Navajo Nation

Today is National Navajo Code Talkers Day. In the proclamation written by President Ronald Reagan, he wanted today to be a “day dedicated to all members of the Navajo Nation and to all Native Americans who gave their special talents and their lives so that others might live.” In World War Two, code talkers playedFull Story

The Navajo Nation is asking President Trump to commute the death sentence for the only Native American man currently on death row. Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez asks the president to reduce the sentence of Lezmond Mitchell to life in prison. Mitchell was sentenced to death after he was found guilty of killing 63-year-old AlyceFull Story

The Navajo Nation continues to see success on the COVID-19 front. Tribal health officials said Tuesday there were 19 new cases of the coronavirus with no new deaths. The death toll from the virus remains at 473 with over 93-hundred cases and nearly 69-hundred recoveries. There have been over 86-thousand people tested for the virusFull Story

The Navajo Nation continues to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic. On Sunday, health officials reported 15 new cases and two new deaths due to the coronavirus. The Navajo Nation has seen just over 93-hundred cases with nearly 69-hundred recoveries and 472 deaths. President Jonathan Nez says the numbers are a “good indication that the majorityFull Story

The Navajo Nation is modifying its weekend curfews. President Jonathan Nez said during an online town hall Tuesday that this weekend there will be a 32-hour curfew instead of the 57-hour one. The new curfew will run from 9 p.m. Saturday through 5 a.m. Monday. The 32-hour curfew will remain in place the rest ofFull Story

Navajo Gaming has extended the closure of all of its casinos until at least August 16th and will begin the second phase of temporary layoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Navajo Gaming started the first phase of the temporary layoffs of over 900 employees on Tuesday, with the second phase of the layoffs of anFull Story

Dine College wants students to go back to college for the fall semester and work on getting their degree. The college is offering a 50-percent tuition discount for new, returning, continuing and transferring students who enroll for the fall 2020 semester. The college is offering most of their 358 courses online for the fall semester,Full Story

The Navajo Nation will keep government offices and entities closed until August 16th. President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer signed the new executive order Wednesday. Nez says the number of cases of COVID-19 is slowly decreasing, but the rise in cases in nearby big cities such as Phoenix and Albuquerque led to theFull Story

The Navajo Nation reached a positive milestone in the fight against COVID-19 Sunday. Health officials reported 25 new cases, which marks 24 straight days with less than 100 new cases. However, officials do report seven new deaths from the virus. The total number of deaths is 422. Nearly 86-hundred people have tested positive for theFull Story

The Navajo Nation is going back into a 57-hour weekend curfew starting tonight, as Arizona continues to see a spike in COVID-19 cases. There were 79 new cases of the virus reported on the reservation Thursday with two new death. In total, there have been 407 deaths, over 84-hundred cases and over 62-hundred recoveries fromFull Story