HERE AT SHIPROCK CHAPTER… SHIPROCK COMMUNITY MEMBER FANNIE ETCITTY I remember when we, as children, wud be punished for speaking our language with lye soap put into our mouths. And as we talk about BHP, I ask where we will get scholarships for our students. BHP helped 40 of our students. Students are always asking […]
BHP Billiton announced, “Navajo mine sale completed” Dec. 30, 2013, in a one-page press release that BHP emailed out late this afternoon. New Mexico BHP Coal President Pat Risner stated in his press release, “BHP Billiton is pleased that the Four Corners Power Plant owners, the Navajo Nation and NTEC have agreed to move forward […]
COUNCIL VOTE AT 4:04 PM IS 17 IN FAVOR, 5 OPPOSED
HERE AT NAVAJO CONCIL SPECIAL SESSION WHERE ONLY ITEM IS LEGISLATION 0367-13. DELEGATE LORENZO CURLEY This is also an amendment to an amendment which is against our rules. DELEGATE DAMON II I’m not politicking and I want that on record. DELEGATE MEL BEGAY I raised this question when amendment proposed by Delegate Begaye about why […]
HERE AT NAVAJO COUNCIL SPECIAL SESSION WHERE THERE IS A MANEUVER BY DELEGATE CHARLES DAMON II TO REMOVE AN AMENDMENT BY DELEGATE RUSSELL BEGAYE THAT WOULD HAVE THE COUNCIL FOLLOW NAVAJO LAW THAT MANDATES THE COUNCIL TO WAIVE TRIBAL SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY WITH A SUPER MAJORITY VOTE. DELEGATE BEGAYE MADE THE AMENDMENT ON DEC. 23, 2013, […]
HERE AT NAVAJO COUNCIL WORK SESSION ON LEGISLATON 0367-13 RELATED TO TRIBAL GOVERNMENT TAKE OVER OF BHP COAL MINING OPERATIONS VIA NAVAJO TRANSITIONAL ENERGY COMPANY. DELEGATE DUANE TSINGINE This is a huge venture and I wish the future council had made trail for us but that didn’t happen. So it is time for us to […]
HERE AT NAVAJO COUNCL WORK SESSION ON LEGISLATION 0367-13 REGARDING TRIBAL TAKE OVER OF BHP COAL MINING OPERATIONS VIA NAVAJO TRANSITIONAL ENERGY COMPANY. AS THE COUNCIL DOORS OPERN, YOU CAN HEAR PEOPLE ON A MICROPHONE TALKING. THE COUNCIL CHAMBER IS PACKED WITH BHP COAL MINE WORKERS, GRASSROOTS GROUPS, NAVAJO CITIZENS. IT’S WONDERFUL TO SEE THE […]
HERE AT NAVAJO COUNCIL WORK SESSION ON LEGISLATION 0367-13. JEFFREYT STRASSNER, MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR MARSH & MC LENNAN COMPANIES Get the bond from Zurick and from NTEC, a promise to repay. Same with contract and this contract with utilities. NTEC assurity to Zurick that NTEC promise with bond to complete job. NTEC new entity so […]
HERE AT NAVAJO COUNCIL AND COUNCIL VOTING ON TABLING LEGISLATION 0367-13 UNTIL FRIDAY WHEN COUNCIL HAVE WORK SESSION WITH NAVAJO TRANSITIONAL ENERGY COMPANY AND THEN THERE WILL BE SPECIAL COUNCIL SESSION FOR ANOTHER VOTE IF COUNCIL SUPPORTS LEGISLATION 0367-13 DURING WORK SESSION. DELEGATE LEONARD TSOSIE Table for work session Seconded by Delegate Charles Damon II […]
HERE AT NAVAJO COUNCIL, WHERE DEBATE CONTINUES ON LEGISLATION 0367-13, WHICH IS RELATED TO BHP COAL MINE. DELEGATE WALTER PHLEPS We have committed ourselves by giving birth to NTEC. Wat are we to tell Office of Surface Mining about requirement for this reclamation and performance insurance and bond. It’s like owning car. If you don’t […]
