Announcements

Opened in September to provide Navajo members with culturally grounded, whole-person care, the Yideeską́ądi Hózhǫ́ǫ́jí Center (YHC) is proud to be the first Navajo-owned residential substance use treatment facility in Phoenix, Arizona. The center has swiftly reached its phase-one capacity of 44 beds and is now preparing to expand to its phase-two capacity of 92 beds. This week marks a significant milestone as the first group of Navajo clients successfully completed their 90-day residential treatment program.

The YHC is a strategic initiative led by Navajo Nation leadership to confront widespread sober living home fraud and abuse. Established by the Navajo Department of Health (NDOH), the center operates under the guiding principle of “Navajo Healing Navajo,” providing a safe and supportive environment rooted in modern therapeutic practices and Diné traditional teachings.

The Navajo Board of Education passed a resolution on December 4 to unanimously support HEHSC in opposing the finalized Yazzie/Martinez education plan by the New Mexico Public Education Department.

Colonial Life's next on-site visit is scheduled for:

December 17 & 18, 2025

Time: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Location: Admin BLDG 1

Navajo Word/Phrase: Diné bi Waashindoon beehaz’áanii

English Translation: Navajo government law

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): ’ad éí bééshbaadasi’ání éí Diné bi Waashindoon beehaz’áanii yik’ehgo
nidaalnish.

Saturday, December 6, 2025 6:00 PM @Nazlini Chapter House

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – On Tuesday, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced that Chief of Staff Clayton W. Fulton will be delegated with the authority of the Indian Health Service (IHS) director position. Navajo Nation leaders welcomed the announcement and expressed appreciation for the decision, noting that strong and stable federal leadership is essential for improving health outcomes across Native communities.

As we prepare to Go-Live on December 13, 2025, the Navajo Nation Department of Personnel Management (DPM) will be hosting several online training webinars to help all employees become familiar with the new Dayforce system, which will manage HR, payroll, timekeeping, and employee self-service functions. Every Navajo Nation employee will have an “Employee Role” in Dayforce, while Supervisors and Managers will also hold a “Supervisory Role” with added responsibilities. These trainings are vital to ensure everyone is ready for this historic transition.

If you are unable to attend one of the scheduled online webinars, please contact your assigned Division Trainer to discuss other training opportunities. For additional information—including training times, dates, and the registration links, please review the attached document.

Please allow this memorandum to serve as notification that the Department of Personnel Management will be closed from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm on Friday, December 12, 2025. The DPM team will be celebrating Christmas during that time. DPM will resume normal business hours on Monday, December 15th.

Effective today, December 3, 2025, the Office of the Controller (OOC) is in the process of migrating all OOC users and group email address to the DIT domain email address. Domain nnooc.org will become obsolete, do not use the "nnooc.org" group email addresses it will not be delivered. Changes are required in preparation of the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) ARTIC IT, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Financial and Supply Chain Management (F&SCM) go-live Wednesday, December 17, 2025.

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.

Let this memorandum serve as official notification the Division of General Services and its affiliated departments and programs will be closed from Wednesday, December 9, 2025 at 3:00 pm through Friday, December 12, 2025. Normal operations will resume on Monday, December 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM.
The Division of General Services will be conducting a Staff Professional Development for all DGS Employees. The following departments and programs will be participating in the event.

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!! 

Please allow this letter to be a reminder that our office Navajo Election Administration along with all 5 Agencies will be closed:

December 15-19, 2025. 

 Tuba City Navajo Nation Veterans Admin Building 

Friday, December 5, 2025 | 11 AM - 2 PM 

Navajo Word/Phrase: Nahasdzáán dóó’ Yádiłhił Bits’ą́ą́’dęę́ ́’ Beehaz’áanii

English Translation: Diné Natural Laws

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Nohoosdząąn dóó’ yádiłhił bikaa’ holónígii éí t’áá
ałtsoh baa’ akohinzin dóó’ dahdilzin

Good afternoon, we would like to invite you to our many events for the month of December. We are also happy to share with you our Wellness Center - Fitness Calendars.

Like. Follow. Share. @navajodiabetesprogram

You’re invited!

Join the Navajo Division of Behavioral & Mental Health Services (DBMHS) at the Restoring & Celebrating Family Wellness Winter Conference, where this year’s theme is “Honoring Kinship Through Togetherness and Appreciation.”

This free, in-person event will feature motivational speakers, Navajo Wellness Model, fun hands-on arts & crafts, dinner, and door prizes. We hope to see you there—let’s gather, uplift, and celebrate together! Ahéhee' - Thank you.

The Diné Uranium Remediation Advisory Commission will hold its meeting in the Southern Abandoned Uranium Mines (AUM) Region on Friday, December 12, 2025, 10 am, at Wide Ruins Chapter Building, Wide Ruins, Arizona. This Commission meeting will be open to the public.

