The case has seemingly few clues and the family has little means to return man's remains to their Navajo homeland in New Mexico.
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.
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.
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.
Despite a federal ruling rejecting a motion to remove protections on land in near the Grand Canyon, an agreement between Navajo Nation and Energy Fuels will allow the company to resume uranium mining and shipments in February.
Navajo Nation and Energy Fuels reach agreement on uranium ore transport through tribal lands, adding new safety measures and compensation
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.
Tribal leaders in Wisconsin are warning tribal members to beware of ICE agents because of President Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration, because there are reports of some U.S. citizens being detained.
Navajo communities along the 174-mile stretch of the uranium haul route on Diné lands say the tribe and mining company are failing to share crucial safety info
It's easy to take for granted such simple delights, but over 13,000 households across the Navajo Nation and Hopi Tribe don't have electricity.