***NAVAJO NATION OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT MEDIA ADVISORY*** President Begaye and Vice President Nez to hold Roundtable Discussion with Barrasso, McCain WINDOW ROCK — On Friday, Sept. 16, at 1:30 p.m. MDT, U.S. Senator John Barrasso, R-Wym., chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and former committee chairman and current Senate Committee […]
The Navajo Nation Council convened their annual budget session on Tuesday to deliberate on the proposed 2017 operating budget for the Navajo Nation government. (Click on blue words to access copy of proposed 2017 budget) The proposed 2017 budget for the legislative branch totals to about $15.3 million, while the proposed 2017 budget for the executive […]
The Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice President Mourns Loss of Navajo Code Talker Joe Kellwood Window Rock, Ariz.-It is with great sadness that the Office of the President and Vice President learned about the passing of Navajo Code Talker, Private Joe Hosteen Kellwood on Monday, Sep. 5. The executive offices stated in […]
Window Rock -The 70th Annual Navajo Nation Fair launches into full swing Wednesday at 10 a.m. with an opening ceremony at the fairground entrance, which will be followed by the annual barbecue. The Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice President announced in a news release that this year the Navajo Nation is hosting […]
2016 Navajo Nation Chapter Election poster Charity Sam, administrative assistant for the Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice President, announced on Monday, Aug. 29, that the Navajo Nation Personnel Policy related to time off for voting allows registered voters to receive up to two hours of paid absence from work to vote in […]
The Navajo Nation Council Naabik’iyati Committee amended its agenda for today’s meeting, Aug. 4, 2016. The Naabik’iyati Committee added Legislatoin 0226-16, which is to recommend and request scientific studies and education on the environmental impacts from hydraulic fractureing. The fracking study is sponsored by Resources and Community Development Committee member and Council Delegate Davis Filfred. Also […]
The Navajo Nation Judicial Branch issued a news release at 3:10 p.m today, July 18, that the Navajo Nation.Window Rock District Court building has been evacuated due to a gas leak and will be closed for the remainder of the day. The Navajo Nation Supreme Court will accept filings for the Window Rock District Court. […]
The Navajo Nation Council Naabik’iyati Committee is meeting today, July 13, in the Council chambers in Window Rock, Ariz. The Navajo Nation Council is convening their five-day summer session on Monday, July 18, at the Council chambers in Window Rock, Ariz. The Council’s annual summer session horseback ride is scheduled to arrive at the tribal […]
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The Navajo Nation Council Naabik’iyati Committee is meeting today, June 23, and their first report on their proposed agenda is a Peabody Coal Mine report by Jarvis Williams, Peabody’s Navajo Tribal Relations Director. Williams is the former chief of staff for disgraced Speaker Johnny Naize, who took a plea agreement with the Navajo Nation special prosecutors […]
