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The Latest Breaking News from Navajo Nation

New Mexico man killed in rare fatal bear attack, only second in state in a century

Police department for Navajo Nation neither identified the victim nor said what type of bear had killed him

The Guardian - US · Aug 21

With Promises of Money, Controversial Gas Pipeline on Navajo Nation Passes First Hurdle

Pipeline would cross 234 miles of tribal land in New Mexico and Arizona. Committee hearing schedule catches community group off guard.

Capital & Main · Apr 29

Suspected drunk driver accused of plowing into Navajo Nation Christmas parade and killing a 3-year-old

Under Navajo law, the suspect faces a maximum sentence of one year in prison

The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2025

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Relief for grieving mother as three charged in cold case death of son

It comes amid an FBI push to investigate unsolved crimes in Indian Country

The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2025

A Navajo man cries out for water on a pinnacle in Utah: Elliot Ross’s best photograph

‘This is me shouting into the wind for change,’ said Tim, who lives in the Navajo Nation, where a third of residents have no running water. ‘But it falls on closed ears’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2025

Four dead after medical transport plane crashes on Navajo Nation in northern Arizona

Crash occurred as medical flight was en route to pick up patients

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2025

On the Navajo Nation, the List of Mystery Wells Continues to Grow

Old oil wells on the reservation spew chemical-laden water. The feds have done little to honor treaty obligations to clean them up.

Capital & Main · Jul 21, 2025

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Native American Tribes Warn Members About Confronting ICE Following Reports They Are Being Targeted During Deportation Roundups

Navajo Nation reps said that Certificates of Indian Blood (CIBs) and state-issued IDs are not being recognized by ICE agents as valid proof of citizenship

Latin Times · Jan 30, 2025

‘Fear and anxiety’ as Navajo Nation members targeted in ICE operations

Native American report ICE wasn’t recognizing their documentation

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2025

Harassment probe appears to clear Navajo president, stokes new wave of political upheaval

Political turmoil is erupting at one of the largest Native American tribes in the U.S. as the top attorney for the Navajo Nation announced that an investigation has cleared the Navajo president of sexual harassment allegations by the vice president

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2024

AP PHOTOS: Emptiness sculpts everything from daily life to politics on Arizona's Navajo Nation

Emptiness paints the vast ranges and rugged mountains of Arizona’s 22 Native reservations, sculpting daily life, culture and even politics in nearly a quarter of the state

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2024

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz Criticizes Trump's Treatment Of Native Americans

Governor Tim Walz's visit to Navajo Nation, supporting Kamala Harris and criticizing Trump's treatment of Native Americans, marked a significant moment in ...

Navajo Nation Making Strides In Electrification Efforts

Learn about efforts to electrify Navajo Nation households and the impact on residents' lives.

Navajo Nation opposes lunar burial, demands consultation

Join the discussion on the controversial plan to send human remains to the moon, as indigenous cultures raise concerns about cultural desecration.

NASA responds to Navajo Nation's request to delay private mission placing human remains on the moon

NASA representatives responded to the Navajo Nation's request to delay a private mission carrying human remains to the moon alongside agency scientific payloads.

The Independent UK · Jan 1, 2024

Navajo nation asks Nasa to delay moon launch over plan to bury human remains

Tribe accuses space agency of breaking past commitments to consult over lunar missions

Reason · Sep 5, 2023

Harriet McConnell Retford on Arizona v. Navajo Nation

"[The decision] showcases the now-familiar contrast between the Court’s two different approaches to conservative jurisprudence: the strict formalism of Justice Gorsuch—a stern insistence that the United States live up to the letter of its legal obligations come hell or high water—as opposed to the status-quo, stare decisis driven conservative jurisprudence…

Reason · Sep 5, 2023

Prof. Todd Henderson (Chicago) on Arizona v. Navajo Nation

"[T]he Court held that despite being a 'trustee' for the Navajo Nation and despite having promised the Navajo water sufficient to make its lands productive, the United States does not have an obligation to help the Navajo obtain that water."

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Salon · Jul 2, 2023

How Arizona stands between tribes' water

For the Navajo Nation, the fight for water rights has real implications, with infrastructure often never built

The Conversation · Jun 23, 2023

Supreme Court rules the US is not required to ensure access to water for the Navajo Nation

The Navajo Nation, the largest Native American reservation in the U.S., covers 27,000 square miles (70,000 square kilometers) in the Southwest – an area larger than 10 states. Today it is home to more than 250,000 people – roughly comparable to the population of St. Petersburg, Florida, or Winston-Salem, North…

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2023

Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in Colorado River water rights case

The Supreme Court has ruled against the Navajo Nation in a dispute involving water from the drought-stricken Colorado River

WEKU · Mar 20, 2023

The Supreme Court wrestles with questions over the Navajo Nation's water rights

Almost a third of the reservation's 170,000 residents lack access to clean, reliable drinking water. The tribe wants to be able to represent itself in litigation over the Colorado River.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 20, 2023

Supreme Court may keep alive Navajo Nation water rights claim in Arizona

WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court confronted on Monday the question of whether the government must do more to provide water for the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona.

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2023

Supreme Court seems split in Navajo Nation water rights case

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

Tribune News Service · Mar 16, 2023

Supreme Court to hear arguments on Navajo Nation water needs

WASHINGTON — The Navajo Nation will argue Monday at the Supreme Court that the United States must meet the water needs of their reservation in Arizona, amid long-standing tensions about how to apportion the dwindling flow of the Colorado River.

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