When the HomeCategoryIndex is called params are null.

route.js

App.Router.map(function(){
  this.resource("home", {path: "/"}, function(){
    this.resource("category", {path: "/:name"}, function(){
      this.route("featured", {path:"/featured"})
      this.route("popular", {path:"/popular"})
    });
  })
})


App.CategoryIndexRoute = Ember.Route.extend({
  model: function(params) {
    console.log(params)
    return App.Category.find({category_name: params.name})
  }
})