Navajo Nation Lifts Some COVID Restrictions

Above, Totem Pole in Monument Valley Tribal Park. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

There's some good news from Window Rock, Arizona.

KRQE reported:

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez signed legislation Tuesday to rescind an order that closed the reservation to outside visitors. It lifts several COVID-19 restrictions that will allow tribal parks to reopen at 50% capacity with safety protocols in place as early as Thursday and also allow schools to eventually reopen under a required safety plan.

This means that tribal parks such as Monument Valley will be reopened to visitors at 50% capacity with safety protocols in place..

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