Letters

An action by the president of the Navajo Nation on or about April 9, 2025, bothers me so much that I must write this letter of concern. It was that day President Nygren (shitsóí) visited Trump (Mr. Yellowhair) in D.C. What took shitsóí to D.C. was one of the many executive orders signed by Mr. Yellowhair, Executive 14241

The seemingly temporary location of the flea market in Shiprock, New Mexico, has been by the riverbank of the San Juan River for a while now. Many canopies and vehicles get clustered in close proximity to one another as people gather to sell or to buy on many weekends.

Another opening day of Navajo Nation Council quarterly session has taken place and another empty seat goes unfilled as Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren displays his lack of leadership and accountability to the Navajo people.

I recently bought your paper and wanted to let you know how enjoyable it was to find a full-size comprehensive local newspaper again. I worked on a small paper for six years as a younger person––learned all about typesetting and platemaking and camera work. And eventually retired from the printing business.

In February 2023, I, Alexander Chambers, a Navajo citizen and experienced restaurant owner and operator in Farmington, N.M., reached out to the Office of the President and Vice President of the Navajo Nation, the Navajo Nation Division of Economic Development, the Shiprock RBDO, and the Navajo Nation Shopping Center with a proposal to invest in and build a new restaurant in Shiprock, N.M., on the Navajo Nation.