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New Navajo Council headed down same illegal road as old Council

Based on the Navajo Council agenda, the Council is now on Legislation 0010-15: An Action Relating To Budget And Finance, Naa’bik’iyati’ And The Navajo Nation Council; Approving Supplemental Funding From The Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance In The Amount Of $317,891 For The Navajo Nation Election Administration, Business Unit #101021, To Fund The Continuing 2014 Navajo […]

Navajo Council’s top committee unanimously supports Dine’ Uranium Remediation Advisory Commission; Supports full financial restitution from all political candidates

Here at Navajo Council’s Naabik’iyati Committee which is meeting in the Council chambers in Window Rock, Ariz. Naabi – without debate – voted 14 in favor, 0 opposed on its first Legislation 0015-15: An Action relating to Law and Order, Resources and Development and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees and the Navajo Nation Council; Amending 2 N.N.C. § […]

Navajo Government Development Commission & Indigenous Nation Building

HERE AT NAVAJO GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT OFFICE IN WINDOW ROCK, ARIZ., WHERE NAVAJO GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION IS CONTINUING THEIR “INDIGENOUS NATION BUILDING: LEADERSHIP, GOVERNANCE, CONSTITUTION, AND DEVELOPMENT SUCCESS” SEMINAR BY DR. MANLEY BEGAYE JR. I’ll ATTACH BEGAYE’S HANDOUTS WHEN THE COMMISSION TAKES A RECESS. DR. MANLEY BEGAYE JR. I gave you $500,000 and asked you to […]

Navajo Council’s Resource & Development Committee talks water rights, decentralization, Five Year economic development plan

Here at the Navajo Nation Council Resources & Development Committee meeting at the Navajo Nation Council chambers in Window Rock, Ariz, where the RDC is currently listening to a Report from Navajo Division of Community Development Director Leonard Chee about the Decentralization Initiative/Administrative Service Offices. I finally got a strong enough WiFi signal. I think […]

Efforts renewed to get disqualified presidential candidate back on Navajo Nation ballot; Creating Navajo Nation uranium advisory commission; Increasing qualifications for Navajo Nation judges while watering down presidential qualifications

Navajo Nation Council Delegate Leonard Tsosie continues his fight to get disqualified presidential candidate Chris Deschene back on the special presidential election ballot. Tsosie goes before the Navajo Council’s Law & Order Committee with legislation 0013-15: “An Action relating to Law and Order, NAABIK’IYATI’ and The Navajo Nation Council; Amending 11 N.N.C.§§2,4,8,42,145 and 824 regarding […]

Navajo Nation President Shelly flip-flops on proposed Grand Canyon Escalade Project

Grand Canyon Development Plan Sparks Dispute Among Navajo – NBC News.com. ABC NEWS – Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly said he plans to green-light the project and the $65 million required from the tribe for road, water and communication facilities. While overlooking the canyon from its south rim, Shelly explained, “I come here and I […]

Navajo Council hears State of Nation address from President Shelly

Navajo Council back in session and listening to State of Nation Address from President Ben Shelly. NAVAJO NATION PREZ BEN SHELLY recently Council allocated supplemental funding to various programs. these funds have as i have stated, if funds allocated are not in compliance then i have responsibility to veto. we are to be accountable and […]

Navajo Council Delegate L.Tsosie attempts to bend Council rules

HERE AT NAVAJO COUNCIL WINTER SESSION AND COUNCIL DEBATING ADOPTION OF ITS AGENDA. DELEGATE LEONARD TSOSIE I have emergency legislation that is still being worked on because Legislative Counsel has been very busy. And so I ask that the Council agenda remain open so that the addition of my bills will not require 2/3 vote. […]

Navajo Council Naabik’iyati Committee meeting on 9 pieces of legislation

Greetings Relatives/Frens/Humans, I’m here at the Navajo Nation Council’s Naabik’iyati Committee meeting in the Navajo Nation Council in Window Rock, Ariz. According to the Naabi Committee proposed agenda, Naabi was scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. At about 11:25 a.m., the meeting was postponed to 1 p.m. It is now 1:28 p.m. and Speaker Pro […]

President Shelly approves nullification of Navajo Nation 2014 Primary for Presidential Race and pardon of Navajo Election Board

After a deal was struck between Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly and the Navajo Nation Council to let him remain in office until a new president is elected and inaugurated, Shelly wasted no time in signing off on two pieces of controversial legislation approved by the Navajo Nation Council on Dec. 30, 2015. Today, Jan. […]