{{Short description|Populated place in Navajo County, Arizona}} {{Use American English|date=April 2026}} '''Birdsprings''' ({{langx|nv|{{spell-nv|Tsídi to'ii}}}}) is a settlement in unincorporated Navajo County, Arizona, north of Winslow. The Little Colorado River runs through Birdsprings. It is in the southwestern portion of the Navajo Nation reservation and is part of District 5. The name Birdsprings is in reference to spring that at one time drew birds. The community is small and has a chapter, which was established on December 5, 1955.
==Education== The Flagstaff Unified School District is the local school district. Residents attend Leupp Elementary School.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fusd1.org/domain/389|title=About Us|publisher=Leupp Elementary School|accessdate=2021-07-14|quote=Our School serves the communities of Leupp, Birdsprings and Tolani Lake.|archive-date=2021-07-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714200036/https://www.fusd1.org/domain/389|url-status=dead}}</ref>
There is a tribal elementary school called Little Singer Community School, affiliated with the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bie.edu/schools/directory/little-singer-community-school|title=Little Singer Community School|publisher=Bureau of Indian Education|accessdate=2021-07-12|quote=6 Miles S. Birdsprings Chapter N71, Winslow, AZ, 86047}}</ref> Hataalii Yazhi, a medicine man,<ref name=YurthNewBldg>{{cite web|last=Yurth|first=Cindy|url=https://navajotimes.com/edu/little-singer-school-gets-bold-new-building/|title=Little Singer School gets bold new building |newspaper=Navajo Times|date=2020-11-05|accessdate=2021-07-12}}</ref> in the 1970s proposed establishing the school so area children did not have to travel far for their education.<ref name=ApDecaypov>{{cite web|url=https://richmond.com/native-american-schools-face-decay-poverty/article_fd927445-e33c-50bf-953a-c0a3623c53c0.html|title=Native American schools face decay, poverty|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch|date=2014-10-19|accessdate=2021-07-12}}</ref> The school was named after him. The original buildings used two geodesic domes as features.<ref name=YurthNewBldg/> In 2014 the school had 81 students. By 2014 the original campus was described by the Associated Press as being in poor repair.<ref name=ApDecaypov/> In 2004 the school first asked the BIE to get funding for a new building.<!--2020-16 = 2004--> The current campus had a cost of $28 million and an area of {{convert|32000|sqft|sqm}}. It uses intersecting circles as an architectural feature.<ref name=YurthNewBldg/> The current building was dedicated in November 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.navajo-nsn.gov/News%20Releases/NNCouncil/2020/Nov/Navajo_Nation_dedicates_Little_Singer_Community_School_with_Birdsprings_community_and_Washington_delegation_PR_01.pdf|title=Navajo Nation dedicates Little Singer Community School with Birdsprings community and Washington delegation|publisher=Navajo Nation|date=2020-11-02|accessdate=2021-07-12|archive-date=2022-10-09|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.navajo-nsn.gov/News%20Releases/NNCouncil/2020/Nov/Navajo_Nation_dedicates_Little_Singer_Community_School_with_Birdsprings_community_and_Washington_delegation_PR_01.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is physically in an unincorporated area {{convert|6|mi|km}} southeast of Birdsprings, and has a postal address of Winslow.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://littlesinger.org/|title=Home|publisher=Little Singer Community Grant & Charter Jr. High School|date=2011-08-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828110907/http://littlesinger.org/|accessdate=2021-07-12|archive-date=2011-08-28|quote=Little Singer Community School, 6 miles SE of Birdsprings Rte 71, Winslow, AZ 86047}} – {{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=5900159&ID=590015900182|title=Little Singer Community School|publisher=National Center for Educational Statistics|accessdate=2021-07-12|quote=Physical Address: 6 miles south of Birdspring{{sic}} Chapter Winslow, AZ 86047}}</ref> It is not in proximity to any road with pavement nor to any gas station.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hefling|first=Kimberly|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com:443/sdut-what-to-know-about-federally-run-indian-schools-2014oct19-story.html|title=What to know about federally run Indian schools|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=San Diego Union Tribune|date=2014-10-19|accessdate=2021-07-12}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Navajo County, Arizona}}
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Category:Populated places on the Navajo Nation Category:Populated places in Navajo County, Arizona