FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation has canceled its spring legislative session amid an outbreak of coronavirus that has kept lawmakers away from the tribal capital. Lawmakers calling in remotely Friday approved the legislation during a special session. The legislative branch cited the difficulty in getting everyone who plays […]
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. […]
COUNSELOR, N.M. (AP) — The FBI has issued its first poster in a Native American language, seeking information in Navajo on the death of an elderly man six years ago on the New Mexico portion of the vast Navajo Nation reservation. Wilson Joe Chiquito, 75, was beaten to death at […]
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP)-The number of coronavirus cases on the nation’s largest Native American reservation jumped by 17% Saturday as the Navajo Nation prepared to get new rapid-test kits. The Navajo Nation said in a statement that the number of cases on the 27,000-square-mile (70,000-square-kilometer) reservation that sprawls across Arizona, […]
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 […]
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A philanthropic effort aimed at boosting access to scarce medical and protective equipment supplies on the Navajo Nation is being organized by former Gov. Bill Richardson. The coronavirus has swept with ferocity through the largest Native American reservation in the U.S., where there have been […]
TOHATCHI, N.M.-During the COVID-19 pandemic, food and supplies from the Bishops’ Central storehouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have been sent to assist those of the Navajo Nation. The Navajo reservation spans southeastern Utah, northeastern Arizona and northwestern New Mexico. Two Deseret Transportation trucks from Salt […]
PAGE, ARIZ. (AP) — Authorities in northern Arizona have arrested a man for writing a racist social media post accusing Navajo people of carrying the coronavirus and calling for their deaths. The Page Police Department announced Tuesday that 34-year-old Daniel Franzen was taken into custody on suspicion of attempting to incite an act […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The number of coronavirus-related deaths on the Navajo Nation is now 13, according to authorities. The Navajo Department of Health and Navajo Area Indian Health Service announced one new death and 51 new confirmed cases. Of the 321 confirmed positive cases, most are in Arizona including […]
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz.-Friday, per a report from the Navajo Department of Health and the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, the Navajo Nation has reached 214 positive tests for COVID-19 and seven confirmed deaths from the disease. In San Juan County, Utah there are seven positive COVID-19 tests. Navajo County (Ariz.) […]
