The difficulty of some foods is that they can be both loved and a symbol of a tragic past, and few things encapsulate that dichotomy more than Native American fry bread. Like many old traditions, fry ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The Miss Navajo Nation pageant is parting ways with fry bread, the fluffy, golden brown delicacy that’s become a symbol of Native American culture but is rooted in oppression. Women ...

Navajo people's association to fry bread dates back to the 1860s, when the U.S. Army forced 10,000 Navajos and Apaches into prison camps in New Mexico in an effort Col. Kit Carson said was to "tame ...

FLAGSTAFF - The Miss Navajo Nation contest is parting ways with fry bread. Contestants vying for the title this week in Window Rock will be preparing traditional foods instead. The change aligns with ...

In Navajo culture, says Hope Peshlakai, “a woman needs to learn how to make frybread.” Her grandmother made it by feel: warm, crunchy on the outside, fluffy on the inside. “Growing up on the ...

Natasha and Leonard Arthur are members of the Navajo tribe from northern New Mexico in the Four Corners area. After years of visiting New Orleans, they moved here a few years ago and started the ...

IOWA CITY — A new food truck has brought a new niche to Iowa City: Navajo fry bread. Owner Daniel Velasquez uses a few fryers and a few square feet inside South Side Street Foods to pen a love letter ...