Announcements

Navajo Word/Phrase: agota’/gota’

English Translation: joint in the knee

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Shi gota’ la’ diniih

Navajo Nation Heritage & Historic Preservation Department's (NNHHPD) Bears Ears Inter-Governmental Cooperative Agreement section has developed a monthly newsletter to provide consistent public education about Bears Ears National Monument's cultural, historical, and present-day significance to Diné.
Check out this edition to learn more about identifying Navajo sites and the importance of preservation.

Navajo Word/Phrase: shikéshgaan

English Translation: my toe nails

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): hikéshgaan hégizh.

Due to the recent Oak Ridge Fire, the Navajo Department of Transportation's conference rooms are being utilized as the Incident Command Post for their briefings. Therefore, please be advised that the following First AID/CPR/AED training courses have been cancelled:

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 - 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Thursday, July 10, 2025 - 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Navajo Word/Phrase: hakéshgaan

English Translation: One’s toe

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Hakéshkaan biih níísą.́ nail/nails

The Office of Background Investigations extends our heartfelt thoughts and prayers to the families, pets, and livestock impacted by the Oak Ridge Fire.

Navajo Word/Phrase: Jaa’í

English Translation: coffeepot

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Jaa’í tł’aashjaní gohwééh ła’biihnijaah.

Window Rock, Arizona - The Navajo Nation Occupational Safety & Health Administration (NNOSHA) has received multiple reports both by email and phone—regarding elevated air quality concerns due to the Oak Ridge Fire. These conditions have reached levels that may pose serious health and safety risks.

Oak Ridge Fire Safety Guidelines

Indigenous Pathways to Maternal and Child Health

Save the Date: November 5-7, 2025

Location: Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Navajo Word/Phrase: Ni’iisííh

English Translation: To make a series of mistakes or errors

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Kóhoot’éédą́ą́’ t’óó ‘ahayóidi ni’iyésíí’.

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Please be advised, the Navajo Nation Department of Retirement Services (NDRS) will be hosting the 24th Annual Retiree Recognition at the Twin Arrows Navajo Casino & Resort in Twin Arrows, Arizona. 

 Declaring a State of Emergency Due to the Oak Ridge Fire and Declaring the Need for Navajo Nation Resources to Address Current and Subsequent Impacts from Wildfire Impacts Across the Navajo Nation

Navajo Word/Phrase: Jeeh dílį́į́h

English Translation: Pinyon, pinewood, firewood

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Jeeh dílį́į́’ ła’ biiditįįh, deesk’aaz hazlįį’.

 The Facilities Maintenance Department will be shutting down the HVAC systems this evening in the Window Rock Administrative Area, with few exceptions for buildings that will remain operational. 

The Navajo Department of Child Care and Development (DCCD) has temporarily relocated the Karigan Child Care Center (CCC) staff and children to the Little Miss Muffet CCC in Fort Defiance, Arizona, due to air quality concerns in St. Michaels caused by the Oak Ridge Fire.

Navajo Word/Phrase: dį́į́’di ‘azlį́į́’

English Translation: It happened four times

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Dį́į́’di ‘azlį́į́’ go ląą beehląh łé.

Navajo Nation Enters Stage 2 Fire Restrictions

Please be advised that the Facilities Maintenance Department (FMD) is conducting a temporary shutdown of all HVAC units maintained by FMD and Fleet Management Department will be on stand by for tribal government fleet needs.

Staff Development and Training Department has released their FY2025 - Qtr. 4 Computer Training Schedule. these computer trainings are from July to September 2025. Deadline for Payment is set at the end of day, Friday, July 11th, 2025. 

If you have any questions, please contact the trainer at lpatterson@navajo-nsn.gov.

Navajo Word/Phrase: dah deeshzhah

English Translation: Sticking up, to be (as hair)

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Nitsii’ dah deeshzhah, shik’is.

Navajo Word/Phrase: tsints’ósí

English Translation: stick

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Tsints’ósí ła’ nidiitįįhgo bee’ tsédzi’naa’atsih.

Navajo Word/Phrase: atoo’

English Translation: stew

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Atoo’ ayóó łikango yishdląą’.

