the Navajo Nation

The Navajo Nation has the third-highest COVID-19 infection rate in the U.S., after New York and New Jersey. The pandemic is exposing a longtime lack of federal funding for Indian Country health care. Tribal leaders are using contact tracing to track where the virus has spread. Conditions make the work difficult, and Navajo Nation leaders are now suing the federal government for their fair share of federal COVID relief money.

The Navajo Nation Naabeehó Bináhásdzo
Reservation
Flag Seal
Anthem: (none) ("Dah Naatʼaʼí Sǫʼ bił Sinil" used for some occasions)
Location of the Navajo Nation. Checkerboard-area in lighter shade (see text)
Established	June 1, 1868 (Treaty)
Expansions	1878–2016
Chapter system	1922
Tribal Council	1923
Capital	Window Rock (Tségháhoodzání)

Map showing populated places on the Navajo Nation