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WEBNavajo Nation departments collaborate to address feral horses problem on reservation. Sep 3, 2024. WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The Navajo Nation is facing an escalating challenge with feral horses, and efforts are being intensified to find a solution. +4.
Health, Education, and Human Services Committee push …
WEB2 days ago · WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — On Sept. 9, the Navajo Nation Council’s Health, Education, and Human Services Committee (HEHSC) deliberated a report from the Navajo Nation Broadband Office (NNBO) on the Digital Equity Initiative. “We are working to create solutions that address not only today’s issues ...
Navajo Nation to consider changing name to Diné Nation
WEB2 days ago · WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The Navajo Nation Council’s Law and Order Committee advanced legislation Sept. 11 that seeks a referendum allowing Diné voters to decide whether to change the official name of the Navajo Nation to the Diné Nation. The term Diné, meaning the People in the Navajo language, is viewed by many as a …
Indigenous radiation victims demand Congress end delay, …
WEB2 days ago · A past march for RECA expansion in Washington D.C. (Photo/NNC) WASHINGTON — Navajo Nation citizens and other Southwest tribal members plan to march to Capitol Hill Sept. 24 to demand Congress end its delay and pass the Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act. As many as 70 Navajos and their families who have been impacted by ...
Hualapai Tribe seeks federal protection for sacred spring
WEB2 days ago · Ash Ponders for Earthjustice. Navajo-Hopi Observer. PHOENIX — The Hualapai Tribe asked a federal court to extend a temporary restraining order against Arizona Lithium, seeking a preliminary injunction to halt drilling activities threatening Ha’Kamwe’, a sacred medicinal spring in the Big Sandy …
Navajo Nation Council unanimously supports continued …
WEB2 days ago · WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation Council unanimously approved emergency Legislation No. 0206-24 Sept. 16, which if approved by Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren, will secure a 6-month Continuing Resolution to avoid employee layoffs and continue critical government operations beyond the …
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WEBWINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — On Aug. 15, the Navajo Nation Council’s Naabik’íyáti’ Committee received a report from the Navajo Nation Fiscal Recovery Fund Office (NNFRF), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the Office of the Controller (OO…
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State of emergency on Navajo Nation due to winter weather
WEBJan 8, 2024 · WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation continues to maintain a State of Emergency declared by the Navajo Nation Commission on Emergency Management due to severe winter snow storms and subsequent mud from snowmelt creating potential public health and safety risks across the Navajo Nation. Nygren granted two hours of Administrative Leave for ...
Final COVID restrictions lifted on Navajo Nation
WEBMay 9, 2023 · On May 6, Nygren signed an order that lifted the last of the COVID-19 restrictions that mandated masks be worn in schools, healthcare facilities and assisted-living homes. (Photo/NNOP) WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation President Buu Van Nygren was not coy about his intention to lift the COVID-19 mask mandates on the Navajo Nation once elected.