-Nygren was born on December 25, 1986, in [[Blanding, Utah]]. He is of half [[Navajo]] and half southern [[Vietnamese people|Vietnamese]] descent.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-31 |title=Buu Nygren explains why he should get Navajo votes ahead of presidential election |url=https://www.kunm.org/local-news/2022-10-31/buu-nygren-explains-why-he-should-get-navajo-votes-ahead-of-presidential-election |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=KUNM |language=en}}</ref> Nygren is Táchii’nii clan born for Vietnamese.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Silversmith |first=Shondiin |title=Navajo voters elect Buu Nygren as president, ousting Jonathan Nez |url=https://www.news-journal.com/navajo-voters-elect-buu-nygren-as-president-ousting-jonathan-nez/article_6bf16e5e-3f48-5380-9e04-ef52e6c59d45.html |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=Longview News-Journal |language=en}}</ref> He attended [[Red Mesa High School]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Denetclaw |first1=Pauly |title=Nygren never felt like he wasn’t Diné |url=https://navajotimes.com/rezpolitics/nygren-never-felt-like-he-wasnt-dine/ |work=Navajo Times |date=September 20, 2018}}</ref> Nygren was the running mate of [[Joe Shirley Jr.]] in the [[2018 Navajo Nation presidential election]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Noel Lyn |title=Former vice president candidate Buu Nygren seeks to lead Navajo Nation |url=https://www.daily-times.com/story/news/local/navajo-nation/2022/04/05/former-vice-president-candidate-buu-nygren-starts-navajo-nation-president-bid/7272196001/ |work=Farmington Daily Times |date=April 5, 2022}}</ref> At 35 years of age, Nygren is the youngest person to have ever been elected President of the Navajo Nation.
+Nygren was born on December 25, 1986, in [[Blanding, Utah]]. He is of half [[Navajo]] and half southern [[Vietnamese people|Vietnamese]] descent.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 31, 2022 |title=Buu Nygren explains why he should get Navajo votes ahead of presidential election |url=https://www.kunm.org/local-news/2022-10-31/buu-nygren-explains-why-he-should-get-navajo-votes-ahead-of-presidential-election |access-date=November 10, 2022 |website=KUNM |language=en}}</ref> Nygren is Táchii’nii clan born for Vietnamese.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Silversmith |first=Shondiin |title=Navajo voters elect Buu Nygren as president, ousting Jonathan Nez |url=https://www.news-journal.com/navajo-voters-elect-buu-nygren-as-president-ousting-jonathan-nez/article_6bf16e5e-3f48-5380-9e04-ef52e6c59d45.html |access-date=November 10, 2022 |website=Longview News-Journal |language=en}}</ref> He attended [[Red Mesa High School]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Denetclaw |first1=Pauly |title=Nygren never felt like he wasn’t Diné |url=https://navajotimes.com/rezpolitics/nygren-never-felt-like-he-wasnt-dine/ |work=Navajo Times |date=September 20, 2018}}</ref> Nygren was the running mate of [[Joe Shirley Jr.]] in the [[2018 Navajo Nation presidential election]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Noel Lyn |title=Former vice president candidate Buu Nygren seeks to lead Navajo Nation |url=https://www.daily-times.com/story/news/local/navajo-nation/2022/04/05/former-vice-president-candidate-buu-nygren-starts-navajo-nation-president-bid/7272196001/ |work=Farmington Daily Times |date=April 5, 2022}}</ref> At 35 years of age, Nygren is the youngest person to have ever been elected President of the Navajo Nation.