Announcements

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This is to inform all that Employee Benefits Program will have limited services beginning Friday, November 7, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. to Friday, November 14, 2025 to 5:00 p.m. for staff to attend Training.

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

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

The Navajo Division of Behavioral & Mental Health Services is hosting an Excessive Furniture & Equipment Distribution. Open to the general public, all items are on a first come, first served basis and must be picked up on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at the DBMHS Sober Living Center in Chinle, AZ. For more information, please call (928) 674-2572. Ahéhee' - Thank you.

FMIS is still down until further notice, due to Fiscal Year Close Out. Purchasing is working on the close-out. 

The Department of Information Technology (DIT) invites you to our Cybersecurity Month Haunted House on October 29–30, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, at Tribal Hill Drive in Window Rock, AZ. 🎃👻

Step into a spooky setting while learning how to Protect, Detect, and Respond to cyber threats. This free event combines Halloween fun with important cybersecurity awareness, and a short presentation on cybersecurity will be provided upon entry.

Don’t miss out on the scares, treats, and tips to keep your digital world safe!

Navajo Word/Phrase: da’neestʼą

English Translation: ripe

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Nanise’ éí k’ad da’neestʼą́.

Shiprock Fleet Management will be open during normal business hours and extend our hours on the following days during the 112th Northern Navajo Nation Fair.

Friday, October 03, 2025        5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Saturday, October 04, 2025        1:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Shiprock Fleet Management will attend to MINOR repairs and wrecker/road services only.  All Department and Programs are to ensure all PM-Services are completed by your respective Fleet Service Center before commencing travel.  All Department and Programs need to confirm that vehicle and personal HID cards are active prior to travel. Use of Wright Express commercial fuel card in the local area is not permitted.

For after hour roadside assistance that involves towing, contact Shiprock Police Department at (505) 368-1350/1351.  Shiprock Service Center will have personnel on stand –by.

If there are any questions, contact Shiprock Fleet Management at (505) 368-1195/1196.

Navajo Word/Phrase: Ye’bicheii

English Translation: Holy people/ dancers during ceremony

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Ye’bicheii ada’niilzhiizh

This memorandum is regarding notice of limited services of the Records Management Department - Records Sections located in Fort Defiance, AZ.
Due to limited staff being available to retrieve any documentation or records over the next two weeks. The RMD Warehouse is relocating temporarily and therefore services will experience some delays.

October 2025 BCAM Mobile Mammogram Schedule:

Canoncito Health Center: 10/3-4

Pine Hill Health Center: 10/6-7

Winslow Indian Health Care Center: 10/15-16

Chilchinbeto Clinic: 10/29

Sage Memorial Hospital (Ganado): 10/30

This memorandum is to provide notification of a temporary road closure in front of the Office of the President and Vice-President from Monday, September 29, 2025 to Tuesday, September 30, 2025. A crosswalk will be installed in this area, but the parking lot by the Veteran’s Memorial Park will remain open. Please use caution and be vigilant of the workers in the area during this time.

The Navajo Nation Employee Benefit Program’s Annual Open Enrollment period begins in October and continues through November for election of dependent health and life insurance. Regular status employees may take this opportunity to submit an enrollment application to add eligible dependents to their insurance coverage who may not have been added within 31 days from the date they initially became eligible.

Navajo Word/Phrase: Na’akaii

English Translation: Ye’bicheii Ceremony

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Toohdi ni’diikaii

The Navajo Disability Awareness Conference will be held October 29, 2025 at High Country Conference Center in Flagstaff, AZ. This conference will provide information and workshops for people with disabilities and for people who work with individuals with disabilities on the Navajo Nation. 

The conference will also allow the opportunity for families to learn about early childhood programs and resources that are available in the area. 

This memo serves as official notification that, beginning Monday, September 29, 2025, all (navajo-nsn.gov account holders will be prompted to verify their sign-in using multi-factor authentication (MFA) when accessing Microsoft 365 or other Navajo Nation work application.
Moving forward, all @navajo-nsn.gov users will standardize on either the Microsoft Authenticator app or the Cisco Duo Authenticator app for MFA.
Microsoft will retire its older MFA and self-service password reset (SSPR) settings on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. These legacy settings are being replaced by a new unified security system that enhances account protection and simplify management.

Navajo Word/Phrase: níyoltsoh

English Translation: tornado, hurricane

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Ńléí halgaigi níyoltsoh naaghá.

Navajo Word/Phrase: níyol

English Translation: it is windy, wind

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Yas bił níyolgo doohoot’įįnda. Doola’ níyol da.

Navajo Word/Phrase: Bíla’ashdla’ii

English Translation: la’, hand, finger, ashdla’ii or human being

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Bíla’ashdla’ii wolyéii bił dah nahaz’ą́ą́góó t’áá ‘ał’ąą bizaad dahólǪ́.

This is to inform all that Employee Benefits Program Office will be CLOSED beginning Thursday, September 25, 2025, 8:00 a.m. to Friday, September 26, 2025 ending at 5:00 p.m. for all staff to attend Training Development/Work Session.

Forms can be found on our website at www.benefits.navajo-nsn.gov. Documents can be scanned and emailed to our centralized email inbox at benefitsdocs@navaio-nsn.gov. All staff emails can be found on our website under Contact Us. All calls will be diverted to voicemail and responded to until Monday, September 29, 2025, at 8:00 a.m.

 Please be advised that the Navajo Nation Department of Retirement (NDRS) would like to inform all Navajo Nation government branches, divisions, and programs that our phone services have been restored as of 11:00 AM this morning. 

Please be inform that the telephone devices for Staff Development & Training Department are temporary out of service due to technical issues with connecting to the telecommunication provider. This issue transpired at the close of business day of September 16th, 2025.

The time to resolve this issue remains unclear and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause when attempts are made to reach our department and staff members.
We have been in contact with all parties in this matter to resolve this issue. If you need to contact the staff at Staff Development & Training Department, you may reach them via e-mail.

The hyperlink provided below will direct you to the department’s contact webpage:
https://nnstaffdevelopment.navajo-nsn.gov/Contact

We appreciate your patience and understanding. Any updates will be provided soon as we receive them.

Navajo Word/Phrase: ’adinídíín

English Translation: light

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): ’Ooljéé’ bee ’adinídíín.

Navajo Word/Phrase: hadeeshgaazh

English Translation: I let out a yell, I scream

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Ch’osh yiłtsąą nít’ééh hadeeshgaazh.

Navajo Word/Phrase: ch’il ak’ahí

English Translation: avacado

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Ch’il ak’ahí ayóí neest’ą lá.

Navajo Word/Phrase: ch’il dishooí

English Translation: Kiwi fruit

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Ch’il dishooí t’ááłá’í besó dahidédlo’,’Baazhaazhjí ch’iyaan bahooghan gone’ nahásiłníí’.

Navajo Word/Phrase: bilasáana bitsee’ nineezígíí

English Translation: pear

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Bilasáana bitsee’ nineezígíí ayóí łikango yiiyąą’.