Laurel Morales
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Utility crews from around the U.S. are volunteering their time to install power to homes on the Navajo Nation, where many people live without light, running water and Internet.
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When the Grand Canyon became a national park 100 years ago, native tribes who lived in the canyon were pushed aside. Now the park service is working with them to design a new cultural heritage site.
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For decades the Navajo Generating Station provided a good livelihood for Navajo and Hopi tribes. But the plant is scheduled to close next year, leaving 500 workers scrambling for an alternative.
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Foster families are in short supply on the Navajo Nation. U.S. law requires Native children be placed with Native families, so a small number of homes take in a large number of foster children.
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Half of Native Americans say college was never part of the conversation growing up. Their graduation rates are far below the national average. Navajo leaders say those who go to college don't return.
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In the Navajo Nation, waste from old uranium mines has proved to be an insidious health hazard. Even spring water has become radioactive.
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Most American Indians are lactose intolerant, which means they need to find nutrients outside of dairy sources. It turns out that a return to traditional cooking methods can be key to good health.
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This low-income elementary school will send dozens of kids to the SuperNationals of chess this week in Nashville, Tenn.
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Fundraising is underway for a new filtration system at an Arizona school for Navajo children with disabilities. Now, the water runs black and smells like rotten eggs, but is technically safe to drink.
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The largest coal-fired power plant in the Western U.S. will shut down 25 years earlier than expected. Environmentalists are celebrating, but hundreds of Navajo workers there are devastated.