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The Navajo Nation Presidency, in its current form, was created on December 15, 1989, after directives from the federal government guided the Tribal Council to establish the current judicial, legislative, and executive model. This was a departure from the system of "Council and Chairmanship" from the previous government body.
Window Rock is the site of the Navajo Nation governmental campus, which contains the Navajo Nation Council, Navajo Nation Supreme Court, the offices of the Navajo Nation President and Vice President, and many Navajo government buildings. Window Rock's population was 2,500 at the 2020 census. [4]
The powwow has been held at Tingley Coliseum on the EXPO New Mexico grounds, previously known as the New Mexico State Fair, since the 2017 Gathering of Nations. [4] Organizers of the 2020 event pivoted from an in-person gathering to one that streamed video in order to abide by COVID-19 lock down mandates. [ 20 ]
The Navajo Nation filed a lawsuit in Apache County in Arizona on Tuesday requesting that the county extend voting an additional two hours from 7pm to 9pm, citing concerns that some people have ...
Navajo Upper Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon in the American Southwest, on Navajo land east of Lechee, Arizona.It includes six separate, scenic slot canyon sections on the Navajo Reservation, referred to as Upper Antelope Canyon (or The Crack), Rattle Snake Canyon, Owl Canyon, Mountain Sheep Canyon, Canyon X [4] and Lower Antelope Canyon (or The Corkscrew). [2]
Jim Abeita (also known as James Abeita, Jimmy Abeita and James Abeyta; born 1947) is a Navajo oil painter from Crownpoint, New Mexico.He is best known for his realistic landscapes and portraits depicting his native people and their history and traditions.
Oct. 20—John Kinsel Sr. sat in the front row for the photo, on the far right side. It was 1942, and he was a fresh-faced teenager, having graduated from St. Catherine Indian School in Santa Fe ...
Miss Navajo Nation is a pageant that has been held annually on the Navajo Nation, United States, since 1952. The first Miss Navajo was Beulah Melvin Allen , in 1952. [ 1 ] She was crowned at the Navajo Nation Fair, the largest fair held on the Navajo Nation, which had been established three years earlier.