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“Finding Nemo” revitalizes Navajo language for next generation
Growing up on the reservation in the heart of Navajo Nation, Wheeler was surrounded by his people’s culture and language. Despite having parents who spoke Navajo fluently, he was never able to speak as well as he could comprehend.
by Katherine Ellis
Keeping curiosity alive
Mason Conway shares the beauty of science and nature through bones, taxidermy, and jarred creatures at his uptown Phoenix niche boutique, Curious Nature.
by Jonathon House
A Phoenix Latino neighborhood and law enforcement fight crime together
For the last six years, Rosa Pastrana has been the leader of the Osborn Block Watch in the Maryvale neighborhood, and this video feed is just another way she’s working to keep her 832 members on Facebook connected with local law enforcement.
by Kristin Torres
How a former addict found redemption among forgotten veterans
A former drug addict and dealer with a rap sheet reaching back to childhood, Michael Lewis Arthur Meyer had retired from most of his vices with the birth of his daughter, and instead poured his energy into activism surrounding veteran suicide awareness.
by Liz Tung
From being a refugee to helping refugees: one Arizona man’s journey
What was supposed to be a vacation turned into a four year stay for Mustafa Alalusi.
by Alexandra Watts
Moms lead the way on block watch creation in Maryvale
Officer Sean Connolly addressed residents at the Maryvale Community Center at this year’s first Coffee with a Cop meeting, during which he urged attendants to speak with their children about how to avoid gangs and crime.
What we don’t understand about refugees
Gul Siddiqi is the Arizona area manager of Helping Hand for Relief and Development.
Family traditions inspire furthering Navajo language education
Jennifer Wheeler remembers sitting with her grandmother as a young girl, listening to her read a Navajo-translated version of the Bible. Experiences like this one helped shape her life’s work.
Mason Conway interviews David Bjorn about their history before Curious Nature
Mason Conway used to teach at a for-profit university. Between the students and administration, he was miserable and brought that misery and stress home to his partner David Bjorn. After the university went bankrupt, Bjorn saw that as an opportunity to push Conway...
“Finding Nemo” casts wide net for Navajo speakers
In an attempt to preserve the Navajo language through the use of popular culture, Navajo Nation Museum director Manuelito Wheeler brought about the translation of movies “Star Wars IV: A New Hope” and “Finding Nemo.”
Rise in crime inspires partnership between neighborhoods and police
In the last month Rosa Pastrana’s block has seen three thefts, a burglary, one sexual assault and one aggravated assault.