We are so excited to inform you of our 2nd annual Envisioning Diné Bikeyah in 102 Years Conference. The theme is "Live, Work Govern using Diné Fundamental Law."
Discussed will be laws and policies that follow the practices and movements of living beings, not the other way around. The goal is outlining a Navajo Nation tribal vision that enables a range of possibilities springing from k’é and hózhǫ.
For more information, and to request travel assistance, please CLICK HERE.
Discussed will be laws and policies that follow the practices and movements of living beings, not the other way around. The goal is outlining a Navajo Nation tribal vision that enables a range of possibilities springing from k’é and hózhǫ.
For more information, and to request travel assistance, please CLICK HERE.
The emergency groceries distribution on Saturday, Jan 20, 2024 went well! Thank you all. 400+ boxes went to Shiprock drive-up. 734 boxes went to Blanco/San Juan County Fire, Red Mesa, Dzilth-na-o-dith-hle, Sanostee, Sheepsprings, home-to-home deliveries in Kirtland/Hogback and Cortez veterans; 141 boxes went to extra healthcare needs families. For detailed stats please go to https://ndcvre.org/updates.html, please also visit gallery at https://ndcvre.org/gallery.html. Thank you all so much.
RCFW Winter Conference Dec 8!! |
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PUMPKIN GIVEAWAYS
Pictures from Halloween pumpkin distribution at Sheep Springs.last Oct 24 2023 at Tooh Haltsooi Community Center, pumpkins donated by Navajo Family Voices, Pumpkin Patch Fundraisers and Northern Dine Relief. All pictures from Sheep Springs Chapter.
MID-AUGUST 2023 SCHOOL SUPPLIES DISTRIBUTION
CALL FOR SUBMUSSIONS: Any questions, please email Tyler Begay or text us at (505) 226-3073
Happening WEDNESDAY, FEB 22 at Sheep Springs Chapter, 10 AM - 2 PM. Come learn about the Search and Rescue Amber Alert and Missing Persons Program, and add your input to our knowledge of this ongoing concern.
Call for short videoS from teens to obtain $1,000 for aN INSPIRING woman in need
Continuing announcement for teenagers to make a short video nominating an inspiring woman in your community who is in need of financial support. It is through the V!ng Project. 1,000 stipends of $1,000 each will be given to the woman you nominate, so please all you teens, please apply on her behalf.
(We know y'all can make really good homemade videos, because last year so many of you did make a vaccine video for us! We put it all together in one film which you can find here. This time it is the V!ng Project with funds from Prince Harry and Meghan. Teenagers all over the country will be making videos and applying, so please act fast.)
ELIGIBILITY: You must be a Teen between age 14-18, and nominate a woman in financial need who is not a family member.
WHY IS THE V!NG PROJECT DOING THIS? The purpose is to encourage teens to be aware of and creatively help a woman who need support.
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO: Teens -- just fill out the application form nominating a woman in need, and submit a 2 minute nomination video. That's it!
WHO GETS THE $1,000: The check will be in the name of the woman you nominate.
APPLICATION FORM - Please go to https://vingproject.org/nominate-now-archetypes/
INSTRUCTIONS FOR VIDEO - We have cut and pasted the video instructions for you below as they are a bit hard to find on their website. Act fast!
(We know y'all can make really good homemade videos, because last year so many of you did make a vaccine video for us! We put it all together in one film which you can find here. This time it is the V!ng Project with funds from Prince Harry and Meghan. Teenagers all over the country will be making videos and applying, so please act fast.)
ELIGIBILITY: You must be a Teen between age 14-18, and nominate a woman in financial need who is not a family member.
WHY IS THE V!NG PROJECT DOING THIS? The purpose is to encourage teens to be aware of and creatively help a woman who need support.
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO: Teens -- just fill out the application form nominating a woman in need, and submit a 2 minute nomination video. That's it!
WHO GETS THE $1,000: The check will be in the name of the woman you nominate.
APPLICATION FORM - Please go to https://vingproject.org/nominate-now-archetypes/
INSTRUCTIONS FOR VIDEO - We have cut and pasted the video instructions for you below as they are a bit hard to find on their website. Act fast!
Sheep springs mini youth & family circle, saturday, feb 11
Come join a day of Family Fun on Saturday, Feb 11, 2023 at Sheep Springs Chapter. Navajo Family Voices will be presenting at the Sheepsprings Resource Center at revised time 8:30 AM to 10 AM on youth envisioning 102 years from now in a mini youth and family circle.
