The closure of the Navajo Generating Station (NGS) in 2019 marked a significant economic shift on the Navajo Nation.
Some 90% of NGS employees were Navajo, providing essential resources for our government and serving as a significant economic engine.
The closure left many seeking new skills and presented us a major challenge — but also an opportunity.
As Education Forward Arizona’s report, “Billions to Gain,” shows, education is the cornerstone of economic and social progress. Nowhere is this more evident than on our great Navajo Nation today.
Post-secondary education plays a pivotal role in empowering our community, fostering economic development and preserving our cultural heritage.
Diné College, at the forefront of this mission, has been forging a partnership with the Dineh Chamber of Commerce to retrain NGS workers and others to build the skilled workforce needed to drive our collective economic growth.
The college is the first tribally controlled and accredited collegiate institution in the United........