SHIPROCK, N.M. – The largest Navajo town will soon see the hotel it’s been waiting for since 2015 begin to rise from the desert like its namesake. On Thursday, Navajo Nation President Nygren spearheaded the groundbreaking of the $22.5 million Shiprock Pinnacle Hotel....
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Navajo President Buu Nygren sees vision of thriving marketplace take shape at new Shiprock“Yideeską́ądi Nitsáhákees” Flea Market
Navajo President Buu Nygren sees vision of thriving marketplace take shape at new Shiprock“Yideeską́ądi Nitsáhákees” Flea Market SHIPROCK, N.M. – Under the canopies of the cottonwood trees that grow along the banks of the San Juan River, Navajo vendors like bakers,...
Navajo President Buu Nygren approves lease for $700 million Horseshoe Bend Development, called model for Navajo tourism
‘A model for Navajo Nation tourism, economic development’ LeCHEE, Ariz. – A $700 million resort development project at one of the country’s most popular tourist destinations got the green light from the Navajo Nation here Friday. Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren...
Navajo President Buu Nygren responds to allegations in Legislative Branch news release regarding continuing resolution
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren today responded to inaccurate statements by the Navajo Nation Council in an Oct. 1 press release that questioned his reasons and use of his line-item veto authority applied to the Council’s Sept. 16 continuing...
Navajo President Buu Nygren line-item vetoes continuing resolution, asks Navajo Nation Council for comprehensive budget by November
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren has line-item vetoed $2.7 million from the Navajo Nation Council’s Sept. 17 continuing resolution, off-Navajo Nation travel, while retaining funding for veterans, elders, domestic violence shelters and...
Navajo President Buu Nygren tells U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs two water settlements end decades of litigation, brings certainty to tribes
WASHINGTON – Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren told the U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee today that two water rights settlements now before Congress will help end the expensive need to haul water for thousands of Navajos in Arizona and New Mexico. “Roughly a...
Navajo President Buu Nygren discusses value of sovereignty with federal Homeland Security secretary to have Navajo IDs recognized
WASHINGTON – Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren has brought the single most important doctrine of the Navajo Nation to the attention of the highest civilian federal official whose job it is to protect the security of the United States In a private meeting Tuesday with...
U.S. Sens. Heinrich, Luján introduce Rio San José Stream System Water Rights Settlement Act, companion bill to H.R. 8945 introduced by U.S. Rep. Leger Fernández in the House on July 9
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico on September 9, 2024, introduced S. 4998, legislation to approve the Navajo Nation Rio San José Stream System Water Rights Settlement Agreement in New Mexico. The bill is companion...
Navajo President Buu Nygren welcomes Netflix film Rez Ball, director Sydney Freeland home to Navajo Nation
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – It’s been 19 months since Emmy-nominated film and TV writer-director Sydney Freeland visited Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren to tell him about her latest project: the Netflix production of Rez Ball. Next week, millions across the country will...
Navajo President Buu Nygren supports former uranium miners’ call for justice in op-ed, A Legacy of Harm: Navajo Demands Justice for Uranium Mining Victims
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren today issued an editorial commentary in support of former Navajo uranium miners who will travel to Washington next week to seek justice through the Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act, S. 3853....
President Nygren thanks Navajo Council for passing Continuing Resolution, awaits certified resolution
September 16,2024 Honorable Crystalyne Curley, SpeakerOffice of the SpeakerNavajo Nation CouncilP.O. Box 3390Window Rock, AZ 86515 RE: Unanimous Passage of Continuing Resolution for the Navajo Nation for Part of Fiscal Year 2025, Beginning October 1, 2024 and Not to...
Navajo President Buu Nygren’s executive order to streamline hiring goes online to ease job application headaches, cut down tribal job vacancies
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – A decades old roadblock to apply for thousands of tribal jobs came down today with the launch of the Navajo Nation Jobs Apply Portal. “In fact, we got two applications a few minutes ago,” said Reycita Toddy, executive director of the Division...
Comprehensive Budget top priority for President Nygren, calls for collaboration with the Navajo Nation Council
MEMORANDUM September 13, 2024 Honorable Crystalyne Curley, SpeakerOffice of the SpeakerNavajo Nation CouncilP.O. Box 3390Window Rock, AZ 86515 Dear Honorable Delegates of the 25th Navajo Nation Council, I am compelled to express the urgency and seriousness of the...
Navajo President Buu Nygren, OPVP warn of government shutdown should Navajo Council continue to delay passing comprehensive budget
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren’s office notified the tribe’s executive branch divisions, departments and employees to prepare for layoffs or a government shutdown because of the lack of a Council-approved comprehensive budget. On Tuesday,...
Navajo President Buu Nygren signs $24.2 million contract to replace playground equipment at 16 child care centers
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren today signed a $24.2 million contract that is certain to make some of his favorite constituents happy. On Ashkii Happy Kids Day at the 76th Annual Navajo Nation Fair, the President awarded the contract to...
Congratulations to Crystalyne Curley and Justin JonesJuly 21, 2026
President Nygren Signs 24 Intergovernmental Agreements to Advance $11.5 Million in New Mexico Community ProjectsJuly 17, 2026
President Nygren Approves $130.6 Million Indian Housing Plan for Fiscal Year 2027July 17, 2026
President Nygren Signs Historic Legislation Advancing Broadband and Public Safety Across the Navajo NationJuly 17, 2026
President Buu Nygren thanks Navajo Nation firefighters and emergency respondersJuly 16, 2026