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Harassment investigation clears Navajo president and stokes new wave of political upheaval
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Harassment investigation clears Navajo president and stokes new wave of political upheaval

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — Political turmoil erupted within one of the largest Native American tribes in the U.S. as the attorney general for the Navajo Nation announced that an investigation had cleared the tribal president of sexual harassment allegations by the vice president. The tribe has been mired in political upheaval since April, when Navajo Vice President Richelle Montoya publicly …

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Arizona governor negotiates pause in hauling of uranium ore across Navajo Nation
5 months, 1 week ago

Arizona governor negotiates pause in hauling of uranium ore across Navajo Nation

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Energy Fuels said in a statement Friday that it …

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Navajo Nation charges 2 tribal members with illegally growing marijuana as part of complex case
1 year ago

Navajo Nation charges 2 tribal members with illegally growing marijuana as part of complex case

Associated Press  

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Authorities on the largest Native American reservation in the U.S. have charged two tribal members with illegally growing marijuana on the Navajo Nation, marking just the latest development in a years-long case that also has involved allegations of forced labor. Tribal prosecutors announced the charges Thursday, claiming that Navajo businessman Dineh Benally and farmer Farley BlueEyes …

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Supreme Court ruling complicates Navajo Nation’s fight for more water
1 year, 6 months ago

Supreme Court ruling complicates Navajo Nation’s fight for more water

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — On some parts of the Navajo Nation, where roughly a third of the people lack reliable access to clean water, people have to drive for miles on red dirt roads to lug water home. Two decades after the Navajo Nation sued the federal government to force them to act, their frustrating, meandering journey through the federal …

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US Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in water rights case
1 year, 6 months ago

US Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in water rights case

Al Jazeera  

Indigenous community had sought to assess water needs amid historic drought in the Colorado River Basin. The United States government does not have a responsibility to “take affirmative steps to secure water” for the Navajo Nation, the US Supreme Court has ruled, dealing a blow to the Indigenous community’s efforts to outline its water rights amid historic drought. Navajo Nation …

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Protest derails planned celebration of 20-year ban on oil drilling near Chaco national park
1 year, 6 months ago

Protest derails planned celebration of 20-year ban on oil drilling near Chaco national park

Associated Press  

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It was supposed to be a homecoming of sorts for U.S. But her return to Chaco Culture National Historical Park on Sunday was derailed when a group of Navajo landowners blocked the road, upset with the Biden administration’s recent decision to enshrine for the next 20 years what previously had been an informal 10-mile buffer around the …

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Biden orders 20-year ban on oil, gas drilling to protect tribal sites outside New Mexico’s Chaco
1 year, 7 months ago

Biden orders 20-year ban on oil, gas drilling to protect tribal sites outside New Mexico’s Chaco

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — Hundreds of square miles in New Mexico will be withdrawn from further oil and gas production for the next 20 years on the outskirts of Chaco Culture National Historical Park that tribal communities consider sacred, the Biden administration ordered Friday. “Today marks an important step in fulfilling President Biden’s commitments to Indian Country, by protecting Chaco …

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Navajo Nation rescinds mask mandate on vast reservation
1 year, 11 months ago

Navajo Nation rescinds mask mandate on vast reservation

The Independent  

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Buu Nygren sworn in as next Navajo Nation president
1 year, 11 months ago

Buu Nygren sworn in as next Navajo Nation president

Associated Press  

FORT DEFIANCE, Ariz. — Buu Nygren was sworn in Tuesday as the next president of the vast Navajo Nation, a job that will test his ability to make good on promises to deliver water, electricity and broadband to tens of thousands of residents who don’t have it. Julian Begay, a 36-year-old school board member and farm board president in Many …

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Buu Nygren uses familiar platform to win Navajo presidency
2 years, 2 months ago

Buu Nygren uses familiar platform to win Navajo presidency

Associated Press  

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Buu Nygren entered the Navajo presidential race with a platform echoed by generations of candidates: deliver basic needs on the vast reservation where most roads are unpaved and thousands of families don’t have running water or electricity. Nygren ousted incumbent President Jonathan Nez, who guided the tribe during a pandemic and signed off on a plan for …

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Navajo presidential hopefuls represent change or continuity
2 years, 2 months ago

Navajo presidential hopefuls represent change or continuity

Associated Press  

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Navajos next week will choose whether to elect a president who has never held political office or one whose career in tribal government spans two decades. Incumbent President Jonathan Nez and challenger Buu Nygren emerged as the top two vote-getters among 15 candidates in the tribe’s primary election in August. Nygren’s energy in some ways resembles what …

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Wisconsin committee releases $200K for farmer mental health
5 years, 4 months ago

Wisconsin committee releases $200K for farmer mental health

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Legislature’s finance committee voted unanimously Wednesday to allow state agriculture officials to spend an additional $200,000 to help struggling farmers deal with depression and mental health problems. The Joint Finance Committee set aside $200,000 as part of the 2019-21 state budget to help farmers struggling with mental health issues, but the panel didn’t release it …

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