Author: Krista Allen

A new resolution before the Navajo Nation Council calls for the removal of President Buu Nygren and Vice President Richelle Montoya, marking one of the most consequential leadership challenges in more than a decade.

A special prosecutor has filed a detailed ethics complaint in Navajo Nation District Court alleging President Buu Nygren used public resources for personal benefit, directed staff to conceal improper spending and placed an unqualified relative in a political position despite being told the hire violated Navajo law.

The Naabik’íyáti’ Committee voted Thursday to table Kris Beecher’s confirmation as attorney general, halting President Buu Nygren’s effort to secure a permanent top lawyer for the Navajo Nation. The move leaves the appointment without a timeline and adds uncertainty to the Department of Justice’s leadership.

A confidential 84-page report to the Navajo Nation Council outlines internal turmoil and contested authority inside the Office of the President and Vice President, describing staff fears, disputed personnel actions and questions about spending practices that surfaced after President Buu Nygren sought to remove Controller Sean McCabe from his position at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 7, 2025.

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a nearly $62 million contract to Ames Federal Contracting Group LLC to build the San Juan Lateral Pumping Plant No. 1, marking another major step toward delivering long-awaited clean water to Diné communities in northwest New Mexico and eastern Arizona.