Naabi debates Healthy Dine’ Nation Act DELEGATE LORENZO CURLEY I get calls from Tuba City to reopen Wellness Center. As we talk about taxes, we need to also ask for an analysis of how taxes are being spent. Lot of our taxes are earmarked for good things but taxes are just sitting there. I think […]
Naabi continues debating Healthy Dine’ Nation Act. DELEGATE NELSON BEGAYE I challenge the students, my precious children. Navajo culture important and that is our downfall. We try to be something we are not which is the western society. I agree with all my colleagues, how we will run to T&R, bordertowns. That really bothers me. […]
Naabi continues debating Healthy Dine’ Nation Act. DELEGATE KENNTH MARYBOY Golden Hammer Award is not an award that we shud be proud of. We can’t even balance our check book. We create laws and amend laws. Administrators shud be responsible. This legislation needs to be amended. Many small businesses have been in business for years […]
Naabi continues debating LEGISLATION 0289-13. Five students from Navajo Preparatory School briefly spoke to the Naabi Committee in support of the proposed Healthy Dine’ Nation Act, which wud create a 2 percent tax on certain unhealthy foods. The tax revenues generated by Healthy Dine’ Nation Act wud be distributed among the chapters. DELEGATE MEL BEGAY […]
DELEGATE ALTON SHEPHERD Wen are we going to get to point of keeping the dollar on the rez. But my recommendation is that the tax revenues generated for walk ways, wellness center that it be distributed equally among the 110 chapters. Supports sovereignty and not taking from chapters cuz chapter official are not investing in […]
DELEGATE LEONARD TSOSIE Understand most of the pple that don’t attend chapter meetings were calling into KTNN radio show regarding opposition to Navajo Nation government purchase of BHP coal mine. And the issue here is that people are not attending/participating in their local government which is where the people should go. And this proposed legislation […]
Greetings Relatives/Frens, The Navajo Council’s Resources & Development Committee is meeting in LeChee, Ariz., tomorrow, Oct. 28, and Tuesday, Oct. 29. The Oct. 28 RDC proposed agenda lists only reports from tribal parks, including an overall report from Navajo Division of Natural Resources Director Fred White. But a committee member could ask for legislation to […]