"Envisioning Our Future - Áłchíní hózhóójí bá Nahat'á"
Navajo Family Voices Panel
5:30 PM, Monday, December 5, 2022 -- ! DOOR PRIZES !
Navajo Family Voices Panel
5:30 PM, Monday, December 5, 2022 -- ! DOOR PRIZES !
Do we envision kinship families living nearby together and stewarding our Mother Earth? Do we envision our children, especially those with extra healthcare needs, being leaders like Dawn Boy? Do we envision that land is used as land wishes to be used, flowing from health and wellness?
JULY 29th WEBINAR ON PROTECTING KIDS FROM COVID
This CDC webinar on Protecting Our Children and Youth from COVID-19: Information for Parents, Caregivers, and Community Partners provides the CDC's latest information impact and vaccines for kids.
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Date: Friday, July 29, 2022
Time: 11:30 am - 1 pm MST Zoom link: CDC-kidscovidwebinar Zoom passcode: COVID@19 By phone: 1 669 254 5252 Webinar ID: 160 289 8598 Passcode: 84651390 |
Mon. JUne 27 and TUES. JUNE 28 presentations
Please look for our booths and presenters at these two conferences taking place very soon:
- Mon, June 27 at the Farmington Civic Center. Ray Deal will be talking about Dine Self-Identity at Puberty at 2:45 pm at "Addiction and Recovery" workshop.
- Tues., June 28 at Shiprock Youth Complex, Elvira Dennison and Gloria Dennison will be talking on "Blended Families" at 3 pm at Restoring and Celebrating Family Wellness Annual Shiprock Youth Conference (outdoors).
♡ ♡ COME EVERYONE. SEE YOU THERE, RELATIVES ♡ ♡
"what vaccines mean to my family and community" video PROJECT
Above is one of several very inspiring and carefully thought homemade videos we have received in our video project which ended on December 6. We will be posting some videos individually. By next week we should have all videos made in a single long film. Thank you for expressing your feelings and especially love. A'hee hee for all your submissions.
Nov 30, 2021 RCFW YOUTUBE RECORDING
The full hour-long Restoring & Celebrating Family Wellness Workshop, Nov 30, 2021 zoom presentation is now on our YouTube channel. Ray Deal of Navajo Family Voices speaks on "Concerns Being Diné" followed by Focus on West – Iiná per Navajo Wellness Model; Elarina Nakai on women's safety services; Randy John on COVID cases. Click on the picture! Please also go to our YouTube channel for other videos.
REMINDER:
THE DEADLINE TO SEND IN SHORT VIDEOS ON THE BELOW TOPIC IS MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2021
"What Vaccines Mean to My Family and Community"
($150 Stipends per video)
($150 Stipends per video)
Navajo Family Voices in partnership with the National Family Voices is announcing our 3rd round of family-to-family stipends in time for the coming holidays. We need your family's thoughts and advice on "What Vaccines Mean to My Family and Community," by making a HOMEMADE VIDEO. We will be giving up to 50 stipends of $150 each family video.
Email your videos to info@navajofamilyvoices, and include your name, mailing address and phone number. If too large, please call us at (505) 226-3073 for assistance. Remember the deadline is Monday, Dec 6.
Your videos should be less than 3 minutes long, and can be very simple, you need not show your face. Send us only what you want to freely share with us and other families. We will be putting up to 50 videos together in a single video, put up on our YouTube and share links to it. No one will be named in the video. Be aware that many people might watch it. Maybe it will go viral.
The deadline is Monday, December 6, 2021 so checks can go out before Keshmish.
Some questions and answers on the video submission:
HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR VIDEOS:
Send by Email --
Send larger videos by "We Transfer" If your video is too large to use regular email, please use We Transfer, which compresses video files and then emails them for you FREE, no need to download any apps, no need to sign in, or pay anything. (ignore their paid PRO option!). This method may be confusing so please call us at (505) 226-3073 for help!
PLEASE STAY SAFE. WITH ALL OUR LOVE, 💚
Email your videos to info@navajofamilyvoices, and include your name, mailing address and phone number. If too large, please call us at (505) 226-3073 for assistance. Remember the deadline is Monday, Dec 6.
Your videos should be less than 3 minutes long, and can be very simple, you need not show your face. Send us only what you want to freely share with us and other families. We will be putting up to 50 videos together in a single video, put up on our YouTube and share links to it. No one will be named in the video. Be aware that many people might watch it. Maybe it will go viral.
The deadline is Monday, December 6, 2021 so checks can go out before Keshmish.
