![Ceanna McCray, bottom right, a student from Atsa’ Biya’ A’ZH Community School located in Shiprock has her science fair project judged during the Navajo Nation Science Fair held at Red Rock Park in Gallup Feb. 28. McCray conducted her behavioral health project on “Comparing Gender and Short Term Memory.” She is one of the 266 students from fifth and six grade throughout the Navajo Nation to compete in the science fair finals. The top two students from all participating schools were invited to show their projects at the Red Rock Park Navajo Nation Science Fair. Photo Credit: Cayla Nimmo](/images/resized/images/news/2016/152_mar02/26_200_200.jpg)
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Baker to Vegas run honors fallen officers
![Nelson McCabe of Coyote Canyon is gearing up for the 2018 Baker to Vegas Challenge, which kicks off March 17. McCabe will run with the Navajo Police Team, as he has since 2016. Photo Credit: Rick Abasta](/images/resized/images/news/2016/152_mar02/24_100_100.jpg)
Nelson McCabe, 56, of Coyote Canyon, N.M. is training for the 2018 Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay. Now in its 34th year, two Los Angeles Police Officers first started the annual run, which honors the fallen in law enforcement. The upcoming race is scheduled for March 17-18, and features 120 miles of pavement spread over 20 stages with a field of 8,000 runners.
The run begins in Baker, California and ends at Las Vegas, Nevada. The course runs through Death Valley and is considered one of the most grueling challenges around.
“Baker to Vegas pertains to all of the fallen officers from around the country and the Navajo Nation,”...
SWLC holds a meeting to discuss Native women’s rights
![Gallup City Councilor Linda Garcia speaks to a gathering of women at the El Morro Events Center Feb. 17, during a meeting organized by the Southwest Women’s Law Center. Photo Credit: Knifewing Segura](/images/resized/images/news/2016/151_feb23/16_100_100.jpg)
The Southwest Women’s Law Center in Albuquerque hosted a meeting Feb. 17 at the El Morro Events Center, with a focus on Native American women’s issues and the ways to strengthen and support to their community.
The SWLC also has plans to house an Indigenous Women’s Resource Center in Gallup.
As Native American women from the area came together Feb. 17, the SWLC focused on five major areas: affordable healthcare, domestic violence, fair pay, Title VII sexual harassment, and women’s reproductive rights.
Pamelya Herndon, executive director of the SWLC, said the reason for the meeting was to look at ways to lift up Native American women, and to...
Diné College welcomes former AZ legislator
![Jack Johnson Sr., former Diné College administrator and Arizona state senator, delivered a lecture Feb. 15 to commemorate the college’s 50th anniversary. Photo Credit: Courtesy Diné College](/images/resized/images/news/2016/151_feb23/14_100_100.jpg)
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TSAILE, Ariz. — Diné College is crawling with young college students seeking knowledge and life lessons to add nice lines on their resumés. It was that way years ago and that fact remains evident today.
That was part of the near 90-minute message given by former Diné College administrator and Arizona State Senator Jack Johnson Sr., during a lecture Feb. 15.
Jackson, 84, gave a talk entitled, “Diné Way of Life.” The lecture was part of Diné College’s 2018 speaker series, which correlates with events and activities commemorating the college’s 50th anniversary.
“I’m still here,” Jackson, the brother...
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