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Navajo Council adjourns after debate gets out of control

The Navajo council called a special session today by petition to address three reports involving proposed legislation 0218-14, which is for the removal of the Navajo language fluency requirement for presidential candidates and optional Navajo language requirement for other elected officials; the Navajo Board of Election Supervisors to continue with the Nov. 4 General Election […]

Navajo Council gets a quorum at 11:27 a.m.

Here at Navajo Nation Council chambers in Window Rock, Ariz., where the Council is waiting for quorum to begin their special session today, which was scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. It is now 11:16 am. The Council’s proposed agenda begins with a Report on the 2014 Navajo Nation General Election by legislative attorney Ron […]

Proposed Navajo Council legislation would remove Navajo language fluency for presidential candidates

Navajo Nation Council Delegate Lorenzo Curley is sponsoring proposed Navajo Nation Council legislation that would remove Navajo laws that mandate that presidential candidates speak the Navajo language fluently. Legislation 0281-14, which is titled “An Act relating to Law and Order, Naabik’iyati’ and the Navajo Nation Council; Amending language fluency requirements of the Navajo Nation Election […]

Navajo Nation Supreme Court orders Office of Hearings and Appeals to qualify or disqualify presidential candidate Chris Dechene

After a day-long hearing today, the Navajo Nation Supreme Court ordered the tribal Office of Hearings and Appeals to qualify or disqualify tribal presidential candidate Chris Deschene within five days. The tribal Supreme Court heard the appeals of the Office of Hearing and Appeals’ dismissal of two election complaints filed against Deschene by presidential candidates […]

International Uranium Film Festival in Navajo language

Here’s some information on International Uranium Film Festival that is for our Navajo speaking audience! Yay! ============================================================== Please click on the link below to listen to the event in Navajo language: Ya’ateeh !!!! Please, Please come join us at the NN Museum, Window Rock, AZ my dear friends… Listen out for our radio announcement on […]