Eighteen candidates will convene in Crownpoint today, June 18 at 5:45 PM, for the first Navajo Nation presidential forum of the 2018 political season. The forum will be open to the public at Navajo Technical University’s Wellness Center and is sponsored by the Navajo Times and KTNN. NTU will be providing a live stream of the event on its website and a remote broadcast will air live on both NTU’s radio station 107.3 KCZY and KTNN’s sister broadcast station 96.1 KWRK.

NTU hosted a presidential forum during the 2014 election, and will assume the responsibility of launching this year’s series of forums. After Crownpoint, the tour will proceed to Ganado, AZ on July 16, Tuba City, AZ on July 23, Shiprock, NM on Aug. 6, and Tsaile, AZ on Aug. 20. At each forum, a series of questions will be presented to candidates, which they’ll have allotted time to articulate their stance on key issues.

Noisemakers are prohibited at the presidential forum and only clear bags will be permitted at the entrance. Signs, posters, banners, and outside food vendors will also not be permitted; however, a 10 x 10 space will be available for candidates. Protesters are limited to a designated area on campus near the NTU cafeteria. All rules will be strictly enforced.

Doors at the forum will open at approximately 4 PM. The event is expected to end around 9 PM. Campus tours will run prior to the event to candidates. For more information about the presidential forum please contact NTU Communications Director Daniel Vandever at dvandever@navajotech.edu.

The live steam will be available at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/Xr5kmE7rz7z.