Author: Donovan Quintero

The Navajo Nation has taken a step toward enhancing its judicial and public safety infrastructure with the enactment of Legislation 0229-24. Sponsored by Delegate Eugenia Charles-Newton, the Law and Order Committee chair, this bill establishes the Judicial/Public Safety Facilities Fund Priority List for fiscal 2023 and 2024.

Former Navajo Nation Vice President Myron Lizer is being considered for a high-profile position in the federal government, potentially as assistant secretary for Indian Affairs.

We started the year reporting that Klee Benally had passed on. He was 48. He was the son of Jones and Berta Benally. He was from Dziłíjiin. The Naabik’íyáti Committee also recommended that the Navajo Nation Council override President Buu Nygren’s veto resolution that would approve virtual attendance at chapter meetings.

The American Relief Act, 2025, signed into law by President Joe Biden providing $1.7 trillion in federal funding to maintain government operations through March 2025, does not include the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement, or the Navajo Nation Rio San Jose Stream System Water Rights Settlement Agreement.