Navajo Nation Council

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez has signed a resolution into law that increases criminal penalties for owners of free-roaming dogs and other animals that attack people.

Funeral services were held Friday for a former Arizona state representative from the Navajo Nation. Daniel Peaches died Tuesday of cancer at the age of 82, according to a statement by the Navajo Nation Council.

Navajo Nation lawmakers continue to voice their concerns over a U.S. Interior Department plan to ban new oil and gas drilling near Chaco Culture National Historical Park in northwestern New Mexico. The federal proposal seeks to protect lands surrounding one of the nation’s most important Indigenous sites.

Renowned Diné silversmith and former Navajo Nation Council Delegate Victor Beck Sr., has died at the age of 80. He was originally from Pinon, Arizona, from the Many Goats Clan, and born for the Salt People Clan.

The Navajo Nation Council is considering a bill to expand helium extraction on the reservation. Tribal leaders are eager to create revenue and jobs after recent coal mining losses.

Navajo Nation leaders have finalized a second wave of COVID-19 hardship assistance payments for tribal members. They hope it’ll alleviate the effects of the pandemic, which has hit the tribe especially hard.

The Navajo Nation Council on Wednesday passed emergency legislation allocating $557 million for a second round of hardship assistance checks.

The Navajo Nation Council is opposing a Biden administration plan to ban new oil and gas drilling within 10 miles of Chaco Culture National Historical Park for 20 years. Lawmakers say it could have negative economic effects on tribal communities within the area.

The Navajo Nation Council has passed legislation requiring all government employees across the reservation to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. It…

The Navajo Nation Council is pushing for the renewal of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, slated to expire next year. The program currently…