By Sunnie Clahchischiligi

On May 14 I put on my most professional looking outfit, grabbed my notebooks, handful of pens and recorder then headed out to cover my first school board meeting on the Navajo reservation.

Being a sports writer most of my career it’s never really been my area to attend a board meeting or really any meeting for that matter, but there was something different about this one.

In April, I read about a meeting the board had. It was tense, over the top and very interesting, which surprised me.

By Stacy Thacker, University of Montana

Native Americans fought Vikings?! And built a pyramid that is being destructed?! Pilgrims offered themselves to Natives as slaves for food?!

This week, writers Jack O'Brien and Elford Alley, of Cracked.com decided to explore the "6 Ridiculous Lies You Believe About the Founding of America."

By Stacy Thacker, University of Montana

Growing up in Indian Country and running endless dirt roads has proven to be successful for Alvina Begay, Navajo, who qualified for the Olympic Trials last weekend at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitation in northern California.

By Stacy Thacker, University of Montana

This week was the season finale of Navajo Cops and I missed it! I'm not sure how many of you out there were in the same twilight zone I was in but when I checked the TV guide it was all about how to survive an apocalypse or something of the sort.

By Lee Longhorn

BIXBY, Okla.---- Johnny Depp will play Tonto in Disney's version of "The Lone Ranger" due out in 2013. Well, that's old news. The news that is buzzing around the internet is pictures of him dressed up as the sidekick and Armie Hammer is listed to be playing the Lone Ranger. Hammer's recent roles include playing the Winklevoss twins in "Social Network" and Clyde Tolson in Clint Eastwood's drama “J. Edgar”. Based on previous films I have seen these two in, albeit seperately, I do believe that this movie may actually work.

By Santee Ross, University of Montana

Close your eyes. Now when I say Cinco de Mayo what comes to mind? Mariachi bands, sombreros and most importantly mexican food, right? Ah yea, Mexican food is by far one of my favorites, not only eat but to cook.

By Santee Ross, University of Montana

Isn’t it every little girl’s dream to fall in love, get married and live happily ever after? I know it was mine and still is minus the whole sappy aspect of it. However, according to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau Native Americans hold the highest percentage of unmarried partner households.

By Stacy Thacker, University of Montana

In 2010 a young Navajo man named Vincent Kee was a victim of a racial hate crime in Farmington, N.M. He had swastika's branded into his skin and shaved into the back of his head. Kee is mentally disabled and wasn't able to defend himself from his attackers.

By Lee Longhorn

Santee Ross, University of Montana

The first and last time I was on a skateboard I landed on my butt after two seconds of attempting to skate. One minute I was on the board and the next I was staring at the sky with shoots of pain all over my body. My bruised butt and ego decided right then and there that skateboarding was not for me.