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Navajo Council’s Resources & Development Committee at LeChee, Ariz.

Greetings Relatives/Frens, The Navajo Council’s Resources & Development Committee is meeting in LeChee, Ariz., tomorrow, Oct. 28, and Tuesday, Oct. 29. The Oct. 28 RDC proposed agenda lists only reports from tribal parks, including an overall report from Navajo Division of Natural Resources Director Fred White. But a committee member could ask for legislation to […]

COUNCIL: Reduce federal environmental regs

NAVAJO COUNCIL DEBATING LEGISLATION 0192-13: SUPPORTING THE NATIVE AMERICAN ENERGY ACT, HR 3973, a US Congressional bil to facilitate the development of energy on Indian lands by reducing federal regulations that impede tribal development on Indian lands. DELEGATE KATHERINE BENALLY This legislation, if approved by Congress, it will be something we have in future and […]

Delegates Phelps and Begaye: Remove environmental laws

NAVAJO COUNCIL RIPPING THRU PROPOSED LEGISLATION WITH VERY LITTLE DEBATE. WHEN COUNCIL CONVENED TODAY, THERE WAS AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE COUNCIL PLANNED TO FINISH ALL THEIR AGENDA ITEMS BY WEDNESDAY. SPEAKER NAIZE ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT THERE WAS A CAUCUS THIS MORNING BUT THE COUNCIL HAD PASSED LAW THAT REMOVED CAUCUSES WHICH DELEGATE JONATHAN NEZ POINTED […]

Please Comment on Proposed Navajo Nation Energy Policy

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 […]

Shiprock Tables opposition to BHP coal mine purchase

BLOGGING FROM SHIRPOCK, NM, CHAPTER WHERE DINE’ C.A.R.E. IS PRESENTING RESOLUTION THAT ASKS THE SHIPROCK COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT THEIR OPPOSITION TO THE PURCHASE OF THE BHP COAL MINE BY THE NAVAJO COUNCIL: SHIPROCK CHAPTER PREZ DUANE “Chinli” Yazzie As chapter president here, I’m very careful about how I present myself on issues like this cuz […]

Showdown in Shiprock: BHP v Dine’ CARE

The Shiprock Chapter meeting started about an hour ago. It’s now 1:25 pm and Chapter Prez Dune “Chili” Yazzie finished reading the Dine’ CARE’s proposed resolution that asks the Shiprock community to support them in their opposition of the purchase of BHP coal mine by the Navajo government/Council. Yazzie read the resolution in English and […]