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Navajo Nation Council Chamber (Navajo: Béésh bąąh dah si'ání) is the center of government for the Navajo Nation.The landmark building, in Window Rock, Arizona, is significant for its association with the 1930s New Deal, and its change in federal policy for relations with Native Americans, as established in the Indian Reorganization Act.
The council meets four times per year, with additional special sessions, at the Navajo Nation Council Chamber, which is in Window Rock, Arizona. The council is composed of 24 district delegates, or councilors, chosen by direct election , who represent 110 municipal chapters within the states of Arizona , New Mexico , and Utah .
Window Rock is served by Arizona State Route 264, and Indian Route 12 . Window Rock is served by a local regional airport : Window Rock Airport. Window Rock Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile south of the central business district of Window Rock, in Apache County. It is owned by the Navajo Nation.
The office of the Speaker of the Navajo Nation Council was created in 1991 following restructuring of the Navajo Nation government. [1] The Speaker is the head of the legislative branch and presides over sessions of the council. [2] The Speaker of the council serve a term of two years during the administration of the incumbent President.
According to Harvard Law School, "the judicial system of the Navajo Nation is the most active tribal judicial system in the United States, with a case load that rivals, and in some instances exceeds, many municipal, county, and state judicial systems." [1] The Supreme Court of the Navajo Nation sits in Window Rock. [2]
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St. Michaels (Navajo: Tsʼíhootso) is a chapter of the Navajo Nation and a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. The Navajo Nation Government Campus is located within the chapter at Window Rock. The population was 1,443 at the 2010 census. [3]
In 2002, Joe Shirley and Frank Dayish (Shirley's political running mate) entered the race for the Presidency of the Navajo Nation and defeated incumbent President Kelsey Begaye [5] with 31,406 votes to 23,964 cast for Begaye. [4] Joe was inaugurated as the President of the Navajo Nation on January 14, 2003, in Window Rock, AZ. [6]