Navajo Nation reports 22 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths
The Navajo Nation has implemented a stricter weekend lockdown as it looks into new clusters of coronavirus cases from family gatherings and off-reservation travel.
Navajo Nation reports 18 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths
Tribal officials said 104,884 people have been tested on the vast reservation that covers parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, and 7,250 have recovered from COVID-19.
Navajo Nation reports 32 new coronavirus cases and no deaths
Tribal officials said 104,746 people have been tested on the vast reservation that covers parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah and 72,250 have recovered from COVID-19.
Judge won’t extend time to count Navajo Nation mail-in ballots
Navajo Nation residents will not get an extra 10 days after Election Day for their mail-in ballots to be counted, a judge has ruled.
Judge mulls giving more time to count Navajo Nation mail-in ballots
A lawyer representing six Navajo Nation members said mail service on the reservation is much slower and argued that Arizona’s requirement for ballots be turned in to by 7 p.m. on election night would disenfranchise tribal members.
Navajo Nation will participate in COVID-19 vaccine trials
“Several COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials are making progress across the U.S. and it’s important that the Navajo people have an opportunity to participate in a Phase 3 trial,” Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez said in a statement.
Flags to be flown at half-staff Sept. 15 after two Navajo Nation members die at Fort Hood
Two soldiers from Arizona's Navajo Nation died at Texas Army Base, Fort Hood, marking deaths 27 and 28 at the base this year. Now, Navajo Nation's President is calling for answers.
Navajo Nation reports 9 new COVID-19 cases, 1 more death
Much of the Navajo Nation has been closed since March as the coronavirus swept through the vast reservation that extends into New Mexico, Utah and Arizona.
Death row inmate Lezmond Mitchell executed in Indiana
Lezmond Mitchell, a Native American, became the fourth person to die on death row from a lethal injection this year, for the killings of a woman and her 9-year-old granddaughter in 2001.
Vice President of Navajo Nation, which was hit hard by COVID-19 pandemic, to speak at RNC
The Vice President of the Navajo Nation, which was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, is set to speak at the Republican National Convention.
Nurse helps to give residents of Navajo Nation 'equal opportunities to fight this virus'
An ICU nurse is working to make sure residents of the Navajo Nation have an equal chance to fight COVID-19 as it's been one of the hardest hit spots during the pandemic.
FBI seeking information as investigation over the murder of two brothers on the Navajo Nation continues
Months after two brothers from Ohio are found dead on the Navajo Nation, FBI officials are still investigating the case.
Navajo death row inmate seeks Supreme Court review of case
Lezmond Mitchell is scheduled to be put to death Aug. 26 at a federal prison in Indiana where he’s being held. He lost a bid in the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to interview jurors.
Popular tourist sites on the Navajo Nation can reopen soon
Popular tourist destinations on the Navajo Nation, including Canyon de Chelly, can welcome back tourists under the tribe's reopening plan.
Navajo man loses latest bid to delay federal execution
His attorneys sought a delay from the U.S. District Court in Arizona where he was sentenced in the 2001 slayings of a 63-year-old fellow Navajo tribal member and her 9-year-old granddaughter. They argued the execution must be performed under Arizona law.
Navajo Nation reports 22 more COVID-19 cases, 4 more deaths
Navajo Department of Health officials said 86,759 people have been tested for the coronavirus and 6,920 have recovered as of Aug. 12.
Native American man seeks further delay of federal execution
Lezmond Mitchell, who is Navajo, is set to be put to death on Aug. 26. He’s among the first inmates whose executions were scheduled after the U.S. Justice Department said that it would resume carrying out capital punishment for the first time since 2003.
Navajo Nation reporting 15 new COVID-19 cases
Officials with the Navajo Nation are reporting 15 more cases of COVID-19
Execution set for sole Native American on federal death row
Despite the grisly nature of the killings, tribal officials and even the victims’ family opposed the death penalty. Native American tribes for decades have been able to tell federal prosecutors if they want a death sentence considered for certain crimes on their land. Nearly all, including the Navajo Nation, have rejected that option.
Navajo Nation reports 54 new COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths
The latest weekend lockdown that includes the closure of businesses began after sunset on July 24 and ended on the morning of July 27. The tribe also has implemented daily and nighttime curfews.