Some questions and answers on the video submission:
- In the video, may I hide my face?
Yes, absolutely. We have received videos where people wear masks or don't even show themselves. We have one wonderful short video just showing scenery, livestock, fields, even the blue sky. All are acceptable. Identities will be kept confidential. - In the video, do I need to say that I support vaccines?
No. This is a local community project that we hope you will speak from your heart about what you and your family feel. You can ask questions in the video. Please say what you really feel. Your voice is so important. - How long does the video need to be?
It can be very short or as long as 3 minutes or even more. - Have a lot of videos already been received?
No, so far we are not even close to the limit, so please send in your videos using the methods below. Your family voices are so important. Please do not hesitate to express your voices. - What can you tell us about the new "Omicron" variant from Africa ?
Poor countries have very high unvaccinated populations. Africa has only 7% vaccinated, and that is where Omicron variant is said to have come from last Friday.
Variants happen when viruses are able to crowd together and form heavy loads, usually in communities without vaccines. Vaccines and boosters prevent virus crowds from forming. These crowds and heavy loads cause much more damage than if loads are light. The virus crowds also can change their inner shape to mutate and become "variants." When the virus can't form crowds, mutation doesn't happen easily, although the virus may still be transmitted. America has more than 73% vaccinated and has enough vaccines for everyone.
Our whole team at Navajo Family Voices is vaccinated and also have our boosters. This afternoon, President Biden also hoped that everyone will get vaccines and boosters for both adults and kids, and wear masks.
HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR VIDEOS:
Send by Email --
- Share your videos with us by emailing to info@navajofamilies.org. Please make sure to include your name, mailing address and phone number.
Send larger videos by "We Transfer" If your video is too large to use regular email, please use We Transfer, which compresses video files and then emails them for you FREE, no need to download any apps, no need to sign in, or pay anything. (ignore their paid PRO option!). This method may be confusing so please call us at (505) 226-3073 for help!
- If using a phone, type in, exactly, https://wetransfer.com/upload. Uploading your video should take no more than 15 seconds.
- If using a laptop, please click on "I just want to send files" when that screen shows up.
- On EMAIL TO line, type info@navajofamilies.org.
- On MESSAGE line, type in your name, mailing address and phone number.
PLEASE STAY SAFE. WITH ALL OUR LOVE, 💚
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October 26, 2021
Today, the Restoring & Celebrating Family Wellness workshop could not take place as scheduled at Shiprock Youth Complex due to unforeseen circumstances. In lieu of that workshop, we have uploaded a new YouTube video. It is a short 7 minute video taken today in some loud and blowing wind in which Ray continues about Dine bi beehaz'aanii bitse silei, about the needs of families of concern to relatives. The loud blowing wind makes itself heard sometimes but becomes quiet also to listen when it is important now that the leaves are turning to fall and especially when day turns into evening. At nighttime, we understand the shadow enfolds our body, the one that follows us all day, that shadow is our Mom, and it tells us at that time we should rest our body and have reverance for our body. In evening time as we come together to discuss the days events, we understand that our children have gone through quite a bit during the day. |
FOOD DRIVE WEDNESDAY, JULY 21 @ 9:30 AM , Shiprock H.S. Parking Lot
Boxes are dry foods, and some fruits and produce.
FRIDAY MAY 14, 2021 MEAT/DAIRY DISTRIBUTIONS
Shiprock LDS, Upper Fruitland, Rock Springs and additional locations Cove & Dzilth-na-o-dith-hle. Please check https://ndcvre.orgndcvre.org// for updates.
Navajo Family Voices is so very happy to assist with hotline, deliveries and flyers for Northern Dine COVID-19 Relief Effort every week now for many months. Love to everyone.
Meat, dairy and produce boxes this week, No income or residency requirements --
- WED, Dec 2 @ 1 PM - Shiprock LDS Church
- WED, Dec 2 @ 5 PM - Kirtland Fire Station #1
- THURS, Dec 3 @ 10 AM - Upper Fruitland, Walter Collins Gym
- THURS, Dec 3 @ Noon - San Juan Chapter
THIS WEDNESDAY, Dec 2 at Shiprock LDS Church, 1 pm Please come early. Please share. Supplies are also being distributed directly to smaller chapters for self-distribution, please visit Northern Diné COVID-19 Relief Effort as drive thrus are scheduled.
