Greetings Relatives/Frens, Here is the finalized Navajo Nation Council’s appropriation of about $4.1 million for Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC, that the Navajo Council amended and approved with a vote of 17 in favor, 2 opposed during their special session on Oct. 16, 2013. Speaker Johnny Naize signed it on Oct. 18, 2013, and it […]
Greeting Relatives/Frens, I’m back in the Navajo Council chamber where the Naabiki’yati’ Committee just convened at 1:55 pm, even though the committee was scheduled to start at 10 a.m. As I was waiting for the committee meeting to start, I noticed Navajo Transitional Energy Company Board President Steve Gunderson sitting in the Council chamber north […]
Greetings Relatives/Frens, Here’s a request from one of the four Navajo Council Delegates, Dwight Witherspoon, who walked out of yesterday, Oct. 16, 2013, Navajo Council special session during the debate over the proposed Energy Policy. I’ve provided a web address to LEGISLATION 0276-13 Proposed Energy Policy. PLEASE READ LEGISLATION AND SUBMIT YOUR SUGGESTIONS FOR SPECIFIC […]
NAVAJO COUNCIL CONTINUES DEBATING PROPOSED ENERGY POLICY DELEGATE DWIGHT WITHERSPOON/DELEGATE CHARLES DAMON II That requirement that 20 percent be renewable by 2030. DELEGATE ROSCOE SMITH Portion of Energy Policy talks to sustainability. DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES FRED WHTITE renewable energy is very expensive, very costly. the goal of Navajo Nation is provide energy at lowest […]
Greetings Relatives/Frens, The Navajo Council is now debating the proposed Navajo Nation Energy Policy of 2013. DELEGATE DWIGHT WITHERSPOON/Delegate Charles Damon II AMENDMENT: page 5, line 17: between two and three paragraphs: promote and nurture and protect water, springs, animals, Dine’ health, balance thru ownership, health impacts, environmental protection, and thru Treaty, Hozhoni, Walking in […]
Naabi continues debating proposed Energy Policy after tabling motion fails because Speaker Pro Temp Mel Begay ruled that Energy Policy would continue to Council even if Naabi tabled. DELEGATE LORENZO BATES only way, tribe can tell federal government to go away is to own project 100 percent. DELEGATE LEONARD TSOSIE how do change in law […]
Tabling motion at 5:15 pm by Delegate Lorenzo CURLEY. SPEAKER PRO TEMP MEL BEGAY If table, Energy Policy still moves forward to Council. Speaker Naize said ealier that a Special Council Session is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 16. DELEGATE LEONARD TSOSIE If there is a tabling by the committee with final authority then that legislation […]
DELEGATE PHELPS We need baseline and have very general language with 1980 document. And we had input several month back. I remember getting comments on it and there was significant interest in it. For sake of clarity, there is draft policy that has pages 1 to 4 which I’m wondering is preamble but confusing. And […]
The Naabi Committee convened at 11:30 am with 14 members and after the prayer, announcements and amending and adopting the agenda, the Naabi went to the first item on its agenda, Update report from Navajo Department of Justice on the plans to assert water rights claims to the Upper Colorado River in Arizona. NDOJ Water […]
Navajo Council Naa’biki’yati Committee convened at 11:30 am. Navajo prayer by Delegate Jonathan Hale. SPEAKER JOHNNY NAIZE announces that memo went out for everyone to wear pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness. He jokingly tells Delegates and staff that are not wearing pink to leave. DELEGATE LORENZO CURLEY Navajo Hopi Land Commission actually got […]
