Ádahooníłígíí

Ádahooníłígíí (Athapascan pronunciation: [átàhòːníɬíkíː] Navajo: "occurrences in the area/current events"[2]) was a Navajo-language monthly newspaper that was published in the Southwestern United States from 1943 to 1957.

[3] After the Cherokee Phoenix, operating from 1828 to 1834, it was the second regularly circulating newspaper in the United States that was written in a Native American language.

In its early years, the paper's main editorial function was to convey the opinions of "Wááshindoon" regarding World War II to the Navajo people.

[4] In addition, it provided a connection between those Navajos who served in the United States military (including code talkers) and those who had remained at home.

[5] As the effects of the federal government's Indian termination policy reached the Navajo Nation in the 1950s,[8] the paper's funding was withdrawn by the BIA.