Tag: Navajo

Navajo Nation claims victory in redistricting map case

Apr. 1—Native American voting rights advocates are celebrating what they call a victory in a redistricting case that ended with an out-of-court settlement in San Juan County. Plaintiffs in the case said the rights of Navajo voters to choose county commissioners who best represent their interests were at stake in the lawsuit, which was filed […]

Navajo Community Gains Equal Opportunity at the Polls

(Photo/File photo) Native Vote 2024. The San Juan County in New Mexico has settled a lawsuit that challenged the county’s 2021 redistricting map, which aimed to dilute the voting power of Navajo voters. The map packed Navajo citizens into District 1, which had an 83% Native American Voting Age Population (VAP), while reducing the Native […]