St. Michaels, Navajo Nation (ARIZ) – The Office of the Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission (“Commission”) has published its report of the public hearings conducted on the Gallup McKinley County School District (“GMCSD”). In late 2025, the Commission held four public hearings in McKinley County to hear from parents, students and the local communities about their experiences with the GMCSD. The report is a compilation of public testimonies that include allegations of racism, funding inequities and the need for better communication from the school district.

It is important to hear the collective voices of our Navajo citizens about their experiences and on behalf of their children, grandchildren and relatives. The Commission conducted the hearings in response to publications that GMCSD Native students were disproportionately disciplined at a higher rate than other students in the state of New Mexico. The report, addressed to Navajo Nation leaders, provides specific recommendations related to the school district.

For a printed copy of the report contact the Office of the Commission at 928-871-7436 or visit the website at https://nnhrc.navajo-nsn.gov/Portals/0/Files/2025_GMCSD_Report.pdf for a digital copy.

TOPIC: SELF-COMPASSION AND POSITIVE SELF-TALK
DATE: MARCH 4, 2026
TIME: 10 A.M. TO 11 A.M.

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.