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Sunnie R. Clahchischiligi, Diné, is the Indigenous Affairs editor of High Country News. Follow @clahchischiligi.bsky.social

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When wildfire hits your doorstep

by Sunnie R. Clahchischiligi July 3, 2025July 3, 2025

A Diné writer confronts how to offer a hand from far away as tragedy strikes on the Navajo Nation.

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A broken system: The number of Indigenous people who died from coronavirus may never be known

by Jourdan Bennett-Begaye, Christine Trudeau and Sunnie R. Clahchischiligi June 8, 2021March 18, 2025

From medical health privacy laws to a maze of siloed information systems, the true impact of COVID-19 on American Indian and Alaska Natives is impossible to calculate.

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Who’s looking out for elders on the Navajo Nation?

by Sunnie R. Clahchischiligi August 10, 2020March 19, 2025

A reporter documents lack of food and harsh conditions for many Diné elderly, and few willing to take responsibility.

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