By tradition, Indian parents live with a son, who is responsible for their care, though in practice, the work typically falls to women.
Instead of hosting big rallies, voting activists travel to the far reaches of the reservation, paying the entrance fees to local events like goat roping in exchange for young Navajos registering to vote. Others have ridden across the reservation on horseback to excite voters disillusioned by politics, another push to overcome the distances and historic barriers that have long permeated the reservation.Native wood sculptures adorn the yard of Felix Ashley on the Navajo Nation in Dilkon, Ariz., Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Native wood sculptures adorn the yard of Felix Ashley on the Navajo Nation in Dilkon, Ariz., Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)A roadside promotes a candidate competing in a tribal election, on the Navajo Nation in Ganado, Ariz., Oct. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)A roadside promotes a candidate competing in a tribal election, on the Navajo Nation in Ganado, Ariz., Oct. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Tree trunks form an old Navajo Indigenous home, on the Navajo Nation, on the outskirts of Dilkon, Ariz., Oct. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)Tree trunks form an old Navajo Indigenous home, on the Navajo Nation, on the outskirts of Dilkon, Ariz., Oct. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Navajo and Hopi arts and crafts are promoted on the facade of a storefront, in Winslow, Ariz., Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Navajo and Hopi arts and crafts are promoted on the facade of a storefront, in Winslow, Ariz., Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)The town and some First Nations in the area took over the rail line and it’s back to operating. Spence said with the community pouring tens of millions of dollars into repairs the lines should stay open even as the world’s weather
Trees blur as a train travels Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, near Pikwitonei, Manitoba. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Trees blur as a train travels Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, near Pikwitonei, Manitoba. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
Sleeper berths are available on the train, along with shower cubicles the size of those in a New York hotel room, but for those traveling more cheaply or booking late, there are standard seats in the cabin. The seats recline — mostly. But it’s not full laying down.Food is also limited.