As of Sept. 27, only 23% of Navajo landowners who had offers participated in the program, compared to 43% in the program’s last round in 2016. Of the $157 million the Interior Department set aside for Navajo Nation landowners, only $39 million was accepted. The information office for the Navajo Nation could not be reached for comment on this story. There were 25,509 offers made to individual Navajo landowners in 2016. Yet, participation rates by Navajo Nation landowners in the latest round were lowest of any tribe that has been offered $100 million or more in the buy-back program.