Editing Navajo Nation (section)

===Politics===
====Notable Navajo politicians====
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* [[Henry Chee Dodge]], first chairman of Navajo Tribal Council (1922–1928, 1942–1946)
* Tom B. Becenti, tribal judge and chapter official from Eastern Navajo Agency. WWII veteran. He is known to have helped develop the Navajo Tribal Court System while preserving traditional Navajo Fundamental Law.<ref>[https://www.abqjournal.com/8004/retired-tribal-court-judge-dies-at-90.html Tom Becenti, World War II vet, peacemaker, served Crownpoint Judicial District until he retired in 1977], ''[[Albuquerque Journal]]'', April 1, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2019.</ref>
* [[Peter MacDonald (Navajo leader)|Peter MacDonald]], Navajo Tribal chairman convicted for cause (1971–1983, 1987–1989)
* Jacob (JC) Morgan, first chairman elected by the tribe, serving 1938–1942
* [[Lilakai Julian Neil]], first woman elected to Navajo Tribal Council, serving 1946–1951
* [[John Pinto]], New Mexico state senator (1977–2019), [[code talker]] and military veteran, teacher and National Education Association organizer<ref>[https://www.nmpoliticalreport.com/2019/05/24/nm-mourns-long-time-state-senator-john-pinto/ NM mourns long-time state senator John Pinto] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525003928/https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2019/05/24/nm-mourns-long-time-state-senator-john-pinto/ |date=May 25, 2019 }}, ''The NM Political Report'', Andy Lyman, May 24, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2019.</ref>
* Amos Frank Singer, early Council delegate from Kaibito and designer of Navajo Seal<!-- Could not find RSS basis for notability. -->
* [[Joe Shirley Jr.]], oversaw the reduction in seats on the Navajo Council
* [[Annie Dodge Wauneka]], Navajo Tribal councilwoman and philanthropist (1951–1978)
* [[Peterson Zah]], chairman and first president of the Navajo Nation (1983–1987, 1991–1995)

====Infrastructure====
The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority provides utility services for houses. By 2019 it was conducting a campaign to electrify remaining houses without electricity. {{Asof|2019}} about 15,000 houses, with 60,000 residents, did not have electricity; at that time the authority electrified, on an annual basis, 400–450 houses.<ref name=Nolongerindark>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc15.com/news/state/no-longer-in-the-dark-navajo-nation-homes-get-electricity|title=No longer in the dark: Navajo Nation homes get electricity|publisher=ABC 15|date=2019-05-18|access-date=2019-05-21|archive-date=May 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519204135/https://www.abc15.com/news/state/no-longer-in-the-dark-navajo-nation-homes-get-electricity|url-status=live}}</ref> The Navajo Nation has 13 grocery stores, 12 health facilities, 170 hospital beds, 13 [[intensive care unit]] beds, 52 isolation rooms, and 28 [[Ventilator|ventilators]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=#NavajoStrong campaign launches to help fight COVID-19 on Nation |url=https://www.nhonews.com/news/2020/may/12/navajostrong-campaign-launches-help-fight-covid-19/ |access-date=2020-05-28 |website=Navajo-Hopi Observer News |date=May 12, 2020 |language=en |archive-date=December 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209180204/https://www.nhonews.com/news/2020/may/12/navajostrong-campaign-launches-help-fight-covid-19/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 

