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The "horseshoe" house is a house shaped literally like a horseshoe; in this photo, one side of the house is visible. It's mid-construction.
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Architecture students build homes on Navajo Nation

Moab Sun News3 years ago3 years ago

Eight architecture students from the University of Utah will spend the rest of the year designing and building a home for a family on the Navajo Nation.

Jaime Yazzy is wearing a hi-vis vest and construction helmet as she approaches a large tree.
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Ethically studying forests on Tribal lands

Moab Sun News3 years ago2 years ago

Jaime Yazzie has been asking how traditional knowledge held within her Diné community can inform management in Navajo Nation forests.

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Water Sustainability on the Navajo Nation: Science Moab talks to Dr. Crystal Tulley-Cordova about sustainable water practices in Navajo communities

Moab Sun News3 years ago2 years ago

Crystal Tulley-Cordova, Ph.D., is a principal hydrologist in the Navajo Nation Department of Water Resources, doing water-related research and projects since 2013. Dr. Tulley-Cordova told Science Moab that the knowledge and experiences she…

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Climate change resiliency within Native communities: Science Moab talks to Nikki Cooley about climate change on the Navajo Nation

Moab Sun News4 years ago3 years ago

Science Moab recently spoke with Nikki Cooley, the interim assistant director for the Tribes and Climate Change Program at the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals. Cooley, who currently lives in Flagstaff, Arizona, studied…

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Living with environmental contaminants: Science Moab talks to researchers about how regional communities are impacted by chemical contamination

Moab Sun News4 years ago3 years ago

Both natural and man-made contaminants find their way into waterways and ecosystems throughout the Colorado Plateau. This week, Science Moab talks to Jonathan Credo, an MD-PhD student at the University of Arizona College…

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Moab Manna returns: Seventh-day Adventist Church sows another crop of potatoes

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago3 years ago

The Moab Seventh-day Adventist Church started its Moab Manna project in the spring of 2020. The global pandemic had prompted mass shut-downs, job losses, and product shortages. Church members brainstormed what they could…

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Feeling the pressure: Science Moab talks with meteorologist Tony Merriman about clouds and culture in the Southwest

Moab Sun News4 years ago3 years ago

This week, Science Moab speaks with a scientist whose head is in the clouds: Tony Merriman, the warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Flagstaff, Arizona. We cover the science behind…

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Navajo Nation president rejects reopening: Nez vetos full reopening of tribal parks, citing COVID-19 concerns

Moab Sun News4 years ago2 years ago

During a special session on June 3, the Navajo Nation Council voted unanimously to reopen tribal parks to the public at full capacity, including popular destinations such as Monument Valley and Four Corners…

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San Juan County heads toward potential electoral redistricting: Decades of legal trouble complicate process

Moab Sun News4 years ago2 years ago

“I don’t support the whole concept. I’m not going to be a part of it,” said San Juan County Commissioner Bruce Adams. Adams, the commission’s lone Republican, voted against a resolution to hire…

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“Get out and run, go greet the sun”

Moab Sun News4 years ago2 years ago

Their feet hit the ground before sunrise—whatever edge they could get to beat the heat. After being led in prayer by an elder, ten Indigenous runners began a five-day, 360-mile journey from Bears…

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