Salt Lake Tribune · Mar 3, 2018
Navajo president approves drought declaration
(Jon Austria | The Daily Times | The Associated Press) In this July 20, 2015 file photo, Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye talks with community members during a public meeting in Shiprock, N.M. The top two leaders on the Navajo Nation say recent suicides in communities affected by a mine spill have shaken reservation towns to their core. Window Rock, Ariz. • Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye has signed a drought declaration issued earlier this week by tribal emergency management officials.
The declaration signed Friday will clear the way for tribal offices to work together with county, state and federal agencies to get assistance as conditions worsen.