Announcements

Participants interested in the October 30 DODE meeting are invited to complete a Federal Funding Impact Survey to help DODE and partner organizations identify specific impacts that federal actions and the current government shutdown is impacting education for Native schools and children and to develop a collective position statement.

Please complete and email your completed surveys to fclark@nndode.org and jameylowrey@nndode.org as soon as possible.

"Start up Business" workshops

This memorandum serves as formal notice that the Navajo Nation Department of Information Technology (NNDIT) continues to receive cybersecurity alerts from our Security Operations Center (SOC) services, Tribal-ISAC, and other trusted partners, indicating a notable rise in cyberattacks targeting tribal government resources. These attacks often involve phishing, malware, and data-theft campaigns aimed at compromising sensitive government systems across Indian Country, including those within the Navajo Nation.

Join us for treats and activities! 

Friday, October 31, 2025, 2pm - 6pm

North Parking Lot

North of Admin. Building 1

Please join the Division of General Services in their Halloween Festivities!

The Navajo Nation Department of Diné Education will host a Federal Funding Update convening on Thursday, October 30, at the DODE Auditorium in Window Rock from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm. This meeting will bring national and local Native education leaders and advocates to discuss the impacts of the ongoing federal government shutdown and budget negotiations regarding education funding for tribally controlled schools, tribal colleges, public schools, and other federally funded programs, including the implications and the need to organize a plan of action.

This memorandum serves as formal notice that the Navajo Food Distribution Program will be closed
from Monday, October 27,2025, through Friday, October 31,2025. During this period, both
the Central Administration and Warehouse Offices will be closed to all Divisions, Programs,
Departments, and the Public.

Navajo Word/Phrase: Sợ nidadeeztąądi

English Translation: constellation

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Ma’ii sợ yaayiiyazgo biniinaa nidadeeztąąd silįį’.

Please be informed that the NNLC Staff and Commissioners will be attending the Navajo Nation Law CLE Conference in Phoenix, Az on Friday, October 24, 2025. Our office will be closed from Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. to Friday, October 24, 2025 to 5:00 p.m.. Regular business hours will resume Monday, October 27, 2025.

If you are filing any documents please utilize the drop box to your left of the entrance door OR submit it to Office of the Speaker with Name, Date & Time.
Please contact me by email at laborcommission@gmail.com if you have any questions. Thank you.

Procurement Service Contract Templates from the Office of the Attorney General.

The Navajo Police Department, Navajo Emergency Medical Services and Navajo Fire Department, Shiprock invite all area programs and departments to participate with a booth set up for the Annual Trunk or Treat and Pumpkin Distribution. 

October 23, 3:30pm - 6:30pm

Shiprock Chapter Parking Lot

Hosted by Window Rock Police District

October 24, 2025 from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Located north of the two-story building

DATE: 11/05/2025

TIME: 8:30 am – 12 pm

LOCATION: NDOT Bldg., Room 307 & 308

Navajo Word/Phrase: Yikáísdáhí

English Translation: Milky Way

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): T’ahdoo haiłkaahdąą’, yikáísdáhí bich’į choozhdilzįįh dóó’ baahnaajiiłniih

Navajo Word/Phrase: K’os

English Translation: clouds

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): K’os ałtso diilkǫʼgo biniinaa k’adęę dichiił.

Reminder:

• Tilt Your Blinds!
• Turn off the Tap!

Navajo Nation Secures Preliminary BEAD Award in Utah to Expand High-Speed Internet Access

Free Event - On Site Registration

Significance of NAC Ceremony, Sandpainting as an Art, Ceremonial Sandpainting for Healing, Health and Wellness, Coyote Stories, Emergence Stories and Significance of Herbal Medicines

Thursday, October 23, 2025 8am - 4pm

Phil L. Thomas Performing Arts Center, Shiprock, NM

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

Navajo Word/Phrase: Wót'áadi Niłch'i

English Translation: atmosphere

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Wót’áadi niłch’i ayoó deesk’aaz hai jį' hodilzhishgo

Join Good Health & Wellness in Indian Country and Navajo Special Diabetes Program in a Turkey Trot Walk/Run Series in November: Tuesdays 11/4, 11/18, 11/25 from 11:30am-1pm at the Window Rock Museum Trail, and on Thursdays 11/6, 11/13, 11/20 from 11:30am-1pm at the Window Rock Fairgrounds. See flyer for link to register and contact information.

