Statements and Memoranda

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation Department of Public Service today announced the arrest of the suspect in the triple shooting with one fatality that occurred in Cameron, Ariz., on Monday.  Derick Myron of Tuba City was arrested at 12:41 a.m. on May 2, 2024. He...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Seven weeks after asking President Biden for his assistance, Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren signed legislation that adds the Navajo Nation Council’s imprimatur to ban the transportation of uranium ore across Navajo lands. Joined by Navajo...

LUPTON, Ariz. – Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren issued the following statement regarding the train derailment that occurred on the New Mexico side of the Arizona-New Mexico state line near Lupton, Arizona, on Friday, April 26, 2024. “Today, federal, tribal and...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren today announced the Navajo Nation will join the Biden-Harris Administration’s new freshwater initiative. The freshwater preservation plan called “The America the Beautiful Freshwater Challenge: A Partnership to...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Tribal revenue increases, protection against uranium contamination and potholes figured prominently in Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren’s State of the Navajo Nation address on Monday.  In his quarterly report to the Navajo Nation Council,...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Planning for the first Navajo Nation Welcome Baby Celebration is ramping up fast to become the “can’t miss” event of the spring. Moms, dads, grandparents and new babies born between April 2023 and April 2024 will be treated to 500 catered lunches,...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren on Friday ensured that the final phase of construction of the Shonto La Quinta Hotel will be completed this summer. The President approved an additional $3.4 million in ARPA funding to finish phase three...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren got to do Thursday what he enjoys most: save jobs. With an American Rescue Plan Act deadline looming, on Wednesday the Navajo Nation Council amended its 2021 ARPA legislation to save 105 Navajo employees’ jobs. ...

LeCHEE, Ariz. – After nearly 55 years, the land that was leased by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and five utilities to build the huge Navajo Generating Station has been returned to the Navajo Nation. On March 18, Lemuel Brown, the Salt River Project on-site...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – In a first of its kind partnership, the Navajo Nation has awarded a $24 million grant from the American Rescue Plan Act to ZenniHome, a producer of sustainable, affordable factory-made homes using the highest quality materials. The grant will be...