Navajo Nation
Recent News About Navajo Nation
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Three Carrizozo clerks help an elderly man with dementia find his way home: 'We got to meet a beautiful soul'
An Arizona family is grateful to three convenience store clerks in Carrizozo, New Mexico, for rescuing an elderly man suffering from dementia.
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Navajo Nation deals with clean-up of oil spill: 'We continue to monitor the situation'
The Navajo Nation is dealing with the aftermath of an oil spill that almost reached a tributary to the San Juan River.
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'Saving lives': Navajo Nation requires all government workers on the reservation to get COVID-19 booster
As the nation and the world struggle to beat back the wave of positive COVID-19 cases that have come this winter, the Navajo Nation is taking a step that it believes will help in that fight.
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'Why is it higher risk?' Navajo Nation to receive first medicine deliveries via drone
ZappCare is responding to what it sees as a healthcare concern among Native Americans by delivering medications to the Navajo Nation by drone.
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'The land and the culture are always with him': Navajo Nation former president Zah earns lifetime achievement award
Former Navajo President Peterson Zah received a lifetime achievement award on Jan. 11 from the environmental group Grand Canyon Trust at the Navajo Casino in Flagstaff, Ariz.
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Navajo leader OKs $557M in virus relief funds for tribal members, with a reminder: 'Put some aside, the pandemic is still here'
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez has approved $557 million in relief funds to the tribal members amidst this new wave of the coronavirus pandemic, KRQE reported.
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'People should not suffer another day': Navajo council to send $2,000 checks to qualified tribal members
The Navajo Nation tribal council voted to send $2,000 to qualified tribal members and $600 for each child using some of the $2.1 billion in funds received from President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act.
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New Mexico Native American leaders walk out of Senate meeting after new redistricting maps advance' say their 'self-determination' was undermined
Frustrated Native American leaders recently walked out of a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting in Santa Fe as members overwhelmingly voted to advance new redistricting maps for New Mexico.
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Lujan Grisham: Albuquerque celebrates 'integral part' of New Mexico's identity on Indigenous Peoples' Day
New Mexico lawmakers including Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller and New Mexico Gov. Michele Lujan Grisham (D-NM), in calling attention to Indigenous Peoples Day on Oct. 11, praised the contributions of the state's native peoples.
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New Mexico's Sharer supports Navajo Nation Council's opposition to Biden’s ‘shameful’ drilling ban
Sen. Bill Sharer (R-San Jaun) issued a statement recently claiming the $3.5 trillion spending bill proposed by Congressional Democrats and the White House will jeopardize Navajo Nation tribal members, calling out the administration for what he dubbed its harmful and alarming policies.