WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Mental health services provided to Navajos by Arizona, New Mexico and Utah may soon be improved through the adoption of traditional Navajo teachings and knowledge if incorporated into their programs. Officials with these states’ child welfare...
Statements and Releases
Navajo Nation President unveils $55 million federal urban assistance program for Navajo homeowners
PHOENIX — Urban Navajos who own homes off the Navajo Nation will soon receive some unexpected help they’ll want but didn’t need to ask for. On Monday, Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren told 250 Phoenix metro area Navajo homeowners that the Nation received a $55...
Statement by Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren on Executive Protection Services program
September 7, 2023 As we look ahead to the coming new year, I want to take time to address questions regarding the Executive Protection Services program, changes to the Navajo Nation plan of operation relating to EPS, and the sudden focus on the hiring of a Navajo...
Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren runs as Grand Marshal of Central Fair Parade
CHINLE, Ariz. — Fairgoers to the 37th annual Central Navajo Fair Parade would not have seen this year’s Grand Marshal waving to the large crowd from his official float this year. That’s because he ran the length of the parade route on Saturday here instead – signing...
President Nygren, First Lady Blackwater-Nygren tell first year Utah State students ‘we believe in you’
BLUFF, Utah — Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren and First Lady Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren told the incoming class of freshman class at Utah State University here how they remember the apprehension they felt on their first day of college and how they overcame it....
Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument established, new uranium mining prohibited
TUSAYAN, Ariz. — U.S. President Joe Biden, Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren, and tribal leaders from across the region celebrated the new Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument today. Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni translates to Ancestral Footprints...
President Nygren Testifies Before U.S. House of Representatives
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
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
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.
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
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...
President Nygren addresses concerns at the Four Corners Monument
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
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
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...
Apache County, Navajo Nation team up for roads
WINDOW ROCK – Apache County Board of Supervisors Chairman Alton Shepherd says his county is ready to partner with Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren to have roads and bus routes maintained as both want. On Thursday, Chairman Shepherd presented President Nygren with...
Shiprock First Responders Building Opens To Strengthen Public Safety and Emergency ResponseSeptember 1, 2026
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President Nygren Approves Agreement Supporting Tribal Enrollment Services in CrownpointAugust 31, 2026
Reviving Navajo Windmills to Strengthen Water Access Across the NationAugust 29, 2026
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