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Is Navajo Nation presidential candidate Chris Deschene a “prima donna”?

Greetings Relatives/Frens/Humans, First off, I hope that the deposition of Navajo Nation presidential candidate Chris Deschene by the attorneys for presidential candidates Dale Tsosie and Hank Whitethorne is FINALLY underway at private attorney David Jordan’s law office in Gallup, N.M. It is now 2:21 p.m. and the deposition was ordered to begin at 9 a.m. […]

Former Navajo Nation Council Speaker Morgan to testify against elected officials in Special Prosecutor cases

By Marley Shebala Former Navajo Nation Council Speaker Lawrence Morgan, a major figure in the tribal prosecution of elected officials involved in a quid-pro-quo scheme involving tribal assistance funds for the most needy Navajo people, pleaded guilty to one criminal charge of conspiracy this morning before Navajo Nation Window Rock, Ariz., District Court Judge Geraldine […]

Former Navajo Council Speaker Morgan expected to plead guilty to conspiracy and bribery charges

Greetings Relatives/Frens/Humans, The Navajo Nation Special Prosecutor announced that they are expecting former Navajo Nation Council Speaker Lawrence Morgan to plead guilty to six criminal charges of bribery and one criminal charge of conspiracy on Sept. 10. Initially, Morgan pleaded not guilty to all seven charges on March 11, 2014. The special prosecutor filed the […]

Navajo Nation presidential candidate Deschene, tribal election office and tribal ethics office come under fire

By Marley Shebala WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – A Navajo Nation election complaint was filed against Navajo Nation Presidential candidate Chris Deschene, the Navajo Nation Election Office and the Navajo Nation Ethics and Rules Office by four Navajo voters on Sept. 5 for alleged violation of the tribal election law regarding presidential qualifications involving candidates speaking […]

U.S. Justice Department releases 2nd Indian Country Investigations & Prosecutions report

www.justice.gov/tribal/docs/icip-rpt-cy2013.pdf. The following is an analysis by the Navajo Nation Washington, D.C. Office of the USDOJ Second Report on Federal Investigations and Prosecutions in Indian Country that was released on Aug. 26, 2014. • The U.S. Department of Justice has released its Second Report to Congress on Indian Country Investigations and Prosecutions. The report has […]

Dineh Benally, running mate for Navajo Nation presidential candidate Joe Shirley Jrl, is son of federal convict Donald Benally

Navajo Nation presidential candidate JOe Shirley Jr. says that Dine Benally, who is Shirley’s vice president, is educated but grounded in Navajo culutre. He is father. he knows corn pollen path. he has grazing permit and you all know how we respect livestock. he has sheep. we have someone who respects our way of life. […]

Navajo Nation Council finally get quorum for 2015 budget session

Here at the Navajo Nation Council where the Council was scheduled to begin their annual 2015 Budget session at 10 a.m. It is now 1:12 p.m. and there may be a quorum. Yes there is a quorum. But while I was waiting for a quorum, I was able to obtain an electronic copy of the […]

Navajo Nation presidential candidates announcing running mates at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Greetings Relatives/Frens/Humans, Today, Sept. 2, 2014, is the deadline for the two political candidates for Navajo Nation president to file the names of their running mates with the Navajo Nation Election Office in Window Rock, Ariz. Presidential candidate Chris Deschene announced that he is having a PRESS CONFERENCE at 2 p.m. at the Navajoland Inn […]

The top two Navajo Nation presidential candidates are former tribal President Shirley and former Arizona Rep. Deschene

The top two political candidates for Navajo Nation president are former tribal President Joe Shirley Jr. and former Arizona Rep. Chris Deschene. That’s according to the UNOFFICIAL RESULTS FROM THE NAVAJO ELECTION ADMINISTRATION for the tribal Primary Election, which showed Shirley with 10,910 votes and Deschene with 9,734 votes. “Navajo News Without Borders,” my weekly blogtalkradio […]

Navajo News Without Borders at the Navajo Nation Primary Election, 8-26-2014 by Navajo News Without Borders | News Podcasts

Navajo News Without Borders at the Navajo Nation Primary Election, 8-26-2014 08/26 by Navajo News Without Borders | News Podcasts. Greetings Relatives/Frens/Humans, Navajo News Without Borders will be broadcasting the unofficial results of the 2014 Navajo Nation Primary Election from the Window Rock, Ariz., Sports Center, which is where the Navajo Nation Election Office will […]