Navajo Nation extends stay-at-home order, lifts weekend lockdowns
Beginning January 25, Navajo Nation residents will be required to stay home 24 hours a day, with the exception of essential workers, or anyone who needs to get food or medicine.
Navajo Nation President: 80% of its allocated COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered
Officials with the Navajo Nation say they are looking for more vaccines to protect their people against COVID-19. So far, they have administered 80% of the 26,000 doses they have received.
Navajo Nation casinos lay off more than 1,100 amid COVID-19 closures
The tribe’s Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise said they had to move ahead with the layoffs because of lack of revenue caused by the closures.
Navajo Nation reports 122 new COVID-19 cases, 10 more deaths
The Navajo Nation renewed a mandated lockdown requiring all residents to stay home except for emergencies, shopping for essentials like food and medicine or traveling to an essential job. The lockdown is slated to last until Jan. 11.
Tribes try to shield elders and their knowledge from virus
Tribes across the nation are working to protect elder members who serve as honored links to customs passed from one generation to the next.
As COVID-19 vaccines begin to arrive, Navajo Nation President urges residents to not let their guard down
The Native American nation, which occupies a portion of Arizona and New Mexico, has been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Navajo Nation reports 175 new COVID cases, 10 new deaths
Navajo Nation health officials on Friday reported 175 new COVID-19 cases and 10 new virus-related deaths.
Power plant stacks that loomed over Arizona come down
Three towering concrete stacks that were the most visual reminders of a coal-fired power plant that operated for decades along the Arizona-Utah state line is no more.
Navajo Nation reports another 160 COVID cases plus 4 deaths
Navajo Department of Health officials said 77 communities on the reservation still have uncontrolled spread of the coronavirus.
Navajo Nation reports 231 new COVID-19 cases, 12 more deaths
Tribal officials have said nearly all intensive care unit beds on the reservation are being used as COVID-19 cases surge.
Team Rubicon deployed to Navajo Nation to assist with COVID-19 response
The Native American nation has been one of the hardest hit by the pandemic since it began.
Navajo Nation under another three-week lockdown, ICU at capacity
The Navajo Nation is under another three-week lockdown as COVID-19 cases rise and ICU beds are filled.
Navajo Nation ICU beds at full capacity; lockdown extended
A Navajo Nation official said ICU beds are full and "we’re still not seeing the most dire impacts from the (Thanksgiving) holiday gathering that occurred.”
Navajo Nation WWII veteran dies at age of 103
World War II veteran and Navajo Nation resident Fred Johnson has died at 103, leaving behind six kids, 32 grandchildren, 59 great-grandchildren and 14 great-great grandkids.
Medical officials serving Navajo Nation make urgent plea: Stay home
The Navajo Nation has been seeing more cases daily than it did in the spring when it was a national hotspot. Now, the tribe no longer can draw on the resources it once did.
Biden names Navajo Nation Health Director to COVID-19 Advisory Board
Jill Jim of the Navajo Nation and Executive Director of the Navajo Nation Dept. of Health was named to President-elect Joe Biden's COVID-19 Advisory Board.
Navajo Nation reports 221 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths
Navajo Nation officials have implemented a three-week stay-at-home lockdown that is in effect 24-hours a day, seven days a week because of rising coronavirus cases.
Navajo Police: Missing girls found after Amber Alert was issued
Police say Jayda John, 7, and Jaylee Spencer, 14, were staying with their uncle in Fort Defiance, Arizona when they were taken by his girlfriend.
Fifth Arizona state lawmaker infected with coronavirus
Rep. Arlando Teller from the Navajo Nation has tested positive for the coronavirus, making him the fifth Arizona lawmaker to have the disease.
Native American votes helped secure Biden’s win in Arizona
Native American voter turnout surged in Arizona, helping Joe Biden win a state that hadn’t supported a Democratic in a White House contest since 1996.