* * THE BELOW SANOSTEE FOOD DISTRIBUTION ON MONDAY OCT 26 BY ECHO FOOD BANK HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS * *
31-lb Food Boxes of Milk, Cheese, Chicken, Taco Meat, Fruits & Other Veggies:
THURS., Oct 22, 2020
9 AM - 11 AM - Nageezi Chapter
WED., Oct 21, 2020
7 AM - 9 AM - LDS Church, Shiprock
9 AM - 11 AM - Sheep Springs Chapter
FRI., Oct 16, 2020
9 AM - 11 AM - Berg Park, Farmington
THURS., Oct 22, 2020
9 AM - 11 AM - Nageezi Chapter
WED., Oct 21, 2020
7 AM - 9 AM - LDS Church, Shiprock
9 AM - 11 AM - Sheep Springs Chapter
FRI., Oct 16, 2020
9 AM - 11 AM - Berg Park, Farmington
THURS., Oct 8, 2020
9 AM - FINISH
LDS Church, Shiprock
Local Produce & 5-gal Buckets of Cleaning/Hygiene Supplies
9 AM - FINISH
LDS Church, Shiprock
Local Produce & 5-gal Buckets of Cleaning/Hygiene Supplies
CALENDAR
NFV partnered FOod DRIVE-THRU pick-ups
- Monday, August 17, 9 - 11 am - at Shiprock Bethel Church
- Monday, August 17, 1 - 3 pm - at Sheep Springs Chapter
- Monday, August 19, 9 - 11 am - at Nageezi Chapter
- Monday, August 24, 9 - 11 am - at Sanostee Chapter
- Monday, August 24, 9 - 11 am - at Sheep Springs Chapter
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Mon. July 27, 2020
9 - 11 a.m. |
Food Drive-Thru, Sanostee Chapter - in partnership with Sanostee Chapter, Sanostee CERT, ECHO Food Bank and Northern Dine COVID-19 Relief
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Mon., July 27, 2020
11 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
Food Drive-Thru, Sheep Springs Chapter - in partnership with Sheepsprings Chapter, ECHO Food Bank and Northern Dine COVID-19 Relief
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Mon., June 22, 2020,
8 am - 11 am |
Food Drive-Thru, Sheep Springs Chapter - ECHO Food Bank and Sheep Springs Chapter
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Thurs., June 4, 2020
10 a.m. |
Shiprock Community Propane Disbursement, Northern Dine COVID-19 Relief, Shiprock High School
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Mon., June 1, 2020,
8 am - 11 am |
Food Drive-Thru, Sanostee Chapter - in partnership with Sanostee Chapter, Sanostee CERT, ECHO Food Bank and Northern Dine COVID-19 Relief
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Fri. March 6, 2020, 10 am - 3 pm
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Genetics Pop-Up (closed group)
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Thur. March 5, 2020, 9:30 - 10:30 am
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Diné traditional issues in medicine and other program information, San Juan Public Health office, Farmington, NM - presentation to CMS managers
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Sat., Feb 29, 2020, 10 am - 3 pm
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Spin-Off - learn how to weave and make felt from wool, plus NFV program introduction and potluck, Two Grey Hills Trading Post
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Tues., Feb 25, 2020, 5:30 pm - 8 pm
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Restoring & Celebrating Family Wellness Workshop, Shiprock Chapter - Winter Stories Concerning Children with Extra Healthcare Needs
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Thurs, Feb 21, 2020, 1:40 - 3 pm
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Yá’át’éehgo jiiná – Practicing Wellness in the Dawn Light Workshop, Career Prep H.S., Shiprock (student only event)
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Tues., Jan 28, 2020
5:30 pm - 8 pm |
Restoring & Celebrating Family Wellness Workshop, Shiprock Chapter - Navajo Wellness Model.
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Sun., Jan 26, 2020
9 am - 3:30 pm |
Navajo Family Voices, clan building and problem solving chronic health needs of children and youth, Two Grey Hills Trading Post Spin Off
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Wed., Dec 11, 2019
12 pm - 7 pm |
Restoring & Celebrating Family Wellness - Family Winter Conference
Shiprock Youth Complex - Wellness, Clan Stories, Arts and Health Booth.
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Fri., Nov 22, 2019
10 am - 2 pm |
Navajo Family Voices Family Circle & Growing in Beauty Family Connections, Thanksgiving Circle, Sheepsprings Chapter
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Wed. Oct 30, 2019
3 - 7pm |
Restoring & Celebrating Family Wellness - "Trunk or Treat,"
Shiprock Chapter House parking lot.
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Mon. Oct 28, 2019
10 AM - 2 PM |
Growing in Beauty & Navajo Family Voices Family Connections, Sheepsprings Chapter
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Tues. Oct 15, 2019
8am |
Nihisha' Campaign. Disability Awareness Walk. Windowrock, AZ.
