Window Rock,known in Navajo as Tségháhoodzání,is a census-designated place (CDP) that serves as the seat of government and capital of the Navajo Nation,the largest territory in North America of a sovereign Native American nation. The capital lies within the boundaries of the St. Michaels Chapter,adjacent to the Arizona and New Mexico state line. Window Rock is the site of the Navajo Nation governmental campus,which contains the Navajo Nation Council,Navajo Nation Supreme Court,the offices of the Navajo Nation President and Vice President,and many Navajo government buildings.
Bashas' is a family-owned grocery store chain,primarily located in Arizona,with two locations outside the state in Crownpoint,New Mexico,and Shiprock,New Mexico. Its headquarters are in unincorporated Maricopa County,Arizona,near Chandler. As of December 15,2021,Bashas' is owned by Raley's Supermarkets.
The Navajo Nation Council is the Legislative Branch of the Navajo Nation government. The council meets four times per year,with additional special sessions,at the Navajo Nation Council Chamber,which is in Window Rock,Arizona.
Taylor McKenzie was the first Navajo medical doctor,the Vice President of the Navajo Nation,and the first Navajo Nation Chief Medical Officer.
Thomas Atcitty was an American politician and educator who served in the New Mexico House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party,2nd Vice President of the Navajo Nation,and briefly served as the 3rd President of the Navajo Nation. He was a member of the Navajo Nation.
Milton Bluehouse Sr. was the fourth president of the Navajo Nation in the post-Restructuring of the tribal government.
The Navajo Nation Presidential elections took place on November 7,2006. Primary elections took place on August 8,2006. Incumbent President Joe Shirley Jr. was re-elected,defeating 11 candidates,including former New Mexico State senator Lynda Lovejoy.
The President of the Navajo Nation is the Executive Branch of the Navajo Nation. The office was created in 1991 following restructuring of the national government. The President and Vice President are elected every four years. The Navajo Nation President shall serve no more than two consecutive terms.
The Navajo Nation presidential election of 2010 was held on Tuesday,November 2,2010. Ben Shelly won the election.
Marshall Paul Plummer was the first Navajo Nation Vice President,serving from 1991 to 1995. He died on March 25,2010,having been diagnosed with end-stage lung disease. He was mentioned in an article in the Farmington Daily Times.
Ben Shelly was the 7th president of the Navajo Nation. He was the first president to have been elected both president and vice president of the Navajo Nation,as well as the first New Mexican Navajo to hold the Navajo presidency.
Frank Chee Willeto was an American politician and Navajo code talker during World War II. Willeto served as the vice president of the Navajo Nation under President Milton Bluehouse,Sr. from his appointment in August 1998 until January 1999,when the Begaye administration took office.
The office of Vice-President of the Navajo Nation was created in 1991 following restructuring of the Navajo Nation government. The president and vice president are elected every four years. The Navajo Nation Vice-President shall serve no more than two terms.
The Navajo Nation presidential election of 2018 was held on Tuesday,November 6,2018. The candidates for President of the Navajo Nation in the general election were Jonathan Nez and Joe Shirley,Jr. Jonathan Nez and running mate Myron Lizer won the election. Although neither Nez nor Shirley were incumbents,they possessed the high name recognition associated with incumbents.
Jonathan Nez is a Navajo politician who served as the 9th President of the Navajo Nation from 2019 to 2023. He previously served as Vice President and as a Navajo Nation Council delegate.
Ferlin Clark is an American academic administrator and educator. He is a member of the Navajo Nation and currently works as an administrator in Office of Dine School Improvement of the Department of Dine Education. From 2018 to 2022 he served as president of Bacone College in Muskogee,Oklahoma.
The 2022 Navajo Nation presidential election took place on Tuesday,November 8,2022,to elect the president and vice president of the Navajo Nation. The primary election was held on August 2. Incumbent president Jonathan Nez ran for reelection with attorney Chad Abeyta as his running mate. Incumbent Vice President Myron Lizer did not seek re-election,instead running for U.S. House in Arizona. Nez and Abeyta advanced to the general election,as did the challenging ticket of construction manager Buu Nygren and Torreon/Star Lake Chapter President Richelle Montoya. Nygren and Montoya won the general election by a 6-point margin,and Montoya became the Navajo Nation's first female vice president.
Buu Nygren is the 10th President of the Navajo Nation. Nygren-Montoya received 34,890 votes,defeating the Nez-Abeyta campaign who received 31,339 votes in the 2022 election. He was sworn in on January 10,2023,his first political office.
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