Unattended Death and Biohazard Cleanup in Window Rock, AZ

Window Rock is a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, that serves as the capital of the Navajo Nation.

Its Navajo name, Tseghahoodzani, refers to the natural window worn through the sandstone formation north of the government buildings, the landmark the community is named for.

Until 1936 the sparsely settled area was known ceremonially as Ni' Alnii'gi, or Center of the World; Commissioner of Indian Affairs John Collier then chose the site as the seat of the Navajo Central Agency.

Window Rock is a district of the St. Michaels Chapter of the Navajo Nation and hosts the Navajo Nation governmental campus, including the Navajo Nation Council Chamber, the Navajo Nation Supreme Court, and the offices of the Navajo Nation President and Vice President.

The 24-member Navajo Nation Council, the nation's legislative body, meets in Window Rock.

The population was 2,500 at the 2020 census, though it is estimated to swell to around 20,000 on weekdays when tribal offices are open.

The 2000 census counted 876 households in the CDP.

The Navajo Nation Museum began in 1961 as the first Navajo Tribal Museum and moved in 1997 into a $7 million permanent building constructed in a modern hogan style.

The Navajo Nation Zoological and Botanical Park, opened in 1963, displays animals and plants native to the Navajo Nation, and the community also hosts the World War II Navajo Code Talkers Memorial.

Window Rock hosts the annual Navajo Nation Fair, one of the largest Native American fairs in the United States.