The first woman to hold the Navajo Nation Council Speaker post is now vying to become the tribe’s first female president. Navajo voters will decide November 3 whether Crystalyne Curley or her opponent, attorney Jason Jones, will lead the country’s largest tribe for the next four years. The two candidates edged out current President Buu Nygren in the primary election. The Navajo election is one of major tribal elections going on at the same time as the national midterm elections. We’ll hear about the Navajo race and others that could set new directions for some tribes in the coming years.
We’ll also reflect on the legacy of legendary labor leader and civil rights advocate Dolores Huerta, who died at age 96.
GUESTS
Geri Hongeva (Diné), master of ceremonies of the 2026 Presidential Forum on the Navajo Economy and owner of Native Moto Tours
Lisa Marie Byrd (Diné), president of the Upper Fruitland Navajo Nation Chapter house
Twyla Baker (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara), president of Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
Charlene DeCicco, owner, producer and host of Community Spotlight TV
Chuy Martinez, cultural activist and member of the New Mexico Sí Se Puede Committee
Break 1 Music: Leadership Song [Naaí’áanii Biyiin] (song) Radmilla Cody (artist) K’é Hasin (album)
Break 2 Music: I Saw the Witch Cry (song) Anasazi (artist) I Saw the Witch Cry (album)
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