Navajo Word/Phrase: nihodii’á or nikihodiiah

English Translation: Steep, it is

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Kodóó t’áá íiyisíí nikihodiiah.

Navajo Word/Phrase: hóyéé’

English Translation: Steamboat

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Hóyéé’di lá ha’íí bahnida’aldeeh?

This notice serves as an announcement of the following upcoming advertised trainings:
• Computer Training
• Progressive Training
• First Aid/CPR/AED Training
•Non-Advertised Training

will close the training registrations and payments on Friday, July 11th, 2025 at 5:00pm MST. All payments for these training courses are to be submitted so deposits can be made to Navajo Office of the Controller’s General Accounting. Any registrations we receive, and payments are not submitted by July 11th,2025, we will cancel the registration. This is to comply with the date the Navajo Office of the Controllers has set forth on the deadline of when payments are to be submitted to General Accounting.

If you have any questions, you can contact us at (928) 871-6691.

Public Information

Nihinaaldlooshii doo nídínééshgóó k’ee’ąą yilzhish dooleeł explores the intersecting histories of U.S. Indian Commissioner John Collier’s livestock reduction programs with the legacy of the photography of Milton Snow.

Check out the latest installment of the monthly DODE recap newsletter, with photos and other highlights from May!

Join us for this 3-day event to engage in cultural presentations and education sessions on Diné teachings, as well as wholistic wellness services offered by DBMHS. 

This free, in-person event will feature on-site registration, local community resources, and ceremonial education opportunities such as Women and Men's Sweat Lodge.

Inquire for Booth Registration at (928) 810-8580.

See flyer for more details.

Request for Promotional Items for the 24th Annual Retiree Recognition on Thursday, July 3, 2025.

Navajo Word/Phrase: t’áadoo kót’é’ ílíní

English Translation: suddenly (without warning)

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Tó t’áadoo kót’é’ ílíní ásdįįd.

Leaders from the Department of Diné Education and the Bureau of Indian Education met in Tuba City on June 17 to discuss the next steps to formulating a unified response to the challenges presented by the current presidential administration's funding cuts and rollbacks.

Navajo Word/Phrase: ałt’anidzih

English Translation: to stutter

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Shizhe’é ayóí ałt’anidzih.

Navajo Word/Phrase: t’áá hoshch’į’

English Translation: suddenly

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Ashkii t’áá hosch’į’go nihich’į’ báhóóchįįd.

Navajo Word/Phrase: ádántsíjíkees

English Translation: Think for oneself or self

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Ádántsíjíkees łeh, áko t’áádoole’í doo hananitł’ah dah łeh.

The Navajo Division of Transportation (Navajo DOT) is proud to announce the launch of a new online portal that allows the public to report potholes across the Navajo Nation. This new feature is now available on the Navajo DOT website at navajodot.org.

The Diné Uranium Remediation Advisory Commission will hold its regular meeting in the Eastern Abandoned Uranium Mines (AUM) Region on Thursday, June 26, 2025, at 10 AM at the Thoreau Chapter House, 1 Mile Marker NM-371, Thoreau, NM, 87323. The Commissioners will tour the Eastern AUM Region mines on Friday, June 27, 2027. This Commission regular meeting will be open to the public.

The purpose of the Uranium Commission is to study and reach conclusions about the impacts of uranium mining and uranium processing on the Navajo Nation and to make recommendations to the President of the Navajo Nation and to the Navajo Nation Council for policies, laws and regulations to address those impacts.

For any questions, please contact the Uranium Commission Office at 928-318-4990.

Navajo Word/Phrase: Ałtsoh ahi’na’iildee’

English Translation: reunify

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Ałtsoh ahi’na’iildee’go, ałchíní dóó báda’olta’igíí needooltah t’áádoo ólta’ gone’ beeda’doolnih.

Please be informed that The Office of the Navajo Tax Commission will be closed on June 13, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM and will resume office hours at 3:00 PM. 

Navajo Word/Phrase: asdajincheeh

English Translation: shelter

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Asdajincheeh biłnahaząągóó éí ałchiní dóó ba’da’olta’igíí yina’jį nił t’ahdanichééh.