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What To Expect From The Upcoming Navajo Presidential Election

By Steve Goldstein
Published: Friday, April 17, 2015 - 4:02pm
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(Photo via navajo-nsn.gov)
Navajo Nation seal.

Last November, Arizona elected a new Governor and Attorney General, among other offices, and the Navajo Nation was scheduled to hold its presidential election. But a series of issues, including the disqualification of one finalist on questions about his ability to speak Navajo, ended up moving election day on the reservation to next Tuesday, April 21. 

KJZZ’s Laurel Morales has been covering the story since last fall and joined us with an update.

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