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

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.

Reports have been filtering in of Native Americans being mistaken for Latinos as Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE)officials raid businesses believed to be harbouring illegal migrants in states such as Arizona and New Mexico.

The Navajo Nation has reached a settlement with a mining company that clears the way for transportation of uranium ore across the largest Native American reservation in the U.S.

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.

After six months of negotiations, an agreement is in place. Uranium ore hauling will resume before the end of February, according to Curtis Moore, Energy Fuel's senior vice president for

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

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

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…

At least 15 Indigenous people in Arizona and New Mexico have reported being stopped at their homes and workplaces, questioned or detained by federal law enforcement and asked to produce proof of citizenship during immigration raids since Wednesday,

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.