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Navajo Nation: 294 Positive COVID Cases; No Related Deaths, 1.6.22

NAVAJO OFFICE OF PRESIDENT & VICE PRESIDENT PRESS RELEASE – 294 new cases, 39,634 recoveries, and no deaths related to COVID-19, special online town hall to be held on Friday regarding rise in infections WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – On Thursday, the Navajo Department of Health, in coordination with the Navajo Epidemiology Center and the Navajo […]

Help with Rent for Enrolled Navajos Available, 1.5.22

According to Navajo Nation Council Health, Education & Human Services Committee Chairman Daniel Tso, this Rental help program is for Navajo People living on or off the Navajo Nation. Please share this with people who are paying rent. Remember people living off the Navajo Nation are eligible. This is the website address for the “Navajo […]

Schedule of First Lady Jill Biden’s Visit to Dine’tah, 4.22.21

PRESS RELEASE – Navajo Nation to welcome First Lady Jill Biden WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer, along with members of the 24th Navajo Nation Council and Navajo Nation Chief Justice JoAnn B. Jayne, will welcome the First Lady of the United States, Dr. Jill Biden, to […]

Navajo Nation Pauses Use of Johnson&Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine, 4.13.21

PRESS RELEASE – Use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine paused on the Navajo Nation in accordance with CDC and FDA recommendations WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – On Tuesday, Indian Health Service and all tribal health facilities on the Navajo Nation paused the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine based on recommendations from the Centers […]

56 Dine’ communities have uncontrolled spread of COVID-19, 2.1.21

PRESS RELEASE – President Nez urges public to take all precautions as Navajo Department of Health identifies 56 communities with uncontrolled spread of COVID-19 WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Department of Health has identified the following 56 communities in the latest Health Advisory Notice, with uncontrolled spread of COVID-19 from Jan. 15, 2021 to […]

Voter registration deadlines extended in Az, NM, Utah

PRESS RELEASE – WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – On Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Steven P. Logan issued a ruling that extends the state of Arizona’s voter registration deadline until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. You can register to vote online at https://azsos.gov or by mail or in-person. The ruling is the result of […]

Why are Navajo government workers afraid to openly speak out?!

My feature photo is “Two American soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade help Alfred Rascon, a four-time wounded medic from a reconnaissance platoon. Thirty years later, Rascon received the Medal of Honor from President Clinton. Rascon was born in Chihuahua, Mexico. This action took place during the climax of Operation Silver City in the fight […]

2 Navajo Nation weekend lockdowns, 6.19.20 & 6.26.20

PRESS RELEASE – Navajo Department of Health issues new Public Health Order for two 57-hour weekend lockdowns and limits travel outside the Navajo Nation WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Department of Health approved Public Health Order No. 2020-015, which resumes weekend lockdowns across the Navajo Nation from 8:00 p.m. (MDT) on Friday, June 19, […]

Naaltsoos Sáni’, The Navajo Treaty of 1868, has returned f

NAVAJO NATION TREATY EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT WINDOW ROCK—Naaltsoos Sáni’, The Navajo Treaty of 1868, has returned for the 150th year anniversary of its signing. The public opening for the exhibit will be on Friday, June 1 at the Navajo Nation Museum in Window Rock, Arizona. Media is invited to attend a soft opening for dignitaries held […]

Navajo Council Education Committee unanimously supports audit of Window Rock School District

HERE AT NAVAJO COUNCIL HEALTH, EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE, WHICH IS MEETING IN THE BUDGET & FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING ROOM IN WINDOW ROCK, ARIZ. THE COMMITTEE HAS ACTED ON TWO BILLS: COMMITTEE TABLED LEGILSATION 0137-18  which seek for the Health, Education & Human Services Committee to update and amend the terms and conditions for […]