Navajo Nation

Line crews with Light Up Navajo have connected nine homes to the electrical grid in the last two weeks as part of the sixth installment of the project.

A new report identifies ways to create resilient water and wastewater systems in historically neglected communities most vulnerable to climate change.

The petition to remove Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren from office failed to get enough signatures to prompt a recall election.

Tribal leaders told lawmakers in the U.S. House that the administration’s “chainsaw approach” to government cuts will disproportionately harm Indian Country.

Navajo Nation officials this week addressed ongoing concerns about the recent restart of uranium ore hauling through the reservation.

The company that owns a uranium mine near the South Rim of the Grand Canyon has resumed trucking ore from the site. It follows an agreement with Navajo Nation officials last month to allow the shipments to cross the reservation.

A federal grand jury has indicted a Navajo man, his father and a business partner on charges that they were running illegal marijuana growing operations in New Mexico and on the Navajo Nation to supply the black market.

Navajo Nation officials have agreed to allow shipments of uranium ore to again cross the reservation. It comes after tribal leaders threatened to turn back trucks hauling ore from a mine near the Grand Canyon last summer.

Tribal leaders are advising members on what to do if they're approached by federal law enforcement. The guidance follows what tribal leaders call concerning encounters with immigration officials.

Some Indigenous people fear racial profiling and a lack of adequate IDs could lead to confusion during possible raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.