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Here at Navajo Council Resources & Development

Greetings Relatives/Frens/Human, The Resources & Development started their meeting about 10:25 am. RDC Vice Chairperson Ben Bennett did the prayer. The RDC called a special meeting to hear from the Navajo Nation’s Enterprises, which are0 businesses owned by the Navajo government. NOTE: EXCUSE TYPO AND GRAMMAR ERRORS. The first enterprise on the RDC agenda is […]

Navajo Council Delegate Mel Begay: Sue the U.S. for failing to uphold its 1962 agreement to have tribal farm completed

Navajo Agricultural Products Industry has presented a very controversial report regarding Navajo Indian Irrigation Project, the tribal farm. Included in NAPI’s report is how the federal government has failed to uphold its 1962 word on providing federal funds to complete NIIP by 1976, which has cost the tribe $4 billion in water. DELEGATE EDMUND YAZZIE […]

U.S. breaking agreement to complete Navajo Indian Irrigation Project

Navajo Council Naabik’iyati Committee is listening to report from Navajo Agricultural Products Industry (NIIP) about the federal government’s failure to uphold its 1962 agreement to finish Navajo Indian Irrigation Project by 1997. Navajo Agricultural Products Industry representatives Tsosie Lewis, manager; Paul Moorehead, lobbyist in DC, Haskie; Paul Frye, private attorney; NAPI Board Vice Chair Irvin […]

Navajo Agricultural Products Industry waiver of tribal Arbitration and Sovereign Immunity laws moves to Council

NAVAJO COUNCIL NAABIK’IYATI COMMITTEE NOW ON LEGISLATION 0092-14, AMEND NAVAJO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY PLAN OF OPERATION TO AUTHORIZE NAPI TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS THAT ASK FOR BINDING ARBITRATION AS THE MECHANISM FOR RESOLVING DISPUTES, CONSISTENT WITH THE NAVAJO SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY ACT AND THE NAVAJO ARBITRATION ACT BUT WITHOUT REQUIRING REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF SUCH AGREEMENTS […]

NAPI: western business thinking & Navajo philosophy

IN NAVAJO COUNCIL CHAMBER AT COUNCIL’S RESOURCES & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING. RDC STARTED LISTENING TO 2013 FINANCIAL AUDIT REPORT FROM NAVAJO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY/NAPI WITHOUT QUORUM. RDC GOT QUORUM. RDC CHAIRPERSON KATHERINE BENALLY We have quorum at 11:30 am RDC adopts agenda after moving agenda items B and C to next meeting because Chairperson Benally […]

Give something back or get out!

What is going on with FBI? Can you answer that? Should we worry about that because impacts stability of NAPI. Thank you for going to college and going off rez but think you are too western educated. Navajo pple thot/Navajo thinking is to take care of each other and not profit. Navajo Oil and Gas […]

Here at Navajo Council chamber. Resources & Development Committee has started hearing report on ANNUAL 2013 financial Audit of Navajo Agricultural Products Industry by NAPI chief financial officer Darryl Multine. RDC CHAIRPERSON KATHERINE BENALLY I think we have special work session on Bond financing on Friday, 9-27-13, and Special Council session on Bond financing on […]

Navajo Council Resources & Development Committee: Farm audit

Greetings Relatives/Frens, I’m at Navajo Council chamber where Resources & Development Committee/RDC should be convening very soon. On their proposed agenda is Audit Report of Navajo Agricultural Products Industry, which is the tribal enterprise located near Farmington, NM. I asked for an electronic copy of the FY 2013 Financial Audit, which will be presented by […]