The case has seemingly few clues and the family has little means to return man's remains to their Navajo homeland in New Mexico.

A federal grand jury has indicted a Navajo man, his father and a business partner on charges that they were running illegal marijuana growing operations in New Mexico and on the Navajo Nation to supply the black market.

The exact number of Diné/Navajo Nation members who have been detained is unknown, but there have been at least 15 documented cases of people being stopped at their homes or workplaces over the past week, CNN reported on Monday. These individuals were questioned or detained by federal law enforcement, who demanded they provide proof of citizenship.

An official with the Navajo Nation says it appears once again Native Americans are being victimized in cases of mistaken identity as the Trump administration moves to crack down on alleged illegal migrants.

Curley was first elected speaker two years ago as a freshman council member. She was the first woman elected to the post.

A Navajo Nation official said the agreement with the company, which began the transports over objections by the tribe and local governments last year, was in in the tribe's "best interest" instead of a legal battle.

Navajo Nation and Energy Fuels reach agreement on uranium ore transport through tribal lands, adding new safety measures and compensation

Despite a federal ruling rejecting a motion to remove protections on land in near the Grand Canyon, an agreement between Navajo Nation and Energy Fuels will allow the company to resume uranium mining and shipments in February.

Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) on Thursday grilled Department of Health and Human Services secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his history of claiming Black Americans have a better immune system than white people. Alsobrooks, one of only two Black women serving in the Senate, questioned Kennedy on what he meant regarding a 2021 claim…

Navajo Nation officials have agreed to allow shipments of uranium ore to again cross the reservation. It comes after tribal leaders threatened to turn back trucks hauling ore from a mine near the Grand Canyon last summer.

Shipments of uranium ore are expected to resume in February after the Navajo Nation reached a settlement with a mining company, clearing the way for trucks to transport the ore across the reservation.