WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — During the Diné Bi Olta School Board Association (DBOSBA) Spring Conference, members of the Health, Education, and Human Services Committee (HEHSC) discussed cultural enhancements to the Navajo Nation educational system.

Around the Rez: April 17

GRAND CANYON, Ariz. — In an unprecedented collaboration, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the Havasupai Tribe have published a report unveiling potential radiation exposure pathways stemming from uranium

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Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren thanked veterans at the 7th Annual National Vietnam War Veterans Day event March 29. It was hosted by the Northern Navajo Veterans Organization in Shiprock, New Mexico. The theme was “Silent Warriors of Vietnam.”

Around the Rez: April 10

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — To align with Arizona’s primary election dates and keep voter turnout intact, the Navajo Nation passed emergency legislation to move its tribal primary election from August to July, matching the state’s schedule.

TUBA CITY — Tuba City Regional Health Corporation (TCRHC) announces its acknowledgment and respect for the upcoming solar eclipse set to occur on Monday, April 8 between approximately 11:08 a.m. and 1:35 p.m. (DST)

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The 21st Annual Lori Piestewa Navajo Hopi Honor Ride (NHHR) is scheduled from May 16 -19. The annual ride brings in riders from all over the United States, as they ride to support armed forces, past and present.

PHOENIX — The $1.2 trillion budget package that Congress was working to pass March 22 included everything from protection for gas stoves to restrictions on payments to the Chinese government. What it didn’t include was an extension for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, which compensates people who lived downwind from nuclear test sites and developed cancer as a result.

PAGE, Ariz. — Sounds of heavy machinery inside the bustling 40,000-square-foot ZenniHome facility in Page suddenly fell silent once Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren was introduced. The Navajo Nation announced a $50 million contract to construct 200 free homes for Navajos in dire need March 12.

Around the Rez: April 3

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — “Home of the Navajo” (Diné Bikéyah) PRCA Rodeo will be held May 31 – June 2 at the Dean C. Jackson Arena/Navajo Nation Fairgrounds in Window Rock, Arizona.

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. ­­— Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren signed an emergency council resolution March 8, changing the Navajo Nation Primary Election date for 2024, in response to a recent law passed by Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs last month

ALBUQUERQUE — Morrie Lee Begaye recently appeared in federal court on an indictment charging him with second degree murder.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Coconino County Health and Human Services announce that Dr. Michael Madsen has accepted the role of Chief Medical Examiner following the retirement of Dr. Lawrence Czarnecki. He started March 2.

Around the Rez: March 27

LECHEE, Ariz. — After nearly 55 years, the land leased by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and five utilities to build the Navajo Generating Station has been returned to the Navajo Nation.

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren finalized an agreement March 20 totaling $7.8 million to deploy unique drinking water solutions to as many as 584 homes on the Navajo Nation.

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The shareholder representatives of the Naat’áanii Development Corporation (NDC) voted unanimously to remove all seven of the board of directors during a special meeting held March 13, according to a press release from the Navajo Nation Council.