𝗞𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗳𝗳 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗷𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 This morning, I had the honor of joining Navajo YES and over a hundred community members for a heart racing two-mile run and walk to begin our Navajo Code Talkers Day

𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗷𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆: 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 I was honored to have been apart of today’s National Navajo Code Talkers Day event at the Navajo Nation Fairgrounds in Window Rock,

𝗣𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗹𝗲 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗜𝘁 𝗥𝘂𝗻 On Wed., Aug. 13, I had the privilege of joining our community for the Chinle Chapter’s Just Move It run, a three-mile event that was as much about knowing our limits as it was about challenging

𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗷𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿’𝘀 𝗞𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 Yesterday, in the heart of Chinle, the community gathered to honor the joy and promise of Navajo children during Kids Day at this year’s Central Agency Fair. This

𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗷𝗼 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 Yesterday, on Navajo Code Talker Day, we honored the brave men whose unbreakable code helped secure our freedom. I thank the descendants who

𝗡𝗮𝘇𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 NAZLINI, Ariz. — On Tuesday, Aug. 12, Nazlini Chapter meeting, residents and officials pressed Navajo Nation leadership on the community’s

𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗘𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘆: 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 In the community of Chinle, what is called Chi’ini’ii, meaning “where the water flows”

𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗷𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝗼𝗯𝘀, 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗼𝗻𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗽. 𝗘𝗹𝗶 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗲 On Thurs., Aug. 14, I had a productive meeting with Arizona Representative Eli Crane to

𝗦𝗪𝗔𝗜𝗔, 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 From 1922 to 2025, the Southwest Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) has stood as a powerful platform, not only for showcasing Native American art, but for amplifying the voices and stories of the artists behind the work. As

𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟯𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿 “Honoring our Colorful Horses with the Empowerment of Diné Language, Culture, and Tradition” was the theme of the

𝗙𝗕𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗷𝗼 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 WINDOW ROCK – Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are

𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗡𝘆𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 Within the center of the Nation, the community of Pinon lies within the

𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗡𝘆𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗨𝗦𝗗𝗔 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗩𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗷𝗼 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘁𝘆 WASHINGTON - Today at USDA Headquarters, Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren met with Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden,

𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗔 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 The claims forms for the newly expanded Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) program are now live on the Department of Justice's RECA website. The deadline to submit claims is December 31, 2027. Please

$𝟮.𝟯 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗷𝗼 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻-𝗢𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗷𝗼 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 WINDOW ROCK — Since taking office, Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren has

𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁'𝘀 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗡𝘆𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗼𝘆𝗮 This week, during my visit to Crownpoint Chapter in the Eastern Navajo Agency, I was joined

𝗔 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀: 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗡𝘆𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗝𝗠𝗜 SMITH LAKE, N.M. – Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren joined the Smith Lake community under the summer sun for its Just Move It (JMI), a Navajo

𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗡𝘆𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 LITTLEWATER, N.M. — Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren met with Littlewater Chapter officials on August 21 to

𝟯𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗵 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗷𝗼 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗼 “𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱: 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀, 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲” August 22–24, 2025 Among the green juniper, piñon, and pine, I was honored to join Vice