The Office of Navajo Government Development (ONGD) will be closed on Thursday, December 4, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., and on Friday, December 5, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

During this time, ONGD staff will be participating in a schedule holiday dinner and work session. 

Regular business hours will resume on Monday, December 8, 2025. 

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. 

Kindest Regards, 
ONGD Staffs

Navajo Word/Phrase: Diyin Din’é Bits’ąą́ ’dę ́ ́ę’ ́ Beehaz’ánii’

English Translation: Diné Customary Law

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Diyin dine’é hanihidiilyaa binajį’ bik’ehgo na’adáh.

Navajo Nation Heritage & Historic Preservation Department's (NNHHPD) Bears Ears Inter-Governmental Cooperative Agreement section has developed a monthly newsletter to provide consistent public education about Bears Ears National Monument's (BENM) cultural, historical, and present-day significance to Diné.

Check out this edition to read about how the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition was recognized with Honors by the Project on Indigenous Governance and Development at Harvard Kennedy School through the 2025 Honoring Nations Awards.

Yá'át'ééh Diné Swifties!! Join us for a fun filled Swiftie event celebrating her birthday!! Taylor Swift will NOT be in attendance for the event. Come one, come all, lets dance!!