDay is a celebration of the world’s waterways. It highlights the many values of rivers and ...
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Key Navajo Nation leadership absent in Kayenta Mine Permit Renewal meeting 

By Adrian Herder | Sep 23, 2025 | Just Transition,  News,  Reclamation,  Stories,  Voices from Black Mesa
Key Navajo Nation leadership absent in Kayenta Mine Permit Renewal meeting  OPINION | Adrian Herder, Tó Nizhóní Ání For more ...
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Transition Navajo

By Adrian Herder | Sep 18, 2025 | Audio,  Food Sovereignty,  Just Transition,  News,  Reclamation,  Solar For All,  Transmission Line,  Voices from Black Mesa,  Watershed
https://youtu.be/AxEGC9B4a-I?si=MmX8ec8EpwVSTgtb Just and Equitable Transition Navajo Nation For decades the Navajo Nation dedicated precious resources to single extractive industries after ...
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Summer Interns 2025

By Adrian Herder | Sep 17, 2025 | Exchange Program,  Internship,  News,  Plant Project,  Stories,  Watershed
Tó Nizhóní Ání Summer 2025 Interns and Volunteers As we close out the summer and transition into the fall season, ...
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Remembering Chei Johnny

By Adrian Herder | Sep 12, 2025 | Just Transition,  News,  Solar For All,  Stories
Remembering Chei Johnny Tó Nizhóní Ání (TNA) would like to express gratitude to the late Johnny Weiss, who passed on ...
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Watershed Survey Day 2025

By Titus Bert | Jun 20, 2025 | News,  Voices from Black Mesa,  Watershed
TNA Watershed Restoration Survey Day 2025 The 2025 watershed restoration season with Tó Nizhóní Ání has begun! On June 10th ...
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Navajo Nation Council Public Hearing on Coal

By Adrian Herder | Jun 6, 2025 | Food Sovereignty,  Just Transition,  News,  Reclamation,  Stories,  Voices from Black Mesa,  Watershed
25th Navajo Nation Council Public Hearing on Coal On Friday, May 30, 2025, the Office of the Speaker held a ...
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TEP Transmission Line ROW Renewal (Updated)

By Adrian Herder | May 14, 2025 | Just Transition,  News,  Stories,  Transmission Line
*This landing page has been updated to reflect information TNA recently received in a FOIA request and contains information on ...
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Hydrogen: Too Dangerous, Too Risky

By Adrian Herder | Apr 4, 2025 | Hydrogen,  Just Transition,  News,  Oil & Gas,  Stories
Hydrogen: Too Dangerous, Too Risky Hydrogen, touted as a move towards 'clean energy,' is being proposed on the Navajo Nation. ...
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Pilot Project Conclusion

By Adrian Herder | Mar 25, 2025 | News,  Stories,  Watershed
Tsiyi' Tó Pilot Project Conclusion Sam Ebright with NCDE Inc talking with trainees. On Wednesday, March 19, 2025, the Tsiyi’ ...
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International Day of Forests

By Adrian Herder | Mar 24, 2025 | Food Sovereignty,  News,  Pumped Storage Hydropower,  Stories
International Day of Forests Piñon Northwest Summit Friday, March 21, 2025, was the International Day of Forests! Here on Black ...
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Artist Talk: Corey Begay

By Adrian Herder | Mar 10, 2025 | News,  Stories
Artist Talk: Corey Begay On Friday, March 7, 2025, Tó Nizhóní Ání (TNA) organized our first open house/artist talk during ...
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Black Mesa Cartography Map

Black Mesa Cartography Map

By Adrian Herder | Feb 28, 2025 | Press Release,  Reclamation,  Voices from Black Mesa,  Watershed
Black Mesa Cartography Map Our map was featured on Esri's Maps.com: www.maps.com/a-water-map-for-the-desert In 2024 Tó Nizhóní Ání embarked on a ...
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AZ Environmental Day 2025

By Adrian Herder | Feb 27, 2025 | News,  Stories
Environmental Day at the Capital 2025 On Wednesday, February 12, 2025, Tó Nizhóní Ání organizers traveled down to Pheonix, Arizona, ...
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Local Community Advocate: Delegate Notah

By Adrian Herder | Feb 11, 2025 | Just Transition,  News,  Stories,  Transmission Line
Thank you, Honorable Delegate Nathan Notah, for being proactive in your community!   On January 16th, Delegate Notah reached out to ...
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Grassroots Response Event 2025

By Adrian Herder | Jan 30, 2025 | Carbon Capture & Sequestration,  Hydrogen,  Just Transition,  News,  Oil & Gas,  Pumped Storage Hydropower,  Reclamation,  Stories,  Watershed
Grassroots Response to Buu's 2nd State of the Nation Photo by Leona Morgan, Haul No! On Tuesday, January 28, 2025 ...
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MLK Day of Service

By Adrian Herder | Jan 21, 2025 | News,  Stories,  Watershed
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service On Monday, January 20th, Tó Nizhóní Ání field staff Andrew Atencia and our ...
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Buu’s 2nd State of the Nation

By Adrian Herder | Jan 17, 2025 | Hydrogen,  Just Transition,  News,  Pumped Storage Hydropower,  Reclamation,  Stories,  Watershed
Buu's 2nd State of the Nation On Tuesday, January 14, 2025, Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren took the stage in ...
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RDC Mine Tour 2024

By Adrian Herder | Dec 2, 2024 | News,  Reclamation,  Stories
Navajo Nation Resource and Development Committee (RDC) Site Tour of the Black Mesa and Kayenta Mine On Wednesday, November 13, ...
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Bond Release Meeting – N9 Phase 1

