PRESS RELEASE – WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – On Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Steven P. Logan issued a ruling that extends the state of Arizona’s voter registration deadline until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. You can register to vote online at https://azsos.gov or by mail or in-person. The ruling is the result of […]
PRESS RELEASE – Responding to COVID19 as a Community New Mexico First: What advice do you have for other communities that are coming together to co-create a response to COVID-19? McKinley Mutual Aid: We started with our existing networks of the folks and we’ve cultivated trust with over the years or months. You have to […]
PRESS RELEASE – New cases of COVID-19 increases by 20 among Navajo people WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — On Wednesday evening, Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer were informed by the Navajo Department of Health and Navajo Area IHS that the number of positive tests for COVID-19 has reached a total of […]
PRESS RELEASE – New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez Declares State of Emergency in Response to Dog Head Wildfire Santa Fe, NM — Today, June 15, Governor Susana Martinez declared a state of emergency in response to the Dog Head Wildfire affecting portions of Bernalillo and Torrance Counties. The Governor has also directed state agencies to […]
PRESS RELEASE: Officials provide update on water contamination in San Juan County FARMINGTON, N.M. – Navajo Nation Council Speaker LoRenzo Bates (Nenahnezad, Newcomb, San Juan, Tiis Tsoh Sikaad, Tse’Daa’Kaan, Upper Fruitland) on Saturday, attended a public meeting at the Famirngton Civic Center in which New Mexico State Environment Department Secretary Ryan Flynn, State Engineer Tom […]
(5) Farmington Public Meeting – Tell U.S. Bureau of Land Management to STOP illegal fracking. FRACK FREE NEW MEXICO – Friends — we’re about to get fracked to hell without your help. Already New Mexico has made national headlines for the nation’s biggest methane plume. Meanwhile, more than 100 “exploratory” wells in the Mancos Shale […]
After Naabik’iyati Committee adopts its agenda, the Committee begins deliberations on its first Legislation, 0396-14: Relating to Naabik’iyati’; Approving a Term Sheet for an Amendment to the Tribal State Gaming Compact between the Navajo Nation and the State of New Mexico (Sponsor: Honorable LoRenzo Bates) NAVAJO NATION GAMING CEO DERRITH WATCHMAN 9 percent for first […]
After Naabik’iyati Committee adopts its agenda, the Committee begins deliberations on its first Legislation, 0396-14: Relating to Naabik’iyati’; Approving a Term Sheet for an Amendment to the Tribal State Gaming Compact between the Navajo Nation and the State of New Mexico (Sponsor: Honorable LoRenzo Bates)
A fellow journalist, Kathy Helms wrote the following news article, which deserves the public’s attention regarding the destructive practice of fracking. According to Navajo Nation Council Delegate Leonard Tsosie, who represents the eastern portion of the Navajo Nation, which is in New Mexico, fracking is already occuring near Navajo Reservation lands that are next to […]
