The Navajo Nation started taxing junk food and soda. No other tribe has passed such a law. But half of the tribe is unemployed and say they can't afford expensive food.

But on April 1, the Healthy Dine Nation Act, colloquially known as the “junk food tax,” took effect in the Navajo Nation, adding a two percent tax to unhealthy foods like chips, ...

A Navajo Nation survey found 74% of people on the reservation think health problems are caused by lack of healthy food. “It’s just gotten worse and worse,” Livingston said.

This lack of access to fresh, whole foods has predictable consequences: Native Americans have the highest rate of diabetes in the country, according to the Indian Health Services and National Health ...

In the middle of the Arizona desert, within the 27,000-square-mile Navajo Nation, sits a half-acre garden oasis, bustling with fresh-grown veggies and flowers. Planted in 2016 as part of Coffee ...

Nation Act of 2014, signed into law by Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly last November, mandates a 2 percent sales tax on pastries, chips, soda, desserts, fried foods, sweetened beverages, and ...

Utah Food Bank officials got positive feedback from Navajo Nation reps during Wednesday's ceremonies. "I think they recognize that they need additional resources, and we're here to help them ...

The lack of access to fresh, unprocessed foods has fueled health problems like rising obesity rates, which are roughly three times higher in the Navajo Nation than the U.S. average.

By Jonathan Nez. Jan. 22, 2025. Nez served as the ninth president of the Navajo Nation from 2019 to 2023.

The Indian Health Service was mostly spared in the federal government's widespread staffing cuts, but tribal governments and organizations have lost funding elsewhere.

To support Navajo farms and rangeland, the Navajo Nation Council voted recently to extend the Síhasin Fund reserve of over $10.9 million for the annual premium of the crop insurance program ...