By Adrian Herder | Nov 1, 2024 | News,  Reclamation,  Stories
Bond Release Meeting, Kayenta Chapter House On Thursday, October 24, 2024, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE ...
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Black Mesa to Catskills Exchange Program

By Adrian Herder | Nov 1, 2024 | Exchange Program,  News,  Stories
Black Mesa Exchange From August 16th to the 24th, 2024, the Black Mesa to Catskills Exchange Program began the second ...
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Hydrogen Informational Summit – Western

By Adrian Herder | Oct 15, 2024 | Hydrogen,  Just Transition,  News,  Oil & Gas,  Stories
Hydrogen Informational Summit - Western Agency On Saturday, October 12, 2024, Tó Nizhóní Ání (Sacred Water Speaks) organized a Hydrogen ...
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Honoring Tyrone Thompson

By Adrian Herder | Oct 2, 2024 | Food Sovereignty,  News,  Stories
Hoop House Building Workshop On Friday, September 27, 2024, the Tó Nizhóní Ání Food Sovereignty team facilitated a hoop house ...
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Save The Confluence Family Gathering

Save The Confluence Family Gathering

By Adrian Herder | Oct 2, 2024 | News,  Stories
Save The Confluence Family Gathering On Saturday, September 28, 2024, Tó Nizhóní Ání attended the 2nd annual Save the Confluence ...
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Navajo Nation Hypocrisy

By Adrian Herder | Sep 17, 2024 | News,  Stories
Navajo Nation Hypocrisy When does the Navajo Nation government truly stand with its people and communities that  are in the ...
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World Water Week 2024

By Adrian Herder | Sep 11, 2024 | Just Transition,  News,  Pumped Storage Hydropower,  Stories
World Water Week 2024 Water offering to Baltic Sea. On Friday, August 23, 2024, members of Tó Nizhóní Ání (TNA) ...
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3rd Watershed Work Session

By Adrian Herder | Aug 12, 2024 | News,  Stories,  Watershed
Tsiyi' Tó Watershed Project & Training: 3rd Work Session Tsiyi' Tó Wash headwater On August 7th and 8th our third ...
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RDC Regular Meeting

By Adrian Herder | Jul 25, 2024 | Hydrogen,  News,  Stories
Resource and Development Committee Regular Meeting Tó Nizhóní Ání (TNA) provided a report in Diné to the Navajo Nation Resource ...
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Summer Session Demonstration

By Adrian Herder | Jul 23, 2024 | Hydrogen,  News,  Stories
25th Navajo Nation Council Summer Session Demonstration No Hydrogen Pipeline banner in the background of the 2024 Summer Session gathering. ...
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Diné Solidarity for Pushpum

By Adrian Herder | Jul 19, 2024 | News,  Pumped Storage Hydropower,  Stories
Diné Solidarity for Pushpum Webinar The Navajo Nation Resource and Development Committee (RDC) has approved travel for its members to ...
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Protect Navajo Water Logo

By Adrian Herder | Jul 5, 2024 | News,  Stories
Logo Breakdown: Protect Navajo Water In June 2024, our organization proudly unveiled our Protect Navajo Water logo at the 2024 ...
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Hydrogen Informational Summit Northern Agency

By Adrian Herder | Jun 28, 2024 | Hydrogen,  News,  Stories
On Wednesday, June 26, 2024, our organization hosted a hydrogen informational summit at the Shiprock Chapter House in Shiprock, NM. ...
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Watershed Assessment Week

By Adrian Herder | Jun 27, 2024 | News,  Stories,  Watershed
Tsiyi' Tó Watershed Project/Training Assessment Week Tsiyi' Tó Spring and headwater of Tsiyi' Tó Wash. Allen and Sam of Natural ...
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Black Mesa to Appalachia

By Adrian Herder | Mar 14, 2024 | Just Transition,  News,  Pumped Storage Hydropower,  Reclamation,  Stories
Black Mesa organization travels to the Appalachia region Last week, Tó Nizhóní Ání team members traveled to Southwest Virginia, Eastern ...
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Environmental Day at the Capital 2024

By Adrian Herder | Jan 31, 2024 | News,  Stories
Environmental Day at the Capital 2024 On Thursday, January 25, 2024, Tó Nizhóní Ání staff traveled to the Arizona State ...
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Klee Benally 1975-2023

By Adrian Herder | Jan 9, 2024 | News,  Voices from Black Mesa
Klee Benally 1975 - 2023 It’s with heavy hearts that we send our condolences Princess Benally, the wife of the ...
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Hardrock Chapter Solar Celebration

By Adrian Herder | May 11, 2022 | Just Transition,  News,  Solar For All,  Stories
Hardrock Chapter President Jay Begay speaking, Hardrock, AZ. Image by Tó Nizhóní Ání The future is looking bright for Hardrock ...
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Diné Residents of Black Mesa Tell Why They Support Build Back Better Plan

By Adrian Herder | Nov 10, 2021 | Audio,  Just Transition,  News,  Reclamation,  Stories
Biden’s Build Back Better Plan has the potential to help Black Mesa (Dził Yíjiin) heal from decades of exploitation  Tó ...
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ÁSHINEE’ NIHIMÁ: IN LOVING MEMORY

By Adrian Herder | Jan 29, 2021 | News,  Voices from Black Mesa
It’s with heavy hearts that we send our condolences to the Tó’aheedlíinii Naakai Dine’é family of Ts’í’ii Bitó. Mae Wilson ...
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