The Navajo Nation Employee Benefits Program is conducting an Employee Survey to gather your feedback regarding a change in the Benefits Package and Premiums. This Survey will remain open for the next 2 weeks and will close on October 31, 2025. Your participation is vital as it will help us in making decisions regarding your employee benefits.

The Navajo Nation Department of Personnel Management (DPM) is pleased to announce the launch of a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) information webpage, supporting the Nation’s ongoing transition to a unified, modern ERP platform.

The new page is available at dpm.navajo-nsn.gov/erp-info.html. The ERP Information page provides employees, leaders, and citizens with a central hub for updates, resources, training dates and project details related to the ERP

This memorandum serves as an official notification that all Navajo Nation Executive Branch employees, permanent and temporary, are granted Four (4) Hours of Administrative Leave from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 17, 2025. Please support the Western Navajo Fair.

Window Rock Fueling Station will be shut down temporarily on Friday, October 17th, 2025

In coordination with Tsehootsooi Medical Center the Navajo Department of Health's Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program will be hosting a vaccine drive on Wednesday and Thursday, October 29 and 30, 2025, at the NDOH East Conference Room in Administration Building 2, 1st Floor, Window Rock, Arizona.

Navajo Nation Surface Mining has the following Ink Cartridges and Drums:

If any Department is interested in cartridges or drums, they will be available for pick up at the
Minerals Department. Contact person will be Alexis Bahe, phone: 928-871-6588 or by email:
abahe@navajo-nsn.gov.

We would like to inform you that the Office of the Navajo Tax Commission will be closed from November 4, 2025, to November 6, 2025, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM for training purposes. Normal office hours will resume on November 7, 2025, at 8:00 AM. All tax inquiries will be addressed when the office reopens. Thank you for your understanding. 

Section 2(H) of the Navajo Nation Council Resolution CS-44-25, approving the FY 2026 Comprehensive Budget, included an appropriation from the Personnel Lapse Saving Fund Account to establish a personnel pool to fund personnel costs once an individual is hired for a vacant position. Disbursements from the pool are to be handled administratively through a process developed by the Department of Personnel Management, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Office of the Controller, in consultation with the Department of Justice.

Reminder:

• Turn off the lights when not in use.
• Clear vents of any clutter and debris.

Informing all Navajo Nation Divisions, Departments, and Programs the completion of the telephone system upgrade for Navajo Department of Health - Executive. Sunstate Technology has successfully installed and updated VOIP.

An updated list for DOH/Executive staff, attached.

This memorandum serves to remind all Navajo Nation Divisions, Departments, and Programs to adhere to the following precautionary measures to maintain comfortable indoor temperatures and prevent frozen or ruptured water pipes during freezing weather conditions.

This memorandum is issued to notify all staff that renovation work will begin in the Administration Building One. The affected areas include the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Section, Department of Personnel Management (DPM) Section, and Division of General Services (DGS) Section.

Starting Tuesday, October 14, 2025, AG Solutions will be present on-site to commence preparatory activities for the removal of specified office areas and cubicles located on the northeast section of the second floor in Administration Building One.

The Navajo Natural Heritage Program has excess ink and toner leftover. We would like to give the ink and toners to other departments that utilize printers that use those specific parts.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact me at (928) 871-7501 or email at retcitty@nndfw.org.

The Office of the Controller program sections staff will be in various trainings in the next few weeks for the new ERP system. There may be some delay in processing of documents during this time period. Your understanding and patience would be appreciated.

