Political turmoil gripped the Navajo Nation as the attorney general was removed from office, hours after an investigation cleared the president of sexual harassment allegations. The attorney general's removal came without public discussion, raising concerns about political instability. The president, meanwhile, expressed vindication and a desire to move forward.
Political turmoil erupted at one of the largest Native American tribes in the U.S. on Monday as the attorney general for the Navajo Nation announced that an investigation had cleared the Navajo president of sexual harassment allegations by the vice president.On the same day, Navajo Nation Attorney General Ethel Branch was removed from office by legislators by the Navajo Nation Council, in a 13-6 vote without public discussion.
Branch, a Harvard-educated attorney who served a previous stint as attorney general under Navajo President Russell Begaye, recently worked on a proposed settlement that would ensure water rights for the Navajo Nation and two other tribes in the drought-stricken Southwest and regulations aimed at safe transportation of radioactive materials across the reservation.
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