Healthy Navajo K'é

Healthy Navajo K'é (Families) podcast is a space where information and resources on Navajo infant, child, adolescent, maternal and overall family health will be shared. This podcast is addressing priorities set in the 2020 Navajo Maternal and Child Health Needs Assessment Report on topics such as oral health, prenatal care, breastfeeding, diabetes/obesity. This podcast was sponsored by the Arizona Department of Health Services through federal funding from the Health Resources & Services Administration, with support from the Navajo Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) Partnership between Diné College and Northern Arizona University through federal funding from the National Institute of Health’s National Institute of General Medical Sciences, award number S06GM142121. The views expressed are the sole responsibility of the program staff, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Arizona Department of Health Services or the United States Government. Ahéhee' Thank you!

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Healthy Navajo K'é

Men's Mental Health Podcast

June 25, 2026 • Diné College and Northern Arizona University

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In this episode of Healthy Navajo K'é, we sit down with Indigenous rapper, artist, and mental health advocate Johnathan "Native Kyng" Williams for an honest conversation about men's mental health, healing, and resilience.

We discuss the unique challenges Native men face, the stigma surrounding mental health, the importance of seeking support, and how culture, community, and creativity can play a role in healing.

Johnathan shares his personal journey and offers powerful words of encouragement for Indigenous men who may be struggling in silence.

This episode contains discussions of mental health, trauma, suicide, and emotional hardship. Listener discretion is advised.

You are not alone. Healing is possible. Ádaa'áhólyą"

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This podcast was sponsored by the Arizona Department of Health Services through federal funding from the Health Resources & Services Administration, with support from the Navajo Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) Partnership between Diné College and Northern Arizona University through federal funding from the National Institute of Health’s National Institute of General Medical Sciences, award number S06GM142121. The views expressed are the sole responsibility of the program staff and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Arizona Department of Health Services or the United States Government.