This memorandum serves as an official notification that all Navajo Nation Executive Branch employees, permanent and temporary, are granted (1) One Hour of Administrative Leave from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in observance of a total lunar eclipse also referred to as a red moon. The total lunar eclipse will be observable from the Navajo Nation starting around 4:04 am and concluding less than one hour later. We will start to see what is called the penumbral eclipse at 1:44 am and that will end six hours later – around 7:44 am

This memorandum is to inform all Navajo Nation Divisions, Departments, Programs and Customers that the Fort Defiance Workforce Center will be temporarily closed until further notice. The Fort Defiance WFC employees have relocated to the NDWD Window Rock Administration.

This memorandum serves as official notification that all Navajo Nation employees, both permanent and temporary, are granted eight (8) hours of Administrative Leave from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 27, 2026.

The purpose of this administrative leave is to support our Navajo student-athletes who are competing in the Arizona Interscholastic Association's Copper State Championship and the 3A State Championship taking place in Phoenix, Arizona. Our young people have worked incredibly hard to reach this level of competition, and they are proudly representing their schools, their families, their communities, and the Navajo Nation. Moments like these bring our people together and remind us of the strength and unity within our Nation.

This Memorandum is to notify all Navajo Nation Departments and Programs that the Navajo Election Administration and all Subdivisions will be closed on Monday, March 02, 2026 to Friday, March 6, 2026, for Professional Staff Development/Work Session. We will resume business March 9, 2026. 

Join Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country (GHWIC) and Division of Behavioral and Mental Health Services (DBMHS) a "Talking Circle" this evening Wednesday February 25, 2026, from 6pm-8pm at the Navajo Nation Museum Hogan. This is a free event and open to the public. For more information, please see flyer. Next events are on March 18, 2026, and April 15, 2026.