INDIAN COUNTRY GRASSROOTS SUPPORT
Ariana and Ann Young, our Navajo Family Voices life skills team, worked with Navajo Nation Police and Community Development to make this important public service video, completed Sept 2024.
Our Projects
Live, Work, Govern Using Diné Fundamental Law
Aug 6, 2024 Forum
Discussions on reaching a tribal vision for future generations, led by retired Navajo Nation judges and land managers who have worked for the Diné people for generations which took place at Twin Arrows Navajo Resort.
Diné Nihi Kéyah Project
Mapping Navajo Nation land history, law and custom
This project gathers information in order to map laws and trace them to their origins. The goal is for Navajo Nation communities to have a whole foundation on which to envision the wellbeing of future generations through practicable reform. Content is frequently revised and added with assistance of scholars and students.
Diné Bá Álchíní Yił Ádaaní
NAVAJO FAMILY VOICES
Áłchíní hózhóójí bá Nahat’á
Planning for our kids in a Blessing Manner
Navajo Family Voices is the Navajo Nation Family Voices affiliate organization and Family-to-Family Health Information Center (F2FHIC). We are families of children and youth with extra health needs, supporting other families on the Navajo Nation. Our family crew live on the Navajo Nation and for generations have navigated limited healthcare resources and services, and diminishing traditional healthcare knowledge, to address needs of their own families.
2023 Envisioning Diné Bikeyah For Our Families 102 Years From Now Forum
On July 26-27, 2023, the first intergenerational Envisioning Diné Bikeyah For Our Families 102 Years From Now forum was held at the Navajo Nation Museum in Window Rock, AZ. 102 years is a Diné lifetime. Áłchíní bizaad íílí. Áłchíní hózhóójí bá Nahat’á. A video of the gathering has been put together by Evan Benally Atwood. We hope to convene collaborative Envisionings every year.
Northern Diné Relief Network
Northern Diné Relief Effort (NDCVRE) began as a coalition network effort during the COVID-19 pandemic, the community effort coming together on March 26, 2020 consisting of non-profits, churches, volunteers and community emergency response teams (CERTs). NDCVRE suspended operations in May, 2024.