WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer signed into law four resolutions on Aug. 14, appropriating funding for community projects including a judicial complex, multipurpose building, apartment and multipurpose complex, and to improve access for individuals with disabilities within the Navajo Nation government facilities. The 24th Navajo Nation Council passed the resolutions during a special session in July.

 

The approved funding includes the following:

$13.2 million from the Síhasin Fund for the Kayenta Judicial Complex

$7.6 million from the Síhasin Fund for the Chilchinbeto Multipurpose building

$4.1 million from the Síhasin...

TSE BONITO, N.M. – On National Navajo Code Talkers Day, President Jonathan Nez, Speaker Seth Damon, Chief Justice JoAnn Jayne, Vice President Myron Lizer, Marine Corps Reserve Commander Lt. General David Bellon, U.S. Representative Tom O’Halleran, and Council Delegate Amber Kanazbah Crotty were joined by former Navajo Chairman and Navajo Code Talker Peter MacDonald Sr. during the groundbreaking ceremony of the National Code Talker Museum in Tsé Bonito, N.M.

During World War II, the Navajo Code Talkers answered the call to defend the United States of America using the impenetrable code based on the Navajo language that is widely acknowledged as a deciding factor in the war effort...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – On Aug. 24, the Navajo Department of Health and the Navajo Epidemiology Center issued a Health Advisory Notice to inform the Navajo people of the first confirmed case of Monkeypox on the Navajo Nation. The individual is a member of the Navajo Nation residing in McKinley County.



In July, Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez established a Monkeypox Preparedness Team tasked with monitoring, planning, and coordinating precautionary efforts to address Monkeypox, which was spreading across the country at the time. On Aug. 10, President Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer issued a letter through the Navajo Nation Washington Office to U.S. President Joe Biden and U.S...

Window Rock, Ariz. – The Navajo Department of Health issued two new Public Health Emergency Orders on Aug. 19, updating the mask mandate for outdoors, updating gathering limits, declaring “medium risk” for the Navajo Nation, and guidelines for schools and businesses.


Under Public Health Emergency Order No. 2022-007:

·       All individuals on the Navajo Nation two years of age and older shall wear masks while indoors. Masks are only required outdoors when individuals are less than six feet from each other.

Under Public Health Emergency Order No. 2022-008:

·       All businesses are permitted to operate at 100% maximum capacity and must continue to comply with the...