Navajo Nation

The Supreme Court has ruled against the Navajo Nation in a case centered on the tribe’s rights to the drying Colorado River. The tribe claimed it was the federal government’s legal duty to help figure out their future water needs, and aid them in using their rights. But in a 5-4 decision, the justices said an 1868 treaty included no such promises.

Diné College in Tsaile, Arizona, has a leading role in serving the educational needs of the Navajo Nation, but also has helped foster economic development in the area. One professor shares how her program has shaped life on the reservation.

The Navajo Nation has been hit hard by the pandemic. Saturday's numbers bring the tribe’s total number of cases to 40,019 and known deaths to 1,551 since the pandemic began.

On Sunday, the Navajo Nation reported 85 additional COVID-19 cases and four more deaths. Sunday marked the 15th time in the last 38 days that the tribe…

On Sunday, the Navajo Nation reported 36 more cases of COVID-19 and three more deaths.The latest numbers pushed the tribe's totals to 33,780 confirmed…

The Navajo Nation has reported 63 more COVID-19 cases and one additional death.According to the latest numbers released Saturday, the tribe’s total number…

Navajo Nation Tribal President Jonathan Nez says all executive branch employees will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of September or…

On Tuesday, the Navajo Nation reported no new deaths related to COVID-19 for the tenth consecutive day.According to the Associated Press, the tribe…

According to a news release, the Navajo Nation is scheduled to receive nearly $50 million of funding from the American Rescue Plan to help carry out…

As Native Americans are killed by the coronavirus at a rate nearly twice that of Caucasian people, groups are forming to care for and deliver supplies to…