Jaa’ii! Are you listening? Despite literally meaning “ears” in the Navajo language, jaa’ii refers to someone who hears but isn’t actively listening. That’s one of many colloquial terms unique to the ...

Sterling Martin found that when he returned home to Shiprock while studying biochemistry at the University of Iowa, he had difficulty communicating his work to his family in their native tongue.

Navajo code talker John Kinsel, Sr. celebrated a major milestone earlier this year — his 106th birthday. Who were the World War II Navajo Code Talkers? During World War II, the U.S. Marines selected a ...

Sep. 3—Pete Sands noticed something as he delivered food to remote corners of the Navajo Nation. It was the middle of the pandemic, and families were stuck at home together. During his visits, Sands, ...

During World War II, the challenge was not just getting messages to the front lines. It was doing so quickly and secretly. So the U.S. turned to the Navajo Code Talkers. Researcher Zonnie Gorman, the ...

The Arizona State Museum will feature the fascinating and heart-rending exhibit “”Our Fathers, Our Grandfathers, Our Heroes… The Navajo Code Talkers of World War II”” on Friday. It was created by ...

CROWNPOINT, N.M. (AP) – Inside a study room at Navajo Technical University here, a class of seven employees from the Navajo Nation Judicial Branch is taking steps to enhance the Navajo language in ...