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Sun, Oct 6
8 am - 5 pm |
Shiprock Farmer's Market, 2019 Harvest Celebration, Ayani Neez Parking Lot (next to Subway) -- produce, music and food contest, part of 108th Annual Northern Navajo Fair
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Sept 30
5:30 - 8 pm |
Restoring & Celebrating Family Wellness - "Significance of the Nightway Ceremony," Shiprock Chapter House.
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Sept 10, 11 & 12
9 am - 3 pm |
NN Vital Records, and state agencies from NM, AZ and CO will be at the Shiprock Youth Complex to help people born in New Mexico, Arizona, or Colorado, and who have never had a birth certificate to apply for a delayed birth certificate. Download the file below for documents you must bring.
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Tues. Sept 10, 2019
5:30 - 8:00 pm |
Family Voices Circle, Newcomb Chapter House
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Sept 10, 2019
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Site visit, Tohe Hogan, Twin Lakes
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Sept 6, 2019
1 - 2:30pm |
Teddy Bear Clinic - San Juan Family Dental (Monticello)
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Tues. Aug 27, 2019
5:30 - 8:00 pm |
Restoring & Celebrating Family Wellness - "Adahodilzin - Role of Diné Women," Newcomb Chapter House.
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Tues. Aug 20, 2019
5:05 - 7:30 pm |
Family Circle, Shiprock Chapter House
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Tues. Aug 20, 2019
5:00 - 7:00 pm |
Open House, Newcomb Middle School -- Meet the Staff Night, Newcomb Middle School Gymnasium. "Be a Champion"
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August 1 & 2, 2019
9am - 3pm |
Dine Food Gardening- Hands on training. Newcomb Middle School.
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July 31, 2019
9:30 am - 4 pm |
Parents Reaching Out Conference on Transition, 101 Ayani Nez Bldg. HWY 491, Shiprock NM Conference Room next to Subway
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July 29, 2019
5:30 - 8pm |
Restoring & Celebrating Family Wellness - "Positive Kinship" Workshop. Shiprock Chapter House.
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July 23, 2019
9 am - 1 pm |
Shiprock Food Access Coalition, Northern Navajo Medical Center.
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July 18, 2019
8:15 am - 4:30 pm |
2nd Annual Healthy Kids, Healthy Learning - Connecting Farmers & Schools Symposium, STAR School, 145 Leupp Road, Flagstaff, AZ (505) 923-0378
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June 26, 2019
9 am - noon |
San Juan River Farm Board, Shiprock Chapter -- Josey Foo, land use powerpoint
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June 25, 2019
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Restoring and Celebrating Family Wellness, 13th Annual Youth Conference, Shiprock High School, Shiprock
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June 20
9 am - 1 pm |
Trauma Stress Institute, Dine Ba Hozho Coalition, Dine College, South Campus, Dr. Rand West, Iina Counseling
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June 12, 2019
9 a.m. - noon |
San Juan River Farm Board meeting, Tse Daa Kaan Chapter
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May 25, 2019
10:00 a.m. - 3 p.m. |
EPICS Parents Ambassador Program, Albuquerque, NM
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May 9, 2019
11:15 a.m. - 12:24 p.m. |
Sharing Community-Based Cultural Signals - Through the Diné Lens on the Navajo Nation - program team presentation, Family Voices Leadership Conference Families as Partners Shaping Systems Change, FHI 360 Conference Center, 1825 Connecticut Ave, Washington, D.C.
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May 8, 2019
9 a.m. - Noon |
San Juan River Farm Board meeting, Nenahnezad Chapter. The Shiprock Food Access Coalition is on the agenda to talk about healthy foods initiatives and other agricultural initiatives.
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April 29, 2019
5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. |
Restoring and Celebrating Family Wellness, Shiprock Chapter, community dinner, games and wellness presentation by Dr. David and Bess Tsosie of DCRE on "Diné K’é Responsibilities"
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March 26, 2019
5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. |
Restoring and Celebrating Family Wellness, Heights Middle School Cafeteria, 3700 College Blvd, Farmington, community dinner, games and wellness presentation by Dr. David Begay of DCRE on "Navajo Cosmology."
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March 20, 2019
10:15 a.m. - 11 a.m. |
Advocating for Children with Disabilities - Elvira Dennison, 11th Annual Celebration of Women Youth to Elders Conference, "Connecting Voice to Health Spirit," Newcomb Middle School
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