July – December 2025 Press Releases

July 2025

07/18/2025 –25th Navajo Nation Council to Convene for 2025 Summer Session

07/17/2025 –Speaker Curley urges federal leaders to maximize benefits of the reconciliation bill for tribes

07/17/2025 –Speaker Curley urges FBI Director to increase federal support for missing and murdered persons cases

07/16/2025 –HEHSC advances legislation to authorize $30 million in recurring annual funding for tribal higher education and scholarships

07/16/2025 –25th Navajo Nation Council mourns the passing of former Division of Natural Resources Director Dr. Rudy Shebala

07/12/2025 – Office of Legislative Counsel seeks appointment of special prosecutor in ZenniHome and IDSA matter

07/12/2025–Legislation introduced to hold investigatory hearings to obtain information and facts related to ZenniHome funding

07/11/2025– Council Members reaffirm Navajo Nation’s healthcare priorities at IHS tribal consultation session

07/09/2025– CORRECTION: Delegates Vince James and Brenda Jesus conduct relief distribution for returning families of the Oak Ridge Fire

07/09/2025– Law and Order Committee supports legislation to increase annual funding for higher education and scholarships

07/08/2025– Navajo Hopi Land Commission reviews Lower Highway 89 lease terms and advances toward final approval

07/08/2025– Speaker Curley submits formal comments to the federal government in response to President Trump’s Executive Order 14210

07/08/2025– Naa’bik’iyati’ Committee adopts Navajo Nation’s position on federal emergency permitting procedures

07/07/2025– Speaker Curley advocates for the Navajo Nation at tribal roundtable with U.S. Treasury Leadership

07/07/2025– Law and Order Committee advocates to federal leaders to support addressing budget cuts, tribal safety, and health services

07/07/2025– Arizona Gov. Hobbs visits Incident Command Post to discuss impacts of the Oak Ridge Fire

07/04/2025–President Nygren, Speaker Curley and Law and Order Chair Issue Letter Recognizing Eleanor Shirley as Navajo Nation Interim Chief Justice