Navajo Council convenes Special Session
Navajo Council convening with 18 members at 3:16 p.m. Delegate Russell Begaye at medical appointment, Speaker Naize informs Council. Only item on Council agenda is Legislation 0367-13.
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Navajo Council on 30 minute break
NAVAJO COUNCIL TAKES 30 MINUTES BREAK FOR TRIBAL ATTORNEYS TO MEET WITH SOME DELEGATES REGARDING THEIR QUESTIONS WHICH REQUIRED ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVELEGE. TIME IS NOW 1:49 PM DELEGATE LEONARD TSOSIE there were questions from Delegates Duane Tsingine, Nelson Begaye, Lorenzo Curley and Katherine Benally that require confidentiality and so I suggest that those delegates meet with […]
Navajo Council adjourns work session
HERE AT NAVAJO COUNCIL WORK SESSION FOR LEGISLATION 0367-13 WHICH IS FOR TRIBAL TAKE OVER OF BHP COAL MINING OPERATIONS VIA NAVAJO TRANSITIONAL ENERGY COMPANY. DELEGATE EDMUND YAZZIE We are talking about sovereignty but Resources & Development Committee approved uranium. DELEGATE KATHERINE BENALLY Point of Order, what Delegate E. Yazzie saying wrong. DELEGATE EDMUND YAZZIE […]
Coal mine purchase strenthens tribal sovereignty
HERE AT COUNCIL WORK SESSION WHERE CONCIL STILL WORKING ON LEGISLATION 0367-13 WHICH RELATES TO TRIBAL GOVERNMENT TAKE OVER OF BHP COAL MINING OPERATIONS. NAVAJO TRANSITIONAL ENERGY COMPANY PRESIDENT STEVE GUNDERSON it’s a great honor to be asked to serve on NTEC board of directors and honor to be elected as chairman. as you are […]
Are we talking about Executive Session?
HERE AT NAVAJO COUNCIL WORK SESSION ON LEGISLATION 0367-13 WHICH IS TO MOVE FORWARD THE TRIBAL TAKE OVER OF BHP COAL MINING OPERATIONS DELEGATE KATHERINE BENALLY For the record, the Council’s Resources & Development Committee has not gone to Las Vegas. DELEGATE LORENZO CURLEY Concern is why bond required and waive sovereign immunity. And Zurick […]
Too many unanswered questions
HERE AT NAVAJO COUNCIL WORK SESSION ON LEGISLATON 0367-13 RELATED TO TRIBAL GOVERNMENT TAKE OVER OF BHP COAL MINING OPERATIONS VIA NAVAJO TRANSITIONAL ENERGY COMPANY. DELEGATE DUANE TSINGINE This is a huge venture and I wish the future council had made trail for us but that didn’t happen. So it is time for us to […]
NTEC is asking Navajo Council not to trust Navajo courts
HERE AT NAVAJO COUNCL WORK SESSION ON LEGISLATION 0367-13 REGARDING TRIBAL TAKE OVER OF BHP COAL MINING OPERATIONS VIA NAVAJO TRANSITIONAL ENERGY COMPANY. AS THE COUNCIL DOORS OPERN, YOU CAN HEAR PEOPLE ON A MICROPHONE TALKING. THE COUNCIL CHAMBER IS PACKED WITH BHP COAL MINE WORKERS, GRASSROOTS GROUPS, NAVAJO CITIZENS. IT’S WONDERFUL TO SEE THE […]
Navajo Nation shouldn’t be liable for BHP coal ash
HERE AT NAVAJO COUNCIL WORK SESSION ON LEGISLATION 0367-13. JEFFREYT STRASSNER, MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR MARSH & MC LENNAN COMPANIES Get the bond from Zurick and from NTEC, a promise to repay. Same with contract and this contract with utilities. NTEC assurity to Zurick that NTEC promise with bond to complete job. NTEC new entity so […]
Guarantee Navajo Transitional Energy Co. can do the job
Navajo Council work session has started on Delegate Bates’ legislation 0367-13 which relates to the tribal government’s pursuit of the take over of BHP’s coal mining operation via Navajo Transitional Energy Company. ATTORNEY GENERAL HARRISON TOSIE We need to understand the environment we are in so fully understand why these bonds are needed. And that […]
Navajo Council DISCRIMINATES against Independent Media
Greetings Relatives/Frens/Humans, I’ve run into a bump on the road, folks and so I’m not sure how long I’ll be blogging, taking photos, and video taping. I came into the Navajo Council chambers this morning to blog about the Council work session on Delegate LoRenzo Bates’ Legislation 0367-13, which relates to the tribal government take […]
