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On March 17, 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic was reported to have reached the Navajo Nation. [ 3 ] The virus then spread rapidly through the Navajo Nation [ 4 ][ 5 ] to the point that the Navajo, in 2020, had a higher per capita rate of infection than any state of the United States. [ 6 ] The population according to the 2010 United States census ...
August 30, 2024 at 7:22 PM. The Navajo Nation has approved emergency legislation meant to strengthen a tribal law that regulates the transportation of radioactive material across the largest ...
Already, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the federal government is not bound by treaties with the Navajo Nation to secure water for the tribe. Navajo has the largest land base of any of the ...
Despite a heavy Republican and Democratic presence at the 76th annual Navajo Nation parade, Indigenous Arizonans gathered there said they felt disenfranchised and detached from the political system.
Treaty of Bosque Redondo. Arizona v. Navajo Nation, 599 U.S. 555 (2023), was a United States Supreme Court case which determined that the Treaty of Bosque Redondo did not require the U.S. Government to take affirmative steps to secure water for the Navajo Nation.
President Jonathan Nez of Navajo Nation stated that this increase was due to increased testing capacity as "More than 23,791 members, or 11% of the population of the Navajo Nation, has been tested for the virus." [28] In a press release appealing to the Navajo community Nez said, "With every passing day, we are a day closer to beating COVID-19 ...
The Supreme Court appears to be split in a dispute between the federal government and the Navajo Nation over water from the drought-stricken Colorado River. The high court heard arguments Monday ...
The Navajo Nation Council (Navajo: Béésh bąąh dah siʼání) is the Legislative Branch of the Navajo Nation government. The council meets four times per year, with additional special sessions, at the Navajo Nation Council Chamber, which is in Window Rock, Arizona. The council is composed of 24 district delegates, or councilors, chosen by ...