FORT DEFIANCE, Ariz. (AP) — The Latest on the Navajo Nation inauguration (all times local): 2 p.m. Jonathan Nez has been sworn in as president of the Navajo Nation. Nez delivered a message Tuesday of hope, resilience and change, of breaking old ways of thinking to move the tribe forward. […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Jonathan Nez has been elected president of the Navajo Nation and is warning of tough times ahead for the tribe on the largest Native American reservation in the U.S. Unofficial election results for the reservation in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah show Nez overwhelmingly beat former […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation Vice President Jonathan Nez had a significant lead late Tuesday over his opponent in the race for the tribe’s top post in an election marred by widespread reports of ballot shortages. Nez had nearly double the votes of former two-term President Joe Shirley Jr. […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Navajo Nation president is endorsing a man he beat for the job in the last election cycle to succeed him. Russell Begaye announced his endorsement of Joe Shirley Jr. on Monday at a campaign event in Albuquerque. He says Shirley, who served two terms as […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — On the vast Navajo Nation, the needs are many: more police officers and better pay, housing, social services, roads and water. With the expected closure of a coal-fired power plant and mine on the reservation next year, financial resources will dwindle. The task of replacing roughly […]
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Former two-term Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. can continue his run for the tribe’s top elected office. The Navajo Nation Supreme Court made the decision Thursday after hearing an appeal on term limits. One of Shirley’s primary challengers, Vincent Yazzie, had argued the court […]
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — A Navajo Nation official has determined that the tribe’s current vice president is still eligible to continue running for tribal presidency despite leaving out a 2002 misdemeanor conviction out of his candidate application. The Farmington Daily Times reported Wednesday that former presidential candidate Vincent H. Yazzie filed a […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation’s vice president is facing a challenge in his bid for the tribe’s top elected post. One of Jonathan Nez’s primary election opponents alleges Nez failed to disclose a misdemeanor conviction for drunken driving in 2002. Nez’s campaign acknowledges the conviction but says Vincent […]
