{"id":10575,"date":"2021-04-22T01:54:59","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T05:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=10575"},"modified":"2021-04-22T10:29:12","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T14:29:12","slug":"first-lady-dr-jill-biden-visit-to-navajo-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/04\/22\/first-lady-dr-jill-biden-visit-to-navajo-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"First Lady Dr. Jill Biden heads to Navajo Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"• FOLLOW ALONG: Overview of Visit<\/a> | Livestreams on facebook.com\/NezLizer2018<\/a><\/strong>

<\/p>\r\nFirst Lady Dr. Jill Biden is visiting the Navajo Nation<\/a>, her third trip to the largest reservation in the United States.\r\n

<\/p>\r\n“The First Lady of the United States is coming to the Navajo Nation,” President Jonathan Nez<\/a> said during a COVID-19 town hall<\/a> on April 21, 2021.\r\n

<\/p>\r\nOn Thursday, April 22, Dr. Biden will greet President Jonathan Nez and First Lady Phefelia Nez in Window Rock, Arizona, the capital of the Navajo Nation. She is also scheduled to meet with Navajo women leaders.\r\n

<\/p>\r\nFollowing the meeting, Dr. Biden will deliver a radio address to the Navajo Nation.\r\n

<\/p>\r\nOn Friday, April 23, Dr. Biden will visit Hunters Point Boarding School<\/a> in St. Michaels, Arizona. She will also go to a COVID-19<\/a> vaccination site on the reservation.\r\n

<\/p>\r\n\u201cWe are honored and excited to welcome First Lady Biden to the Navajo Nation as we continue to build a strong partnership with the Biden-Harris Administration,” said President Nez. “This visit will help to highlight the success that the Navajo Nation is having with the COVID-19 vaccinations and the steady decline in COVID-19 infections.” \r\n

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“The First Lady of the United States is coming to the Navajo Nation”: President Jonathan Nez and other Navajo officials will welcome @FLOTUS Dr. Jill Biden to the largest reservation in the U.S. on Thursday and Friday. “We are going to be live-streaming these,” said @NNPrezNez.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t

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<\/p>\r\n“We are also working with First Lady Biden\u2019s Office to have a discussion with our lawmakers from the Council and to hold a roundtable discussion with Navajo Nation First Lady Phefelia Nez, Second Lady Dottie Lizer, and several Din\u00e9 women leaders, educators, business owners, and advocates,” the president added. “Dr. Biden will also visit a local school and health care facility to speak with teachers and health care workers.”\r\n

<\/p>\r\n“We understand that there is great interest from the public to be a part of the visit,” Nez concluded. “Due to COVID-19 risks, we are advised to limit in-person attendance, but the public is welcome to view several of the events on our Facebook page.”\r\n

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