Navajo Word/Phrase: Diyin Bits’ą́ą́’dęę́’ ́ Beehaz’áani

English Translation: Diné Common Law

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Diyin bits’ ąą́ ’́ dęę́ ’ dóó’ bi beehaz’áanii dóó’ ́ nahasdząą́ ń dóó’ yádiłhił bits’ąą́ ’dę ́ ę́ ’ éí ́ nihookáá’ dine’é yidisin dóó’ yikaa’go hiiná. T’áá’dóó’ Diné beehaz’ąąnii yiłąą’hii’ siláágo binajį’ k’é yidisin dóó’ iiná yidisin.

Hello Team Navajo Nation,

You’re invited to join us for an exciting ERP System Overview Presentation on Wednesday. December 3, 2025, at 12:00 PM (MST)!

This online session will provide a high-level overview of the Navajo Nation’s new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system — a major step forward in modernizing how we manage our human resources, payroll, finance, and budgeting operations.

Please see the attached announcement for the link to attend, as well as additional details

The Office of the Controller (OOC) staff will be celebrating Christmas on Monday, December 15, 2025, and will be closed from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. The OOC departments will resume their normal business hours at 3:00 pm.

Navajo Word/Phrase: Diné bi Waashindoon beehaz’áani

English Translation: Navajo government law

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): K’ad éí bééshbaadasi’ání éí Diné bi Waashindoon beehaz’áanii yik’ehgo
nidaalnish.

Happy Thanksgiving from your friendly neighborhood Department of Information Technology! We’re grateful for the opportunity to support you all and wish you a safe and restful holiday.

Wishing you all a peaceful and restorative long weekend. May this time bring hózhǫ́, good memories, and moments of rest with the people who give you strength. — Office of Navajo Government Development

Wishing all Navajo Nation staff a safe and peaceful Thanksgiving grounded in Hózhó and K’é. Ahéhee’ shik’éí dóó shidine’é for all you do each day, your dedication strengthens the Nation

A flyer wishing all a Happy Thanksgiving from Navajo Nation Parks and Recreation Staff

Happy Thanksgiving from NNTU! :) 

The Department of Diné Education and the Navajo Board of Education wish you a Happy Thanksgiving.

Navajo Word/Phrase: Yáʼátʼéehgo Tązhii daʼaghał adííłeeł

English Translation: Happy Thanksgiving Day

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Yáʼátʼéehgo tązhii daʼaghał gone adííłeeł

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. on Wednesday, November 25, 2025, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Navajo Word/Phrase: Ndaʼiiníísh łizhingo bee wójíhígíí ni’da’iiniih

English Translation: Black Friday

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Ndaʼiiníísh łizhingo bee wójíhígíí ni’da’iiniih gone t’óóh ahajíyóóh łéh.

The Office of Navajo Government Development (ONGD) is pleased to announce an upcoming presentation on the Navajo Nation Government Reform Proposal. This presentation is open to all Navajo voters, and we encourage all eligible voters to attend and participate in this important discussion.

The Office of Navajo Nation Scholarship & Financial Assistance’s deadline to apply for the 2026 Spring/Winter term is Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, by 5 pm MST. This applies to students who missed the 2025/2026 academic year application deadline or plan to enroll in 2026 Spring/Winter classes. The application can be found at https://onnsfa.org.

Navajo Word/Phrase: Ch’aahni’da’aldeeh

English Translation: Travel

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Kojį hodilzhishgo, Tązhii Daʼaghał gone ch’aahni’daldeeh łéh.

This memorandum is a reminder to all Navajo Nation Divisions departments and programs take precautionary measures their assigned properties are secured and monitor them during the extended holiday weekend. These long breaks attract property break-ins and damages that become very costly to the Nation. These incidents effects operational services. Decide to conduct periodic checks around the premise. Your attention and planning are greatly appreciated and enjoy your holiday.

The market is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, December 5 & 6, 2025, and will be held here at the Navajo Nation Museum in Window Rock, AZ.

This memorandum serves as notification that the Office of Background Investigations (OBI) will be temporarily closed on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The OBI will be conducting its annual Thanksgiving luncheon and appreciation.

Regular office operations will resume on November 26, 2025, at 8:00 a.m.

This memorandum notice that Office of Management and Budget will be closed on Monday, November 24, 2025, from 11:00am to 1:30pm. Our staff will be attending our Annual OMB Thanksgiving Luncheon. OMB will resume regular business hours on the same day at 1:30pm.
All OMB matter(s) will be handled upon staff return. Thank you.

The Navajo Nation Department of Retirement Services would like to inform all Navajo Nation Department and Programs that our office has reopened as of 1:00 PM today. Our team is now available to assist you, and normal business operations have resumed.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.