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Navajo Nation President: Vote no on Utah county proposition

Navajo Nation President: Vote no on Utah county proposition

BLANDING, Utah (AP) — Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez is calling on voters in a southeastern Utah county to reject a ballot proposition that could lead to expanding a three-member county commission that Native Americans took the majority of last year. Nez said Tuesday in a statement that the proposition […]

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Oh how sweet it isn’t: Navajo president bans candy at parade

Oh how sweet it isn’t: Navajo president bans candy at parade

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Oh how sweet it isn’t. Thousands of people will line a highway on the Navajo Nation this Saturday for the largest Native American parade in the country. But children eagerly waiting to scoop up candy might not get any tossed their way. Tribal President Jonathan Nez […]

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Former longtime White Mountain Apache tribal chairman dies

Former longtime White Mountain Apache tribal chairman dies

WHITERIVER, Ariz. (AP) — A former longtime chairman of the White Mountain Apache Tribe has died at age 89. Tribal officials say Ronnie Lupe died Monday. Lupe served as the tribe’s chairman for 36 years before leaving office in May 2018 after deciding not to seek a 10th term. Prior […]

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Elevated opioid risks found at Native American hospitals

Elevated opioid risks found at Native American hospitals

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — U.S. government hospitals put Native American patients at increased risk for opioid abuse and overdoses, failing to follow their own protocols for prescribing and dispensing the drugs, according to a federal audit made public Monday. The report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of […]

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Navajo Nation reviews spending after proposing $167M budget

Navajo Nation reviews spending after proposing $167M budget

GALLUP, N.M. (AP) — Navajo Nation officials are looking for cost-cutting measures after proposing a budget that is $5 million short of the current one. The Gallup Independent reported this week that the tribe expects to have $167 million in revenue for the 2020 fiscal year that begins in October. Navajo Nation […]

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Disaster declaration to free up funds for Navajo Nation

Disaster declaration to free up funds for Navajo Nation

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump has granted a disaster declaration for the Navajo Nation in response to severe storms earlier this year. The Navajo president’s office announced the declaration Tuesday, saying the move will free up federal funds to reimburse emergency spending related to the winter […]

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WWII-era Navajo Code Talker Fleming Begaye Sr. dies at 97

WWII-era Navajo Code Talker Fleming Begaye Sr. dies at 97

CHINLE, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation has announced that World War II-era Navajo Code Talker Fleming Begaye Sr. has died. Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez said Friday that Begaye died Friday in Chinle, Arizona. He was 97. The cause of death was not listed. Begaye was among hundreds of […]

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Tribes push to protect sacred New Mexico site from drilling

Tribes push to protect sacred New Mexico site from drilling

ACOMA PUEBLO, N.M. (AP) — Native American leaders are banding together to pressure U.S. officials to ban oil and gas exploration around a sacred tribal site that features massive stone structures and other remnants of an ancient civilization but are facing the Trump administration’s pro-drilling stance. Creating a formal buffer […]

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Navajo Nation president says no to snow emergency funds

Navajo Nation president says no to snow emergency funds

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez has vetoed $3 million that the Navajo Nation Council approved for an ongoing snow emergency. Nez said in a release Monday that he line-item vetoed the money for the Nation’s 110 chapters not only because of unspent chapter funds, but […]

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New leader of Navajo Nation delivers message of hope, change

New leader of Navajo Nation delivers message of hope, change

FORT DEFIANCE, Ariz. (AP) — Jonathan Nez delivered a message of hope, resilience and change Tuesday in his inaugural address as president of the Navajo Nation, drawing from the tribe’s history as a way to move forward. He and Vice President Myron Lizer took the oath of office before a […]

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