WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. - Navajo Nation Special Diabetes Program is going into its second year under the leadership of Lucinda Charleston, Program Manager III, and the staff has worked diligently during the past year providing diabetes education, nutrition education and physical activities to people in seven service areas across the Navajo Nation.

During the past quarter (October, November, December), NNSDP provided 402 activities and served 22,513 people through classes for diabetes prevention, teaching people how to eat better for health, and providing physical activities with chair exercises, walks, runs, health fairs, BMI screenings, youth games, senior center events, and work-outs in...

Lyndon Tsosie demonstrates his metalwork at Gurley Hall in the University of New Mexico Gallup campus Feb. 6. “I have 29 years of experience but I don’t consider myself a master, I just create,” says Tsosie during the demonstration. Photo Credit: Cayla Nimmo

Featured artist Jude Candelaria

If you love what you do every day – then it’s not work, and how many of us can truly say that?

Zuni artist Jude Candelaria is one of those people who can say that and truly loves what he does. Born and raised in Gallup, Candelaria comes from a long line of talented craftsman from the Pueblo of Zuni, 33 miles south of Gallup. He’s the fourth generation of a family of amazing silversmith artists.

Candelaria grew up watching the silversmiths in his family create and perfect family designs.

At age 11, he started helping his family by polishing the beautiful crafts his great-grandfather Juan Calabaza made. He was fascinated by what his family...