FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 17, 2020 Member of the Navajo Nation tests positive for COVID-19 coronavirus WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – On Tuesday, Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer were informed by the Navajo Department of Health that a 46-year-old member of the Navajo Nation with recent travel history tested positive for the COVID-19 […]

On a conference call with members of the media on the afternoon of March 17, 2020, Michael Toedt, the chief medical officer for the Indian Health Service, confirmed three “presumptive positive” cases of COVID-19 within IHS. According to Toedt, the three cases are in the following areas of IHS: * Portland Area * Great Plains Area (Charles […]

The Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice President FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2020 Nez-Lizer commit to identifying internal funds to address COVID-19 coronavirus after Council votes down emergency funding WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer are stepping up to identify funds within the Executive Branch to protect the […]

The 24TH NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL Office of the Speaker FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2020 Navajo Nation Council rejects $3 million appropriation on Department of Emergency Management deficiencies WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — At the special session of the 24th Navajo Nation Council, a $3 million appropriation request by President Nez was not approved due to deficiencies […]

News Release: Navajo Nation Council to hold Special Session Monday, Mar. 16, 2020 WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Speaker Seth Damon announced Friday that a special session of the 24th Navajo Nation Council will be held Monday, Mar. 16, 2020 at the Department of Diné Education beginning at 10:00 AM. The Navajo Nation Council will consider two […]

The 24TH NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL Office of the Speaker FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 13, 2020 Uranium public hearings postponed WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The Naabik’íyáti Committee of the 24th NavajoNation Council announced Thursday that the Mar. 13 and Mar. 14 UraniumPublic Hearings planned for Chinle and Tuba City are postponed until further notice. “The postponements […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 13, 2020 Nez-Lizer announce temporary reduction in non-essential government services, closure of schools, and public parks to prevent spread of COVID-19 WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – On Friday, Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer announced more proactive measures to prevent the potential spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus on the Navajo […]