Greetings Relatives/Frens/Humans, I’m here at the Shiprock, N.M., Chapter and the meeting has been called to order. It is now 4:30 pm SHIPROCK COMMUNITY MEMBER FANNIE ETCITTY I want only local people to speak and vote, not just anybody. Respect us. We don’t word to get out that we allow non-chapter members to vote. The […]
During the November 2014 public hearings by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on the best plan to reduce pollution from Navajo Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant that is located on the Navajo Reservation near Page, Ariz., Dr. George Thurston testified about the harmful and even deadly health impacts to children, babies and pregnant women, […]
Greetings Relatives/Frens/Humans, I produced a YouTube video on Navajo Nation Shiprock, N.M., Chapter President Duane “Chili” Yazzie challenging Speaker Johnny Naize and the Navajo Council during their Naa’bik’iyati Committee at the Navajo Council chamber in Window Rock, Ariz., on Dec. 27, 2013. In response, Speaker Naize and the Council called on the tribal police to […]
BHP Billiton announced, “Navajo mine sale completed” Dec. 30, 2013, in a one-page press release that BHP emailed out late this afternoon. New Mexico BHP Coal President Pat Risner stated in his press release, “BHP Billiton is pleased that the Four Corners Power Plant owners, the Navajo Nation and NTEC have agreed to move forward […]
COUNCIL VOTE AT 4:04 PM IS 17 IN FAVOR, 5 OPPOSED
HERE AT NAVAJO CONCIL SPECIAL SESSION WHERE ONLY ITEM IS LEGISLATION 0367-13. DELEGATE LORENZO CURLEY This is also an amendment to an amendment which is against our rules. DELEGATE DAMON II I’m not politicking and I want that on record. DELEGATE MEL BEGAY I raised this question when amendment proposed by Delegate Begaye about why […]
HERE AT NAVAJO COUNCIL SPECIAL SESSION WHERE THERE IS A MANEUVER BY DELEGATE CHARLES DAMON II TO REMOVE AN AMENDMENT BY DELEGATE RUSSELL BEGAYE THAT WOULD HAVE THE COUNCIL FOLLOW NAVAJO LAW THAT MANDATES THE COUNCIL TO WAIVE TRIBAL SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY WITH A SUPER MAJORITY VOTE. DELEGATE BEGAYE MADE THE AMENDMENT ON DEC. 23, 2013, […]
Motion by Delegates Kenneth Maryboy and Joshua Butler for Council to accept its one-item agenda. VOTE IS 16 IN FAVOR, 4 OPPOSED Council voting to recall Legislation 0367-13 because the Council had tabled it on Dec. 23, 2013, for work session and then special Council session. VOTE AT 3:23 PM TO RECALL LEGISLATION 0367-13: 16 […]
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.
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 […]
