Food distributed to Navajo Nation ahead of weekend-long curfew

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez (center) and Isaiah Tsosie, an office specialist with the Coyote Canyon chapter, place food into a community member's vehicle at a food distribution point before the start of a weekend-long curfew in Coyote Canyon, New Mexico, in the Navajo Nation on May 15, 2020.

Dennison Bia, with the Navajo Nation Facilities Maintenance Department, unloads a box of baby wipes from Phoenix Indian Center to Window Rock on the Navajo Nation on May 15, 2020.

Cornel Iyua talks to a fellow community member while people wait in their vehicles to receive food at a food distribution point before the start of a weekend-long curfew in Coyote Canyon, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation on May 15, 2020.

Actor Sean Penn (left) and celebrity chef Jose Andres (right) listen as Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez speaks at a food distribution point before the start of a weekend-long curfew in Coyote Canyon, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation on May 15, 2020.

Dennison Bia, with the Navajo Nation Facilities Maintenance Department, looks on as they wait for aid supplies to be trucked to the Window Rock Airport in Window Rock on the Navajo Nation on May 15, 2020.

Actor Sean Penn and Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez at a food distribution point before the start of a weekend-long curfew in Coyote Canyon, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation on May 15, 2020.

Terri Becenti waits in her vehicle to receive food before the start of a weekend-long curfew in Coyote Canyon, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation on May 15, 2020.

Volunteers, staff member of the Coyote Canyon chapter and the Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice President, place fresh food, water and dog food into community members' vehicles at a food distribution point before the start of a weekend-long curfew in Coyote Canyon, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation on May 15, 2020.

Volunteers, staff member of the Coyote Canyon chapter and the Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice President, place fresh food, water and dog food into community members' vehicles at a food distribution point before the start of a weekend-long curfew in Coyote Canyon, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation on May 15, 2020.

A young boy sits in the back of a vehicle as food is distributed to community members in their vehicles at a food distribution point before the start of a weekend-long curfew in Coyote Canyon, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation on May 15, 2020.

From left: Nelson Leonard, Dennison Bia and Daryl Cowboy, all with the Navajo Nation Facilities Maintenance Department, unload aid supplies at the Window Rock Airport in Window Rock, on the Navajo Nation, on May 15, 2020.

Food is distributed before the start of a weekend-long curfew, in Coyote Canyon, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation, on May 15, 2020.

Cars line up to receive food at a food distribution point before the start of a weekend-long curfew in Coyote Canyon, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation on May 15, 2020.

Cornel Iyua waits in his vehicle to receive food at a food distribution point before the start of a weekend-long curfew in Coyote Canyon, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation, on May 15, 2020.

Bottled water donated from Bashas' grocery stores is removed from a truck by forklift in Window Rock on the Navajo Nation on May 15, 2020.

Officer Netty Etsitty of the Navajo Tribal Police directs traffic at a food distribution point before the start of a weekend long curfew, in Coyote Canyon, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation, on May 15, 2020.

Alberto Peshlakai of the Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice President, marks vehicles to receive food before the start of a weekend-long curfew in Coyote Canyon, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation, on May 15, 2020.

Jared Touchin (right), communications director of the Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice President, records a video of Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez (center) as food is distributed to community members at a food distribution point before the start of a weekend-long curfew in Coyote Canyon, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation, on May 15, 2020.

Volunteers, staff members of the Coyote Canyon chapter and the Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice President, place fresh food, water and dog food into community members' vehicles at a food distribution point before the start of a weekend-long curfew in Coyote Canyon, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation on May 15, 2020.

Navajo Nation Vice President Myron Lizer stands by bottled water donated from Bashas' grocery stores at the Window Rock Airport in Window Rock on the Navajo Nation on May 15, 2020.

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez (center) and Isaiah Tsosie (right), an office specialist with the Coyote Canyon chapter, place bottled water into a community member's vehicle at a food distribution point before the start of a weekend-long curfew in Coyote Canyon, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation on May 15, 2020.

Allie Young (right), of Protect the Sacred, records a video of Sean Penn and Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez at a food distribution point before the start of a weekend-long curfew in Coyote Canyon, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation on May 15, 2020.

Officer Netty Etsitty of the Navajo Tribal Police, directs traffic for people to receive food in their vehicles at a food distribution point before the start of a weekend long curfew, in Coyote Canyon, N.M., on the Navajo Nation on May 15, 2020. All businesses including the 13 grocery stores on the reservation were closed during the weekend long curfew to combat the new coronavirus pandemic. The Navajo Nation has been one of the hardest hit areas from the COVID-19 pandemic in the entire United States.

Darrell Paul waits in his vehicle to receive food before the start of a weekend-long curfew in Coyote Canyon, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation on May 15, 2020.

Alberto Peshlakai of the Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice President, marks vehicles to receive food in their vehicles at a food distribution point before the start of a weekend-long curfew in Coyote Canyon, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation on May 15, 2020.

Frances Shirleson waits in her vehicle to receive food at a food distribution point before the start of a weekend-long curfew in Coyote Canyon, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation on May 15, 2020.

Vehicles line up to receive food before the start of a weekend-long curfew in Coyote Canyon, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation on May 15, 2020.

Candace Sam places a sticky note on her windshield as she waits to receive food before the start of a weekend-long curfew in Coyote Canyon, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation on May 15, 2020.

Actor Sean Penn records a video on a community member's phone at a food distribution point before the start of a weekend-long curfew in Coyote Canyon, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation on May 15, 2020.