Announcements

The advisory, issued on June 5, 2025, provides important public health information regarding a confirmed measles case in San Juan County, NM (off the Navajo Nation), and outlines key symptoms, prevention tips, and vaccination guidance. At this time, no cases have been reported on the Navajo Nation, but awareness is important to help protect our communities.

Please see the attached PDF for full details. If you have any questions, you may contact the Navajo Department of Health at (928) 871-6350, the Navajo Epidemiology Center at (928) 871-3200, or your local healthcare facility.

 Reconnecting our Heritage

Chinle High School Gymnasium, Chine AZ

June 25 & 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

This memorandum informs all Navajo Nation Divisions, Departments, Programs, and the General Public that NNOSHA will have limited services beginning at 1:00 pm on June 10, 2025, through 1:00 pm June 13, 2025. NNOSHA will be participating in an internal division wide summit. Normal operation will resume on June 16, 2025. 

Navajo Word/Phrase: Ałtsé biłahoodiilzééh

English Translation: hold

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Ałtsé biłahoodiilzééh!

In our effort to support improved compliance, consistency, and accountability in the Navajo Nation's performance management process, the Department of Personnel Management (DPM) is issuing a forgiveness of the submittal of all outstanding Employee Performance Appraisal Forms (EPAFs) for rating period from 1/2/2022 and prior years.

Leaders from the Department of Diné Education hosted staff from the 25th Navajo Nation Council, Diné Grant School Association, Diné Bi Olta School Board Association, and the Navajo Nation Washington Office to discuss the proposed federal cuts to education

Planning a trip or home project? Borrow up to $7,000 at a 10% interest rate — quick and easy application online or in-office.

Navajo Sentence: Bikáá’dah’asdáhí yiwodígíí dikwíí lá báhálį́?

Meaning/Definition: rocking chair

Navajo Sentence: Béésó yoltá’gi bidahwiil’ąą́ ́.

Meaning/Definition: We learned it.

Navajo Sentence: Lóóyaah łįį́ ’ bida’akéé’

Meaning/Definition: Footprints or trail leading down

Yaʼiishjááshchilí which means Planting of Early Crops when the big rains came to nourish for the newly planted seeds. Tuesday (Damóo dóó Naaki jí)

baanítłéé’

Meaning/Definition: Referring to ointment, liquid or giving in a creamy or mushy form. Some would use this term to mean “I hit him/her”-I punched him/her…

baanááníshgíh

Meaning/Definition: Give it back again or haul to again.

baaníyí

Meaning/Definition: I delivered, brought/hauled it to him or her

baaníjaa’

Meaning/Definition: I gave them to him or her in large quantities

Biniiyéí hajihdiit’įįh éí doodahgo bijiléé

Meaning/Definition: causual

yijoosłáá’ yóóʼabidíí'ąh

Meaning/Definition: does not want it or desires the action of abandonment or rejection, and leave behind

bah=with it or using it nida’iiltso’= feeding milk

Meaning/Definition: Giving milk to the little lambs or bottle feeding

dééní

Meaning/Definition: sharp

(beeh) = with (ta’diigeeshí) =cutting/ shearing instruments or scissors

Meaning/Definition: Shearing scissors or clippers

tsékoohgóó

Meaning/Definition: canyon, ditch and cliffs

ádeiłí

Meaning/Definition: make, build, construct or to do

tá’dígéésh

Meaning/Definition: shearing/shear (wool), etc.

The North parking lot of admnistrative Building One & Two will be closed and barricaded beginning May 13 until noon, May 14th. 

shi’diił’a

Meaning/Definition: feeling bothered, agitated or annoyed by

nizaadgóó

Meaning/Definition: far, into the distance

Yá'át'ééh friends! Please join us this month at the Main Library in Window Rock, AZ. All events are free for all community members to join and participate!

dilch’ił

Meaning/Definition: crackels or popping sound

bee’adiltąshí

Meaning/Definition: sling shot

bilááh

Meaning/Definition: beyond it, more than, excess

ni’hoosdzáán

Meaning/Definition: The female ground

Dibé Nitsaa éí dził náhookǫsjigo si’ánígíí óolyé.

Meaning/Definition: To the north lies Mount Hesperus, a notable mountain

Hooghandi tó t’óo nidahiigeeh léí’ ayóo bąąhą́ą́h daniidzin.

Meaning/Definition: “We haul water to our home, so we value it highly and do not let it go to waste.”

Ólta’di áłchíní naanish ádoolníłígíí yee ałha’da’deest’ą́ dóó’ t’áadoo hodina’í ałtsxo ádayiilaa.

Meaning/Definition: At school, the students settled on what to do and completed it immediately.

zhǫ’

Meaning/Definition: Fun thing, entertainment or amusement

zahalánii

Meaning/Definition: Mocking bird

yas

Meaning/Definition: snow

xosh/hosh

Meaning/Definition: cactus

wóóneeshchʼįįdii

Meaning/Definition: locust

Ts’ídá

Meaning/Definition: Really, decidedly

tsídíínílyizísh

Meaning/Definition: Was it startling? Did it catch you by surprise?

tł’óh

Meaning/Definition: hay

tłah

Meaning/Definition: lotion, salve, and paste

t’áá’áłah

Meaning/Definition: both, in pairs, or in twos

tóshjeeh

Meaning/Definition: water barrel

Shijaa’ígíí

Meaning/Definition: paragraph, word group

Sis łichíí’í

Meaning/Definition: Red sash belt

Naakai dine'é

Meaning/Definition: Mexican people clan

mandagyíiya

Meaning/Definition: Butter

łé’ or hasįįh

Meaning/Definition: It causes or brings about jealousy.