Shiprock is an unincorporated community on the Navajo reservation in San Juan County,New Mexico,United States. The population was 7,718 people in the 2020 census. For statistical purposes,the United States Census Bureau has defined Shiprock as a census-designated place (CDP). It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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.
The Fallen Man is the twelfth crime fiction novel in the Joe Leaphorn / Jim Chee Navajo Tribal Police series by Tony Hillerman,first published in 1996.
Joe Shirley Jr. is a Navajo politician who is the only two-term President of the Navajo Nation. He served as president from 2003 to 2011. He lives in Chinle,Arizona,and is Tódíchʼíiʼnii,born for Tábąąhá.
Coyote Waits is the tenth crime fiction novel in the Joe Leaphorn / Jim Chee Navajo Tribal Police series by Tony Hillerman published in 1990.
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.
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 Navajo Nation presidential election of 2010 was held on Tuesday,November 2,2010. Ben Shelly won the election.
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.
Sharon E. Clahchischilliage is an American politician and a Republican member of the New Mexico House of Representatives,representing District 4 from 2013-2018,and District 5 beginning in 2022.
Chester Nez was an American veteran of World War II. He was the last surviving original Navajo code talker who served in the United States Marine Corps during the war.
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.
Myron Lizer is an American politician and businessman and served as the 10th vice president of the Navajo Nation under President Jonathan Nez.
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.
Richelle Montoya-Chee is an American politician who is the 11th vice president of the Navajo Nation. She is the first woman elected to the executive office of Navajo Nation.
The 2015 Navajo Nation Presidential Election was held on April 21,2015,with the primary on August 26,2014. Joe Shirley Jr. and Chris Deschene advanced to the general.
