{"id":15,"date":"2021-03-18T14:14:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T18:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/extractives\/?p=15"},"modified":"2026-04-14T11:31:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T15:31:53","slug":"taa-hwo-aji-teego-and-the-end-of-the-navajo-coal-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/extractives\/taa-hwo-aji-teego-and-the-end-of-the-navajo-coal-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"T\u2019\u00e1\u00e1 hw\u00f3 aj\u00ed t\u2019\u00e9ego and the end of the Navajo coal industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/extractives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/towers.avif\" alt=\"cement towers coming down\" class=\"wp-image-16\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/extractives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/towers.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/extractives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/towers-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/extractives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/towers-768x512.avif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Courtesy: Adrian Herder, T\u00f3 Nizh\u00f3n\u00ed \u00c1n\u00ed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-foo\"><strong>Extractives@Clark presents Andrew Curley (Din\u00e9)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-1st34\">In 2021 the Navajo Generating Station, a long standing symbol of coal energy in the southwest, was demolished. The power plant ended operations the previous year, which signaled the end of coal mining in Black Mesa. In this presentation, Curley will discuss the deeper meaning and contestations of coal within the Navajo Nation and what the future holds for Din\u00e9 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"297\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/extractives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/andrew-curley-dine-297x300-1.avif\" alt=\"Andrew Curley (Dine)\" class=\"wp-image-17\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Andrew Curley (Din\u00e9) <\/strong>is an Assistant Professor in the School of Geography, Development &amp; Environment (SGDE) at the University of Arizona. 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