Author: Donovan Quintero

Community members and visitors attended the opening of the new St. Michaels Chapter House on Nov. 14.

A confidential audit memorandum delivered to the Navajo Nation Council and the Office of Ethics and Rules on Nov. 18 has become a pivotal warning about the government’s long-standing structural weaknesses that now threaten the Nation’s ability to manage the last of its American Rescue Plan Act dollars before time runs out.

Navajo Nation District Court Judge Malcom Begay has ruled that Speaker Crystalyne Curley can proceed with her lawsuit challenging President Buu Nygren’s attempt to fire Controller Sean McCabe, install an interim controller and enforce line-item vetoes that cut into the Legislative Branch budget.

Standing beneath the late afternoon sun outside the Rough Rock Community School gymnasium, 34-year-old Wesley Yazzie of Chinle paused as the rhythmic beat of drums carried across the field. The Navajo song and dance was dedicated to honoring veterans, a moment of reflection for Yazzie, who recently completed 13 years in the U.S. Army.

A national infant botulism investigation that includes one confirmed case in Arizona has led to a voluntary recall of two batches of ByHeart infant formula, prompting warnings across 10 states.