Archive for January 2022

KNAU News Talk – Arizona Public Radio | By Ryan Heinsius Published January 31, 2022 at 2:33 PM MST The Navajo Nation has begun testing a specialized drone to deliver medical supplies and other essential items. Officials hope the technology could assist tribal members in remote or inaccessible parts of the reservation. On a recent…

By Navajo Times | Jan 31, 2022 On Saturday, ZappCare, a Native American-owned company, and MissionGo launched the first-ever drone demonstration at Veterans Memorial Park in Window Rock to show how it can deliver medical supplies other essential items to residents living in remote areas. ZappCare CEO Mark Atlan and MissionGo founder Scott Plank performed…

By Ron Dungan | Published: Tuesday, January 25, 2022 – 3:07pm The Navajo Nation is known for its sprawling rural spaces, which can make transporting goods a challenge. But the tribe has begun to rethink its approach to the problem. Remote villages and washed out roads can make life difficult for some Navajo families, but drones might…

ZappCare and MissionGo hope to implement the technology across the Nation to deliver food, medicine, and other emergency items Native American-owned technology firm ZappCare and drone developer MissionGo successfully carried out demonstration flights using an MG Velos 100 unmanned aircraft, at the Navajo Veterans Memorial Park on 22 January. The initiative successfully simulated four deliveries…

Colton Shone Updated: January 24, 2022 06:42 PM Created: January 24, 2022 01:59 PM WINDOW ROCK, ARIZ. –  The Navajo Nation is looking at using new technology to help its people get much-needed supplies during the pandemic. Officials are interested in using drones to help deliver supplies, such as medicine and food, to remote communities…

Jan 24, 2022, 11:16 AM | Updated: 2:04 pm BY ELIZA PACE, KSL TV KSLTV.com   WINDOW ROCK, Arizona— The “Healing Eagle Feather,” drone at Navajo Veterans Memorial Park, designed to bring medical supplies and other essential items to Navajo residents, launched Sunday. President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer witnessed the launch along…

By Alexis Cortez Published: Jan. 24, 2022 at 9:20 AM EST NAVAJO NATION (3TV/CBS 5) — The Navajo Nation is testing drone technology in a new way — by using the technology to deliver much-needed supplies to residents in remote areas. On Saturday, Jan. 22, Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer met…

WINDOW ROCK Ariz. — On Saturday, Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez, Vice President Myron Lizer, and Division of Natural Resources Executive Director Dr. Rudy Shebala joined officials with ZappCare, a Native American-owned innovations and technology company and MissionGo, for the first-ever launching of the “Healing Eagle Feather” drone at the Navajo Veterans Memorial Park, to…

January 23, 2022 A drone delivering medical supplies and other essentials to Navajo Nation residents launched for the first time ever, the administration said. The “Healing Eagle Feather” drone can carry up to 14 pounds. This article was originally published on Yahoo!. To read the original article in full, click here.

By: abc15.com staff Posted at 6:33 PM, Jan 23, 2022 and last updated 2:40 PM, Jan 24, 2022 NAVAJO NATION, AZ — Navajo residents may soon begin receiving medical supplies through drone technology. Officials announced that the Native American-owned company and MissionGo will partner to launch the “Healing Eagle Feather” project. A demonstration was held…