WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez is urging all schools on the tribe’s reservation to use online learning during the fall semester to help reduce the risk of spreading the coronavirus. Nez’s statement released Thursday night mentioned all public and private schools, including charter schools, schools […]
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Tribal police and the New Mexico National Guard are ready to enforce a weekend curfew on the Navajo Nation as the officials on the sprawling reservation continues to try to contain a coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 370 people. The curfew that starts […]
PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez called on elected officials in reservation border towns on Monday to work with the tribe to combat the coronavirus after one mayor made a comment he said was insensitive. The Navajo Nation has been hit harder by COVID-19 than any other […]
PHOENIX (AP) — The Navajo Nation has announced plans to continue its weekend overnight curfew through the first weekend in May to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez announced the plan on Tuesday after reservation officials first implemented the 8 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. […]
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP)-Two leaders of the largest Native American reservation in the U.S. are in self-quarantine as the Navajo Nation prepares for a weekend-long curfew aimed at curbing the coronavirus outbreak. The virus has swept with ferocity through the Navajo Nation, which spans parts of Arizona, New Mexico and […]
WINDOW ROCK, ARIZ. (AP) — Flags on the Navajo Nation will be lowered Monday to honor a revered Navajo Code Talker who died in New Mexico last week. Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez said in a statement that all flags will fly at half-staff as a tribute to Joe Vandever, Sr. through Thursday. […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation president says the tribe will not financially back the bonds a tribal energy company needs for a trio of newly acquired coal mines off the reservation. The Navajo Transitional Energy Co. recently bought Montana’s largest coal mine and two others in Wyoming at […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah ballot proposition that could have led to an expansion of a three-person county commission that Navajos recently took control of has been rejected by voters. Results posted Friday by San Juan County show the measure narrowly lost 153 votes in the southeastern Utah […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah ballot proposition that has reignited a fierce dispute over Navajo voting rights is trailing after the initial tally, but too many votes remained uncounted to make it final. San Juan County deputy clerk Aspen Draper said Wednesday the measure that could lead to […]
CHINLE, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation officials say 19 cadets have completed a six-month police academy. Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez says the Friday graduation ceremony was held at the Chinle Community Center in Arizona. The graduating class bolsters the ranks of the Navajo Nation Police Department, which has struggled […]
