Miss Navajo Sheep Butchering Competition 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 7, 2016 Navajo Nation Fair - Hazel Yazza Pavilion More information and Pageant Schedule: http://navajopeople.org/blog/miss-navajo-nation-pageant/ | Navajo People

The Miss Navajo Nation sheep-butchering contest begins Monday morning at NACE in Window Rock. Six Miss Navajo Nation contestants are competing for the 2024-25 title. Navajo Times | Nicholas House | Navajo Times

"Don't you want her legs bound?" That's what the live market owner asked Denise and John, two kind souls who ventured out to a live market to rescue a lamb marked for slaughter. These rescuers were able to get the market owner to surrender Nina because she was the smallest lamb— but he didn't understand why they wouldn't want her bound. But for Denise, John, and everyone here at Catskill Animal Sanctuary, looking at a baby like Nina and seeing "food" hasn't been possible for quite some time. Nin