Category Archives: Navajoland

Hogan’s Heroes . . . Part II

Posted on 16-November-2010 by

Last weekend (11 Nov 2010), a BYU student club and several members of the Great Salt Lake Professional Chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) traveled to the small Navajo community at Westwater (adjacent to Blanding City, UT).  The goal was … Continue reading →

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One Strange Day

Posted on 06-November-2010 by

On November 2, 2010, I overnighted in Moab, UT.  I got up the next morning and headed to a gasoline station.  There I met an old acquiantence.  He had once worked for the USDA as their Navajo coordinator.  He “quit” … Continue reading →

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White Roofs = Cooler Earth

Posted on 28-October-2010 by

According to the WSJ (27 May 2010): President Obama’s energy and climate officials have a habit of touting geoengineering as a solution to climate change. The latest?  Energy secretary Steven Chu, who while in London pitched an idea from his former … Continue reading →

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Time Banks

Posted on 12-August-2010 by

According Marjorie Kelly and Shanna Ratner writing in the report titled “Keeping Wealth Local:  Shared Ownership and Wealth Control for Rural Communities” for the Ford Foundation: In rural areas where time can be more abundant than money, time banks give … Continue reading →

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Living Economies

Posted on 11-August-2010 by

The following is a quote from an article written by Crystal Busenbark (“Our Common Humanity”) posted The Mormon Worker website: Localization of economics is a social and ecological imparative based on vibrant, resilient local economies, which support national and global … Continue reading →

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Urban Farm

Posted on 22-July-2010 by

Time recently listed Will Allen as one their 100 Most Influential (10 May 2010).  His kudos were written by Van Jones (founder of Green for All and a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress): “At one time, the … Continue reading →

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Hogan’s Heroes

Posted on 24-February-2010 by

Traveling around southern Utah and northern Arizona, particularly in isolated areas, I’ve observed a wide variety of hogans (or hooghans), the primary traditional structure of the Navajo people.  When enjoying the Colorado Plateau, the older hogans seem very much a part of the natural landscape.  … Continue reading →

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Running on Empty, Running Blind

Posted on 20-October-2009 by

I left Provo on Friday.  Luckily, I didn’t have to drive.  I was physically and emotionally beat.  I needed a break. After I crashed in Page AZ for 36 hours, the crew from Engineers Without Borders (EWB) headed out to the lands … Continue reading →

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Home Sweet Home

Posted on 23-September-2009 by

It is estimated that 8,000 homes in the Navajo Nation are without reliable water.  And many are without commercial power.  The Indian Health Service (IHS) and Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA) will not be able to provide services to many … Continue reading →

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Ruess or Not Ruess

Posted on 05-June-2009 by

National Geographic claims they have found the remains and burial site of folk- and cult-hero Everett Ruess.  Ruess disappeared in southern Utah in 1934.  He was 20-years old at the time of his disappearance.

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