This memorandum is notice that OMB Office will provide limited services from Monday, October 13, 2025, to Friday, October 17, 2025. This will be from 9:30am to 4:30pm each day. OMB staff will be attending training to prepare for implementation of the new Budget Development System by Arctic IT/ERP. OMB will resume regular business hours on Monday, October 20. 2025.

October is Energy and Water Conservation Month. Let's do our part and conserve energy in workplaces! 

This memorandum provides formal justification for the FY 2026 insurance billing process. At this time, chapters have not received an approved budget for FY 2026. Accordingly, the Risk Management Program will not bill for FY 2026 General Liability coverage until chapters confirm their approved budget allocations.

This memorandum serves as an official notification that all Navajo Nation Executive Branch employees, permanent and temporary, are granted two (2) hours of Administrative Leave from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Friday, October 10, 2025. Please use this time to return home safely, as severe inclement weather is expected. Excluded from this release are Division Directors, Deputy Division Directors, and OPVP Executive Staff who will continue with their regular business duties. Essential service workers, first responders, other emergency personnel, and public safety employees will continue to follow their set schedules, unless arrangements are made with an immediate supervisor.

Colonial Life's next on-site visit is scheduled for:

October 14 & 15, 2025

Time: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Location: Admin BLDG 1

Upcoming FY 2026 1st Quarter First Aid / CPR / AED training dates: October, November and December 2025. 

 Department of Resource Enforcement has excess toner leftover. We would like to give the toners to other departments that utilize printers that use those specific toners. 

This advisory is to inform the public that all the Navajo Tribal Parks will remain open during the Federal Government Shutdown. The Navajo Nation is a sovereign nation with its own tribal parks and recreational areas. The Navajo Tribal Parks that will remain open are: Monument Valley, Lake Powell, Little Colorado River, Four Corners Monument, Window Rock Veterans Memorial Park, and Tseyi Heritage Area-Cottonwood Campground. As the Navajo Parks and Recreation Department, we have a commitment to preserve and protect our natural resources, and we will remain open to serve our Diné People and our traveling guests. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation during this time. We look forward to welcoming you to our beautiful Navajo Tribal Parks.

For more information, please contact the Navajo Parks and Recreation Department - Window Rock Central Office at (928) 871-6647, or visit our website at www.navajonationparks.org.

This memorandum serves as an official notification that all Navajo Nation Executive Branch employees, permanent and temporary, are granted Four (4) Hours of Administrative Leave from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 3, 2025. Please support the Northern Navajo Fair, the oldest fair on the Navajo Nation.

Excluded from this release are OPVP Executive Staff, Division Directors, and Deputy Division Directors who will continue with their regular business duties. Essential service workers, first responders, Chapter employees, Division of Transportation employees, and other emergency personnel will continue to follow their set schedules, unless arrangements are made with an immediate supervisor.

Navajo Word/Phrase: chizh

English Translation: fire wood

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Chizh nidahageeh jį’ hoolzhiizh.

Good afternoon Navajo Nation, We would like to share with you the following announcements from the Navajo Special Diabetes Program.

• Event Cancellation - "NNSDP Community Health & Fitness Hiking Series"
• Community Cross Fit Fun Challenge - October Schedule
• Window Rock Wellness Center "Change of Hours" 8am to 5pm. Only on listed dates.
      - Wednesday, October 1, 2025
      - Monday, October 13, 2025
      -Wednesday, October 15, 2025
• Dilkon Wellness Center Office Closure. Following Dates only:
      - October 10-15, 2025
      - Tuesday, October 21, 2025
      - Wednesday, October 22, 2025
• Fuel for Wellness - October Schedule
• Ball & Bar - Fitness Classes Schedule

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This temporary road closure in front of the Office of the President and Vice-President is
extended to Friday, October 3rd. The crosswalk installation is expected to be completed in this
area and the parking lot by the Veteran’s Memorial Park remains open. Please use caution and be
vigilant of the workers in the area during this time.

Navajo Word/Phrase: Deesk’aaz

English Translation: cold and frigid

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): K’ad éí deesk’aaz hooleeł