Education

Science fair winners tend toward the practical

Dził Ditł’ooí School Of Empowerment, Action And Perseverance, or DEAP School, works to root students in the Diné culture of the Red Lake area, an ambition made possible by its status as a charter school.

Gregory Hurley’s study shows that snow and at least 14 kinds of bottled water are no safer than tap water.

Students and professors at the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute have developed a voice-operated robot that can be commanded using the Diné language.

Judges say the words in this year’s Western Navajo Spelling Bee were more difficult than at previous contests.