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WEB4 days ago — WASHINGTON — Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley and Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren were joined by leaders of the Southern San Juan Paiute Tribe in Washington, D.C. Sept. 25 as they led a unified call for congressional support of the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights S…
Navajo, Hopi, San Juan Paiute tribal leaders present united voice in ...
WEB3 days ago — WASHINGTON — Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley and Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren were joined by leaders of the Southern San Juan Paiute Tribe in Washington, D.C. Sept. 25 as they led a unified call for congressional support of the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement.
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WEB4 days ago — TUBA CITY, Ariz. — The grand marshals for the Western Navajo Fair, taking place Oct. 17-20 in Tuba City, have been announced.
Hopi tribe receives 6M, Navajo receives 7M in last round of BIA …
WEB3 days ago — WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior announced a $71 million investment from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to electrify homes in 13 tribal communities across Indian Country Sept. 26, helping to close the Tribal access-to-electricity gap. The Hopi Utilities Corporation will ...
Navajo government, downwinders urge RECA extension in D.C.
WEB4 days ago — WASHINGTON — Navajo Nation leaders stood shoulder to shoulder with former uranium miners and downwinders affected by uranium production Sept. 24, calling on U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson to swiftly bring the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) extension to the House floor for a vote.
US Secretary Deb Haaland continues Navajo Nation tour
WEB4 days ago — WINDOW ROCK — U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visited Tuba City and Window Rock on the Navajo Nation Sept. 22-23 to engage with the Diné voters and emphasize her ongoing support for Indian Country. Haaland, a member of the Pueblo of Laguna and the first Native American woman to serve ...
Hopi and Diné unite in push for RECA | News | nhonews.com
WEB4 days ago — Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren marched with over 50 Navajo, Hopi, and other Indigenous groups, to urge the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) amendments Sept. 24. Holding bright yellow banners and chanting, “Pass RECA now,” they advocated for ...
Havasupai Tribe continues to oppose uranium mine as Energy …
WEB4 days ago — PHOENIX — Carletta Tilousi was a young girl when she first heard about possible uranium mining near her home of Supai. Deep within the canyons near the Grand Canyon’s South Rim, this is where the Havasupai people reside. From the day they were contacted about it, the Havasupai were resistant to ...
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.
Final COVID restrictions lifted on Navajo Nation
WEBMay 9, 2023 — This decision was not made hastily. Since taking office the Nygren administration has been getting feedback from these facilities and institutions on what they wanted when it came to the Navajo Nation health mandates.