Felicia Fonseca, AP Writer

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FILE - In this April 22, 2021, file photo, Bryan Newland, left, speaks with Navajo Nation Council Delegate Daniel Tso in Window Rock, Ariz. President Joe Biden's nominee to oversee Indigenous affairs at the Interior Department said Wednesday, June 9, 2021, that he won't impede tribes as they seek to improve infrastructure, public safety and the economy on their lands. Newland appeared before the Senate Indian Affairs Committee where he received widespread support to become assistant secretary for Indian Affairs. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca, File)
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FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2018 file photo, Mildred James of Sanders, Ariz., shows off her "I Voted" sticker as she waits for results of the Navajo Nation presidential primary election to be revealed in Window Rock, Ariz. The Navajo Nation is suing Arizona counties over what it says were unequal opportunities for tribal members to correct signature deficiencies on early ballots in Arizona's general election. The tribe is asking a federal judge in a lawsuit filed this week to allow more than 100 Navajos to make the fixes. The request has the potential to delay the state's certification of ballots, scheduled for Dec. 3. (AP Photo/Cayla Nimmo, File)
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"Thank you @FLOTUS for visiting Hunters Point Boarding School and speaking with our Diné youth about their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our youth are strong and resilient and we will overcome COVID-19 together! Ahe’hee’" (Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez via Twitter)
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Jill Biden visits the Navajo Nation, April 22, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Navajo Nation)
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Jill Biden hears from Navajo women on needs, priorities

This June 15, 2015, file photo shows in the distance, part of the Resolution Copper Mining land-swap project in Superior, Ariz. A group of Apaches who have tried for years to reverse a land swap in Arizona that will make way for one of the largest and deepest copper mines in the U.S. sued the federal government Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. Apache Stronghold argues in the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Arizona that the U.S. Forest Service cannot legally transfer land to international mining company Rio Tinto in exchange for eight parcels the company owns around Arizona. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
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Lawmakers discuss bill trying to save Oak Flat

Raymond Clark displays a photo of a geographic feature known as the "Praying Mountain" outside his home in Teesto, Ariz., on the Navajo Nation, on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. Teesto workers, health representatives, volunteers and neighbors keep close tabs on another to ensure the most vulnerable citizens get the help they need. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca)
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Navajo community steps up for its vulnerable

Activists have been protesting against the Resolution Copper mine at Oak Flat for years, including this 2015 protest in Washington. Opponents of the mine now worry that the Trump administration has fast-tracked the mine’s final environmental impact statement – a claim both the mine and the U.S. Forest Service deny. (File photo by Jamie Cochran/Cronkite News)
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USDA puts brakes on Oak Flat transfer - for now

This June 15, 2015, file photo shows in the distance, part of the Resolution Copper Mining land-swap project in Superior, Ariz. A group of Apaches who have tried for years to reverse a land swap in Arizona that will make way for one of the largest and deepest copper mines in the U.S. sued the federal government Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. Apache Stronghold argues in the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Arizona that the U.S. Forest Service cannot legally transfer land to international mining company Rio Tinto in exchange for eight parcels the company owns around Arizona. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
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Court rules against Apaches in bid to halt proposed mine

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Death penalty: 'Eye for an eye' or precedent that gives the US government the final say

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First FBI poster in Navajo language seeks info on homicide

In this photo taken Saturday, April 4, 2020, moderator Whitney Rencountre, a Crow Creek Dakota tribal member, is seen on a screen from Rapid City, S.D., as he talks with a dancer during a live-streamed powwow. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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