The Navajo Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Department (NAMLRD) will be closed Thursday, September 4, 2025, from 8:00am to 5:00pm. NAMLRD staff will be assisting with the Free BBQ Community Luncheon at the Navajo Nation Fair during this time. Normal operations will resume on Friday, September 5, 2025, at 8:00am.

Your understanding and cooperation will be greatly appreciated. If you have any questions, please contact our office at (928) 871-6982. You may also reach me at karenbedonie@navajo-nsn.gov. Ahéhee’!

Let this memorandum serve as notice of Navajo Parks and Recreation Central Office Closure on Thursday, September 4, 2025, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, to assist during the Free Luncheon as part of Division of Natural Resources. NPRD Central Office will resume services on Friday, September 5, 2025 at 8:00 am. 

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., Friday, September 5, 2025. Please utilize this time to enjoy the 77th Annual
Navajo Nation Fair - the carnival, concerts, and rodeo with your family and friends.

Navajo Word/Phrase: nahóółtą

English Translation: The past tense, meaning the rain has completed its act of falling

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Tł’éédąą’ nahahóółtą ́ ą́ ’ lá. ́

Navajo Word/Phrase: nahałtin

English Translation: it is raining

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Doola’ nizhonigo nahałtin da