Tribal Affairs

COVID is pushing thousands of Chinese immigrant workers into the marijuana business—sometimes leading to exploitation and labor trafficking

In Gallup, hit harder by the coronavirus than any place in the state, small business owners feel lucky to just survive

Images of Native Women honor those who are missing

A police raid near Shiprock has all but ended an illicit cannabis-growing operation

On the Navajo Nation, the coronavirus is leaving children motherless, families lost and traditions in peril. But Diné women fight on.

A massive marijuana bust in Farmington represents just a sliver of an ongoing operation on Navajo lands that has now drawn federal investigators

A massive hemp empire is accused of growing illegal marijuana and sowing violence on the Navajo Nation

A Navajo reporter checks in on elderly people on the reservation. Hunger and neglect is what she finds.

In Gallup, surrounded by the Navajo Nation, a pandemic crosses paths with homelessness, hate and healers

Older generations on the Navajo Nation have passed down stories of scourges, resilience — and survival. New generations are bringing the tales to life.