Dine’ Citizens Against Ruining the Environment is having a press conference today, Dec. 23, 2013, at noon in front of the Navajo Nation Council chamber in Window Rock, Ariz. -WHAT: PRESS Conference on BHP Navajo Mine acquisition -WHEN: Monday, December 23, 2013 at 12:00pm -WHERE: Navajo Nation Council Chambers, Window Rock, AZ -WHO: Diné C.A.R.E. […]
The Eastern Navajo Land Commission opposes the Navajo Council’s Resources and Development Committee Legislation 0373-13, which would allow Uranium Resources, Inc., to establish an In-Situ Uranium Mining Demonstration Project near Church Rock, N.M., and the creation of a Sub-Committee to draft an agreement to approve the transportation of uranium/hazardous materials by URI. The ENLC approved […]
Greetings Relatives/Frens/Humans, I have a message from a very good fren/sister, Eloise Brown-Dixon, who has stood up against coal mining since former Navajo Nation President Shirley and then Vice President Ben Shelly tried to establish a coal-fire generating station on Burnham, N.M., which is in the eastern part of the Navajo Reservation and near the […]
Greetings Relatives, Frens, Humans, I have received requests for email addresses for Navajo Council delegates and so here is the info, plus Navajo Council standing committee assignments and assigned legislative staff. Enjoy! HERE ARE THE EMAIL ADDRESSES FOR NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL: Office of the Speaker officeofspeaker@navajo.org Navajo Council Delegate Johnny Naize johnnynaize@navajo-nsn.gov Speaker for Navajo […]
CALL TO ACTION: Comments Needed to OPPOSE NN Legislation to allow Uranium Mining | Indigenous Action Media.
Greetings Relatives/Frens/Human, I didn’t make it out to Twin Arrows Casino & Resort for the Navajo Council’s Budget & Finance Committee meeting and then the Naa’bik’iyati Committee today. And apparently I didn’t miss anything because the B&F never got a quorum so there was no debate or action taken on Legislation 0367-13, which is all […]
Greetings Relatives/Frens/Humans, The Navajo Council’s Resources & Development Committee has called a SPECIAL meeting on Monday, Dec. 23, to address RDC member Delegate Leonard Tsosie’s proposed legislation 0373-13 which allow Uranium Resources Inc. to set up a Demonstration In-Situ Uranium Mining Project in Church Rock, N.M. and to create a RDC Sub-Committee of two RDC […]
Vote is 2 in favor, 2 opposed so Resources & Development Committee Vice Chairperson Roscoe Smith says that this matter is very serious and needs to move forward to Naa’bik’iyati Committee and Council so vote yes. FINAL VOTE BY RDC IS 3 in favor, 2 opposed which means that Legislation 0367-13 moves forward to Budget […]
NAVAJO COUNCIL RESOURCES & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE STILL DEBATING PROPOSED LEGISLATION 0367-13: A PROPOSED NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL RESOLUTION; AN ACTION RELATING TO RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, BUDGET AND FINANCE, AND NAABIK’IYATI’; APPROVING AN ALTERNATIVE FORUM FOR ENFORCEMENT OF BINDING ARBITRATION AND ANCILLARY PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT PURSUANT TO THE NAVAIO NATION SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY ACT IN THE GENERAL INDEMNITY AGREEMENTS […]
Here at Navajo Council Resources & Development Committee’s special meeting regarding continued purchase of BHP coal mine by Navajo Nation, which is represented by Navajo Transitional Energy Company, a tribal enterprise that the Council created to complete negotiations of BHP coal mine. I did an interview with NTEC President Steve Gunderson and asked him about […]
