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Campus Events

BYU's Anti-Racism Club celebrates Native American Heritage Month

By Makenzie Gudmundson
November 14, 2023 12:00 AM
BYU’s Anti-Racism Club kicked off Native American Heritage Month by hosting Native American alumni who spoke about their various experiences as indigenous people on Wednesday, Nov. 8.
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State

Native Americans offer perspectives on Pioneer Day

By Sydni Merrill
July 25, 2023 12:00 AM
While Pioneer Day may mean family and fireworks for some, this state-recognized holiday may be more nuanced than local parades show.
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Religion

Navajo translators and experts work to complete standard works

By Joshua Rust
June 05, 2023 12:00 AM
The complete translation of the Navajo Book of Mormon, Naaltsoos Mormon Wolyéhígíí,will provide opportunities for Navajo members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to connect to their culture and God through the scriptures.
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Campus

BYU professor teaches Navajo family values through her language classes

By Holly Cluff
March 18, 2021 12:00 AM
BYU Navajo teacher Rena Dunn and junior Naabaahii Tsosie aren't related by blood, but they introduce themselves as siblings.
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State

Downsized national monuments threaten Native American history, opponents say

By Erin Tapahe
December 20, 2018 12:00 AM
The House on Fire ruins is one of the 100,000 archeological sites located at Bears Ears National Monument in Utah. (Erin Tapahe)
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Featured

Curtis, Singer debate in race for Utah's 3rd District

By Associated Press
October 25, 2018 12:00 AM
John Curtis and his Democratic competitor, James Singer, participated in a debate for the 3rd Congressional District on Oct. 23. (John Curtis)
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Campus Events

BYUSA PEN talks giving a voice to minority groups

By Kendra Wise
October 19, 2018 12:00 AM
From left, Haley Rogers, Arianna Davidson, Katelyn Perry, Jeanpierre Van Tonder, Emma Ramirez and Kyran David were part of a panel introducing BYUSA's Personal Education Narratives talks, which will be held twice a semester. BYUSA PEN talks kicked off Oct. 18 in the Wilkinson Center. (Lance Good)
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Nation

Navajo man seeks Senate diversity, challenges Hatch

By Kelsey Johnson
June 08, 2017 12:00 AM
James Singer leads a 'No DAPL' protest in Salt Lake City against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Singer said the moment he knew he would run for Senate was when he was giving a speech at a rally for Standing Rock in Salt Lake City. (James Singer)
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State

Bears Ears National Monument proposal creates tensions in Utah

By Theresa Davis
November 17, 2016 12:00 AM
Twin buttes rise above a few tiny towns near the Four Corners area in southeastern Utah. The tranquil rock formations known as the Bears Ears, and the 1.9 million acres of land surrounding them, are at the center of an environmental war that involves locals, politicians, Native American tribal governments and activists.
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State

Some Utah Navajos join Utah elected officials in opposing proposed Bears Ears Monument

By Laura Spilsbury
September 22, 2016 12:00 AM
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, left, comforts Utah resident and Navajo Susie Philemon as she becomes emotional while expressing her opposition to the proposed Bears Ears National Monument designation in southeast Utah, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Campus Events

Student volunteers prepare for the annual Cedartree Pow Wow

By Jessica Banuelos
March 21, 2016 12:00 AM
BYU campus will host the Annual Cedartree Pow Wow in the Wilkinson Center on Mar. 25-26. Student volunteers involved with the Native American community and the Multicultural Student Services encourage all to attend.
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Local

Helping America understand the truth about American Indians

By Collin Smith
January 17, 2014 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Native American Liaison Legislative Committee has recently recommended the passage of a resolution to be proposed to the Utah State Legislature that would the establish an American Indian Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington.
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Uncategorized

Utah committee urges support for American Indian Holocaust Memorial

January 01, 1970 12:00 AM
By Collin Smith
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