Déjà vu: Vetted truths and hidden costs of Nygren News
Navajo Times | Nicholas House
The March and May 2025 editions of the Nygren News sit on a table.
TÓ ŁIZHIN N.M.
More than 30 years after Chairman Peter MacDonald Sr. fell under the weight of corruption, the Navajo Nation is staring down a familiar stench.
President Buu Nygren’s taxpayer-funded newsletter, “Nygren News,” is now at the center of a growing scandal – accused of quietly draining funds from divisions to bankroll a vetted glossy, self-congratulatory publication.
While the “FREE” magazine brags of Nygren’s accomplishments, former employees have described a presidency in disarray: mass employee turnover, discordant leadership, leading in former President Joe Shirley Jr.’s shadow, and a culture of fear gripping Tségháhoodzání. Nygren News is written by the president’s content creators, most of them former Navajo Times “journalists,” who jumped State Route 264 to the president’s office.
To read the full article, please see the May 15, 2025, edition of the Navajo Times.
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