Navajo Nation
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Navajo Nation activist on midterms: ‘We're determined to reclaim our power’
Writer and activist Allie Redhorse Young, a citizen of the Diné Navajo Nation, and film producer Jhane Myers of the Comanche Nation joined the MAKERS stage last month to discuss the current state of the country’s Indigenous people.
4 min read - USYahoo Life
Why activist Allie Young is stepping up to protect Navajo Nation: 'Our cultures are in danger of being wiped out'
Allie Young discusses "Protect the Sacred" and how she's helping Navajo Nation navigate the pandemic.
4 min read - StyleYahoo Life
As a Black and Indigenous woman, this beauty founder is 'feeling the pain' of COVID-19
“It was hard financially and it really made me sick to my stomach because I had to close down,” says Ahsaki Chachere. “But I knew that I had to because I had to protect my staff and I had to protect my community.”
4 min read - PoliticsYahoo Life
A young Navajo woman inspires her community to head to polls on horseback: 'Our ancestors fought for this right'
“We saddled up our horses and rode 10 miles to the early voting polls to make our voices heard by casting our ballots," shared organizer Allie Young on Instagram.
6 min read - HealthYahoo Life
A traveling ICU doctor blames politics, mixed messages for spiking coronavirus cases: 'These people really didn't need to die'
This traveling ICU doctor says that "politicizing masks" is continuing to cause needless deaths, from Arizona to Florida.
4 min read - NewsYahoo Life
Urban Outfitters Settles Longstanding Lawsuit with the Navajo Nation
Retail clothing chain Urban Outfitters has developed a reputation over the years for ripping off other cultures in the name of fashion. The Navajo Nation filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Urban Outfitters back in 2012, and more than four years later, both sides have finally come to a legal agreement.