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Don’t let corporations make enemies of us

VINCENT YAZZIE TWG’s BART has wrong numbers on amount of Nitrogen Oxide from Navajo Generating Station. NOx causes bronchitis which is hurting Navajo people, especially children. TWG created in secret. Didn’t find out until many days after. TWG shud be struck as illegal. LEONARD BAILEY Navajo, citizen of US, tax payer, voter. UMWA member, employed […]

$220 million Bond/Loan heads to Navajo Council special session

DELEGATE DANNY SIMPSON Let’s forward this Legislation to Special Council Session so we will have all the appropriate administrators here to answer questions. And I ask for your guidance. SPEAKER NAIZE I understand your concerns and questions and Sponsor Benally said that her agents are not here today but that they wud be at the […]

Navajo Nation signs MOU with Israel, Navajo children hitch-hiking

Greeting Relatives/Frens, I was doing a quick check of emails before heading to Navajo Council’s Budget and Finance Committee and I just had to share this press release from Gordon Bronitsky, who is a private entrepeneur that solicites Indigenous people to travel to Europe for cultural exchange. It appears that Bronitsky got Navajo Nation President […]

BHP and NTEC sign coal mine purchase agreement

Greetings Relatives/Frens, The agreement to buy BHP Billiton Navajo Coal Mine was signed today, Oct. 31, 2013, which is also Halloween, by Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC, and BHP Billiton, That’s according to a BHP press release that I am posting with a web address. According to a press release from Shiprock, N.M., Chapter President […]

Navajo Prez and Spkr Naize: Look at me!

This is pretty hilarious; Navajo President Ben Shelly just announced that he’s having a Signing Ceremony today, at noon, at his office. Shelly’s signing ceremony will also involve the Energy Policy that the Council approved on Oct. 22. He’ll also sign the $4.1 million for Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC, that has been sitting on […]

How the Navajo Council voted on NTEC amendments

On Oct. 23, the Council voted 16 in favor, 5 opposed to approve controversial amendments to the Navajo Transitional Energy Company’s plan of operation that the Naabiki’yati’ Committee approved and recommended to the Council in executive session on Oct. 16. None of the Council debate over the NTEC amendments was held in open session. 16 […]

Speaker Naize: Signing Ceremony Today-Energy Policy & NTEC amendments

Greeting Relatives/Frens, Navajo Council Speaker Johnny Naize issued a press release this morning that announces that he is holding a Signing Ceremony at Noon today, Oct. 24, at his office. Naize will be signing the Energy Policy and amendments to Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC. Here is Naize’s press release: 22nd NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL | […]

Navajo Transitional Energy Company amendments approved

Navajo COUNCIL DEBATING AMENDMENTS TO NTEC PLAN OF OPERATION which Council votes down with vote of 4 in favor, 17 opposed. Final vote on NTEC amenmdents, 16 in favor, 5 opposed. DELEGATE WITHERSPOON If fraud, you say federal remedy so why isn’t language in Exhibit G? Who developed langauge? did we get any negotiations in […]

Press Conference?!

Greetings Relatives/Frens, Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly’s staff assistant Michelle Henry just informed me that the meeting was wrapping up and that “they” would talk with me. I’m still camped outside the closed door meeting between Navajo Nation government elected officials, political appointees, Navajo Transitional Energy Company Board members and BHP Billiton officials here at […]

Tossed Out of Meeting at Courtyard Marriott

Greetings Relatives/Frens, Navajo Natinn President Ben Shelly’s office attorney, Heather Claw, pushed me out of a meeting between Shelly, Navajo Council Speaker Johnny Naize, Council Delegate Russell Begaye, Navajo Nation Division of Natural Resources Director Fred White, Shelly’s staff assistant Michelle Henry and Shelly’s Communications Director Erny Zah. That was about 2:15 p.m. The meeting […]