Coconino County installed a [[Hotspot (Wi-Fi)|Wi-Fi hotspot]] between the Page Magistrate Court Buildings and Coconino County Health and Human Services Northern Region Office at 467 Vista Ave. in Page, Arizona.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coconino County announces wireless hotspot in Page {{!}} Arizona Emergency information Network |url=https://ein.az.gov/emergency-information/emergency-bulletin/coconino-county-announces-wireless-hotspot-page |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200502081224/https://ein.az.gov/emergency-information/emergency-bulletin/coconino-county-announces-wireless-hotspot-page |archive-date=May 2, 2020 |access-date=2020-05-28 |website=ein.az.gov}}</ref> While remaining in a vehicle, this hotspot, named CountyWi-Fi, is freely accessible and does not require a network password.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Free wireless hotspot now available in Page |url=https://www.nhonews.com/news/2020/may/05/free-wireless-hotspot-now-available-page/ |access-date=2020-05-28 |website=Navajo-Hopi Observer News |date=May 5, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> [[Northern Arizona University]] (NAU), with clearance from Navajo and Hopi officials, extended free Wi-Fi signals to parking lots on the Navajo Nation for any college and K-12 student.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Northern Arizona University creates Wi-Fi hotspots on Navajo and Hopi reservations to help students continue classes |url=https://www.nhonews.com/news/2020/apr/14/northern-arizona-university-creates-wi-fi-hotspots/ |access-date=2020-05-28 |website=Navajo-Hopi Observer News |date=April 14, 2020 |language=en |archive-date=December 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209180036/https://www.nhonews.com/news/2020/apr/14/northern-arizona-university-creates-wi-fi-hotspots/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=NAU Broadband/Wi-Fi Resources |url=https://nau.edu/access/ |access-date=2020-05-28 |website=Northern Arizona University |language=en-US |archive-date=October 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018170154/https://nau.edu/access/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Coconino County offers assistance for rent and utilities based on income eligibility. Assistance may be granted for electric, gas, wood, water, propane, rental, or utility deposits when moving.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coconino County offers utility and rent assistance for qualified applicants |url=https://www.nhonews.com/news/2020/mar/25/coconino-county-offers-utility-and-rent-assistance/ |access-date=2020-05-28 |website=Navajo-Hopi Observer News |date=March 25, 2020 |language=en |archive-date=December 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209180208/https://www.nhonews.com/news/2020/mar/25/coconino-county-offers-utility-and-rent-assistance/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 10, 2020 |title=Application for Service |url=https://coconino.az.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3160/Social-Services-Intake-Fillable-Integrated-Application--Related-Forms-MA-041120?bidId= |access-date=May 27, 2020 |website=Coconino County Community Services}}</ref>

====International cooperation====
In December 2012, Ben Shelly led a delegation of Navajo overseas to Israel, where they toured the country as representatives for the Navajo people. In April 2013, Shelly's aide, Deswood Tome, led a delegation of Israeli agricultural specialists on a tour of resources on the Navajo Nation. The visit by Israelis was criticized by some indigenous people who believe that Palestinians in Israel have a status similar to their own.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/4/28/palestine-israelnavajo.html|title=Palestinians, Israelis occupy Navajo consciousness|website=America.aljazeera.com|access-date=13 October 2017|archive-date=March 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320215721/http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/4/28/palestine-israelnavajo.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2020, [[Ireland]] donated to the [[Navajo Nation|Navajo]] and [[Hopi]] Nations during [[COVID-19|Covid]] in a program called "pay it forward".<ref name=":1" /> A [[GoFundMe]] page was created to help the Hopi and Navajo tribes fight Covid. It raised over $4 Million dollars, tens of thousands coming from Irish donors. At the time, the Navajo and Hopi tribes had the highest rates of Covid outside of [[New York (state)|New York]] and [[New Jersey]].<ref name=":0" /> The communications director for the fundraiser, Cassandra Begay, attempted to spread awareness through [[Twitter]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last1=O’Loughlin |first1=Ed |last2=Zaveri |first2=Mihir |date=2020-05-05 |title=Irish Return an Old Favor, Helping Native Americans Battling the Virus |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/world/coronavirus-ireland-native-american-tribes.html |access-date=2022-10-27 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Chief of the Choctaw Nation, [[Gary Batton]], responded to these donations, saying "We have become kindred spirits with the Irish in the years since the [[Great Famine (Ireland)|Irish potato famine]]. We hope the Irish, Navajo and Hopi peoples develop lasting friendships, as we have."<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Kaur |first=Harmeet |date=2020-05-06 |title=The Irish are sending relief to Native Americans, inspired by a donation from a tribe during the Great Famine |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/06/world/ireland-native-americans-choctaw-gift-trnd/index.html |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>