KNAU update for Jan. 24 — ‘Rez Rising’ App, American Kestrels and more

This week’s Poetry Friday segment is a bit of a departure from the usual format. We won’t hear a straightforward poem, but we will hear something uniquely poetic from the Brooklyn musical group Project Trio, performing tonight with the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra. Learn more at KNAU.org.

A new app connects shoppers with more than 500 Native-owned businesses in the Southwest, from beauty salons to food carts to car repair shops. It’s called “Rez Rising” and it’s designed to give tourists access to authentic products and experiences on tribal lands, while giving a boost to local economies. Learn more at KNAU.org.

Catch sight of a small bird with narrow wings and a long square-tipped tail, hovering beside a road or perched on a telephone wire, and you’ve likely seen an American kestrel. But glimpses of North America’s smallest falcon are becoming fewer and farther between. Learn more at KNAU.org.

Classes begin this weekend for a new translator training program at Navajo Technical University. The goal is to train students how to translate election ballots from English to Diné. Learn more at KNAU.org.

The Trump administration is proposing to reclassify the humpback chub’s status under the Endangered Species Act from endangered to threatened. Learn more at KNAU.org.