Teaching Navajo to the people . Diné Bizaad (Navajo language) has been integral to nearly every aspect of life on the Navajo ...

Designating Navajo as the official language brings a sense of prestige, said Donovan Pete, the community library manager of the Navajo Nation Library, who holds a master’s degree in Native ...

The Navajo language, or Diné bizaad, is one of the most widely spoken Native American languages, with an estimated 170,000 speakers worldwide. However, ...

According to census data collected in 2019, more than 170,000 people speak the Navajo language at home, up from around 132,000 in 2000. Skip to main content. You ...

By that time, Gilpin’s photographic practice differed from other white photographers of her generation in that she developed extended connections and friendships in Diné (or Navajo) communities over ...

Elfreida Begay, a Navajo language teacher at Durango High School, is preserving Diné Bizaad by focusing on speaking skills and cultural connections. Amid declining fluency, ...

Nala Rain Nelson is recording her first song in Navajo, sharing her unique voice and cultural heritage with Diné College ...

Navajo language is considered endangered by linguists and only had around 170,000 speakers left in the country in 2019, according to the U.S. census.

Navajo is now the official language of the Navajo Nation, placing an obligation on the tribal government to preserve and strengthen the language. Legislation was approved by the Navajo Nation ...

Navajo is now the official language of the Navajo Nation, placing an obligation on the tribal government to preserve and strengthen the language. Legislation was approved by the Navajo Nation ...