Makayla Jones, 6, was crowned the 2024-25 Little Miss Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial on Friday night. Navajo Times | Nicholas House | Navajo Times

Participants take part in the Just Move It finale at Ellis Tanner during the 102nd Annual Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial on Aug. 3 in Gallup. Navajo Times | Nicholas House | Navajo Times

Navajo Times video | Rick Abasta Listen as Esther Yazzie-Lewis of Edgewood, New Mexico, speaks during the Uranium Legacy and Remembrance Action Day in Church Rock, New Mexico, July 15. | Navajo Times

The lower end of Hackberry Canyon forms a deep gorge through light-colored Navajo sandstone, while a shallow creek flows through, shaded by cottonwood trees and serenaded by canyon wrens; the epitome of Southwest riparian canyon scenery. Explored by a one-way hike of 2 miles | The American Southwest

Coal Mine Canyon Navajo and Hopi Nations, Arizona I’ve never seen another soul there, and it always feels like “My Canyon” each visit! It’s remote location is only 70 miles from the edge of the most well-known canyon in the world, the Grand Canyon, yet it’s safe to say that fewer than a couple hundred visitors each year get to see this absurdly beautiful crack. Most people have never heard of unmarked Coal Mine Canyon. It has amazing orange, red, pink, and black colors. A thin layer of black coa