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At least 15 Indigenous people in Arizona and New Mexico have been stopped and questioned or detained as part of federal immigration enforcement operations, Navajo Nation officials told CNN.
The Navajo Nation Police are funded by federal contracts and grants and general Navajo Nation funds. This police department is one of only two large Native American police Departments with more than 100 sworn officers in the United States (the other is the Oglala Lakota Nation's police department).
Navajo Nation officials have contacted the Department of Homeland Security, the governors of Arizona and New Mexico, and ICE to address the reports, the Office of Navajo President Buu Nygren said ...
In December 2010, the President and Navajo Council approved a proposal by the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA), an enterprise of the Navajo Nation, and Edison Mission Energy to develop an 85-megawatt wind project at Big Boquillas Ranch, which is owned by the Navajo Nation and is located 80 miles west of Flagstaff. The NTUA plans to ...
Michelle Brown-Yazzie is a Native American attorney who serves as the Assistant Attorney General for the Navajo Nation Department of Justice Water Rights Unit. In this role, she works to protect the water rights of the Navajo Nation, advocating for the rights of the Nation's citizens and protecting the natural resources of the area.
The Supreme Court appears to be split in a dispute between the federal government and the Navajo Nation over water from the drought-stricken Colorado River. The high court heard arguments Monday ...
The Navajo Rangers (formed 1957 [2]) is an organization of the Navajo Nation in the Southwestern United States, which maintains and protects the tribal nation's public works, natural resources, natural and historical sites and assist travelers.
Leonard Gorman, executive director of the Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission, said in an interview Monday the plaintiffs agreed to the new map because it "increased the Native American voting ...