WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Members of the 25th Navajo Nation Council are voicing their disapproval of Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren's recent line item vetoes, which eliminated critical funding for the Legislative Branch.

The funds were included in a six-month Continuing Resolution adopted unanimously by the Council on Sept. 16, in order to avoid employee layoffs and continue critical government operations beyond the end of the current fiscal year which concluded on Sept. 30.

“President Nygren campaigned on working together with the Navajo Nation Council, but his recent line item veto actions contradict his promises," Speaker Crystalyne Curley said. "Taking away critical funding for...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The Navajo Nation Board of Election Supervisors updated the Naabik'íyáti’ Committee on the upcoming general election and the disqualification of 192 candidates from positions on the general election ballot on Sept. 26.

The decision to remove the 192 candidates follows Resolution CJA-08-24, which requires candidates to file their campaign expense reports within 10 days of any Navajo Nation election, including primaries. Failure to file disqualifies candidates for five years.

According to the Chair of the Board of Election Supervisors, Melvin Harrison, 99 grievances have been filed with the Office of Hearing and Appeals.


Harrison emphasized that the election...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation Council Delegate Lomardo Aseret announced on Sept. 30 that he is stepping down as a member of the council, effective immediately, to retire from public service and spend more time with family and loved ones.

Aseret has served as an elected member of the Council since January 2023, representing the communities of Houck, Klagetoh, Nahata Dziil, Tsé Si Ani, and Wide Ruins.

“I am very grateful for the opportunity to serve my communities and I thank the people who supported and helped me along the way," he said. "I feel we set the foundation for many initiatives that are in progress. I also thank all of my Council colleagues, staff members, and many...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren has line-item vetoed $2.7 million from the Navajo Nation Council’s Sept. 17 continuing resolution, off-Navajo Nation travel, while retaining funding for veterans, elders, domestic violence shelters and scholarships.

He said the Council’s unprecedented and muddled continuing resolution, Legislation CS-39-24, provides only 50% of Fiscal Year 2024 Comprehensive Budget amounts for some Navajo programs, departments and divisions, while others are funded at 100% for a six-month period, rather than approving the FY 2025 Comprehensive Budget that complies with an established Three Branch Chiefs agreement approach.

“Though this...