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Navajos to narrow list of 15 presidential hopefuls to 2

This photo provided by Larry Price shows Buu Nygren in his campaign for president of the Navajo Nation on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, in Red Mesa, Arizona. Navajos were voting to decide which two of 15 presidential hopefuls to advance to the tribe's general election in November. (Larry Price via AP) This photo provided by Larry Price shows Buu Nygren in his campaign for president of the Navajo Nation on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, in Red Mesa, Arizona. Navajos were voting to decide which two of 15 presidential hopefuls to advance to the tribe's general election in November. (Larry Price via AP) This photo provided by Larry Price shows Buu Nygren in his campaign for president of the Navajo Nation on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, in Red Mesa, Arizona. Navajos were voting to decide which two of 15 presidential hopefuls to advance to the tribe's general election in November. (Larry Price via AP) FILE—Navajo Presidential candidate Emily Ellison speaks during a Presidential Forum at Arizona State University, Tuesday, July 12, 2022, in Phoenix. Ellison is among 15 candidates seeking the top leadership post on the largest Native American reservation in the U.S (AP Photo/Matt York, File) FILE— Navajo Presidential candidate Dolly Manson listens during a Presidential Forum at Arizona State University, Tuesday, July 12, 2022, in Phoenix. Mason is among 15 candidates seeking the top leadership post on the largest Native American reservation in the U.S (AP Photo/Matt York, File) FILE—Navajo Presidential candidate Jonathan Nez speaks during a Presidential Forum at Arizona State University, Tuesday, July 12, 2022, in Phoenix. Nez is among 15 candidates seeking the top leadership post on the largest Native American reservation in the U.S (AP Photo/Matt York, File) Frank Dayish poses for a photograph before a Navajo Nation presidential forum at a tribal casino outside Flagstaff Arizona, on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Dayish is among 15 candidates seeking the top leadership post on the largest Native American reservation in the U.S. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca) FILE—Navajo Presidential candidate Leslie Tsosie speaks during a Presidential Forum at Arizona State University, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Phoenix. Tsosie is among 15 candidates seeking the top leadership post on the largest Native American reservation in the U.S (AP Photo/Matt York, File) Buu Van Nygren poses for a photograph before a Navajo Nation Presidential forum at a tribal casino outside Flagstaff Arizona, on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Nygren is among 15 candidates seeking the top leadership post on the largest Native American reservation in the U.S. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca) Dineh Benally poses for a photograph before a Navajo Nation presidential forum at a tribal casino outside Flagstaff Arizona, on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Benally is among 15 candidates seeking the top leadership post on the largest Native American reservation in the U.S. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca) Justin Jones poses for a photograph before a Navajo Nation presidential forum at a tribal casino outside Flagstaff Arizona, on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Jones is among 15 candidates seeking the top leadership post on the largest Native American reservation in the U.S. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca) Rosanna Jumbo-Fitch poses for a photograph before a Navajo Nation presidential forum at a tribal casino outside Flagstaff Arizona, on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Jumbo-Fitch is among 15 candidates seeking the top leadership post on the largest Native American reservation in the U.S. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca) Ethel Branch poses for a photograph before a Navajo Nation presidential forum at a tribal casino outside Flagstaff Arizona, on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Branch is among 15 candidates seeking the top leadership post on the largest Native American reservation in the U.S. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca) Greg Bigman poses for a photograph before a Navajo Nation presidential forum at a tribal casino outside Flagstaff Arizona, on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Bigman is among 15 candidates seeking the top leadership post on the largest Native American reservation in the U.S. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca) FILE—Navajo Presidential candidate Frankie Davis speaks during a Presidential Forum at Arizona State University, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Phoenix. Davis is among 15 candidates seeking the top leadership post on the largest Native American reservation in the U.S. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
Navajos to narrow list of 15 presidential hopefuls to 2