Members of the Miss Navajo Nation entourage meet kindergartners at the Hilltop Christian School in Tse Bonito, N.M., where they dropped off hand sanitizer, masks and other supplies. Left to right: ...

During the butchering, the women work methodically – despite the time limit, the sheep butchering competition is not about speed. It’s about precision and skill. Sloppy cuts could cost the women ...

With Native American Heritage Month winding down, students joined together at the Kirtland Central High agriculture barn to practice the time honored tradition of butchering. The brisk morning was ...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Whenever Amy Begaye's extended family butchered a sheep, she was given what she considered easy tasks — holding the legs and catching the blood with a bowl. She was never given ...

Rising Locust Farm started a few years ago when Frank and Kay Rhodes bought 40 acres of land in Mount Joy Township. Her parents, Harrison and Amy Koser, later moved to the farm. Then their two sons, ...

Felicia Fonseca ALBUQUERQUE — When young women head off to compete in the weeklong Miss Navajo Nation pageant, they bring along their evening gowns, jewelry, high heels, public-speaking skills — and ...

A woman from Maine who taught herself butchery by watching YouTube videos said her first attempt to slaughter a sheep with a knife was 'awful.' Home butcher Susannah Koch, 34, taught herself about the ...

Last year, Derek Christensen was a chef of two worlds. Mostly, he and his wife, Cait Christensen, ran a catering company, Moonrise Standard, known for high-end outdoor meals held in Arizona and ...

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