THE NAVAJO NATION Executive Order No. 04-2023 ADDRESSING THE IMPACTS OF ABANDONED URANIUM MINES AND ADVOCATING FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION TO REMEDIATE SAID IMPACTS WHEREAS: The President of the Navajo Nation serves as the Chief Executive Officer for the Executive Branch of...
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President Nygren Testifies Before U.S. House of Representatives
Jul 13, 2023 | Press Room, Statements and Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Today Navajo Nation President Nygren delivered an impassioned testimony before the House Natural Resources Committee's Subcommittee on Energy and Minerals, emphasizing the importance of tribal sovereignty, economic survival, and the protection of...
President Nygren meets with families of missing and murdered loved ones
Jul 10, 2023 | Press Room, Statements and Releases
WINDOW ROCK — Faces filled with grief and desperation stared at President Buu Nygren as he listened solemnly before the group of families gathered in the State Room. The issue of missing and murdered indigenous women had reached a crisis point in the country, and he...
Nation’s leader meets with Army Corps of Engineers commander
Jul 7, 2023 | Press Room, Statements and Releases
WINDOW ROCK — Access to water. That was one of the topics Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren talked with Brigadier General Antoinette R. Gant, Commander and Division Engineer of the South Pacific Division for the Army Corps of Engineers, on Thursday morning. After an...
Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren speaks at the annual tribal nations summit on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, in Mescalero, N.M.
Jul 7, 2023 | Press Room, Statements and Releases
WINDOW ROCK — President Buu Nygren, along with other tribal leaders, participated in the 2023 Annual Tribal Leaders Summit in Mescalero, New Mexico. The summit served as a platform for the Navajo Nation President to interact with tribal leaders and New Mexico Governor...
President Nygren makes unscheduled visit to Navajo-owned business
Jul 3, 2023 | Press Room, Statements and Releases
BLANDING, UTAH — Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren made an unscheduled stop at a Navajo-owned trading post on Thursday morning in Blanding, Utah. Owner of the establishment, William Day, originally from St. Michaels, was making his famous coffee for customers...
Memorandum: Navajo Nation Executive Branch Division, Program, & Department Employees
Jul 3, 2023 | Memoranda, Press Room
MEMORANDUMDATE: SUBJECT:TO: Navajo Nation Executive BranchDivision, Program, & Department EmployeesFROM: Dr. Buu Nygren, PresidentTHE NAVAJO NATION July 3, 2023(4) Four Hour Holiday Early ReleaseThis memorandum serves as an official notification that all Navajo...
President Nygren addresses concerns at the Four Corners Monument
Jul 3, 2023 | Press Room, Statements and Releases
WINDOW ROCK – For years, the Four Corners Monument Business Alliance has been one of the few vocal advocates seeking to improve derelict and decrepit conditions at the monument but one of many with complaints. The most difficult part of its struggle has been to find...
President Nygren gives keynote address at Indigenous Men’s Conference
Jun 30, 2023 | Press Room, Statements and Releases
MOAB, Utah — President Buu Nygren delivered a passionate speech on leadership and fatherhood yesterday at the Indigenous Men's Conference held in Moab, Utah. The conference focused on empowering Indigenous men. In his keynote address, President Nygren spoke candidly...
Light Up Navajo volunteers recognized for service to Navajo people
Jun 27, 2023 | Press Room, Statements and Releases
SEATTLE, WA. — President Buu Nygren of the Navajo Nation honored dozens of volunteers with Light Up Navajo for installing electrical power lines in over 120 Navajo homes that previously lacked electricity. The volunteers who have donated their time and resources...
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