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YouTube: Navajo Council – Removal of Speaker Naize. Part 1

Greetings Relatives/Frens/Humans, I’ve been trying to work on posting my video tape of the Navajo Nation Council special session at the Navajo Council chamber in Window Rock, Ariz., on April 4, 2014, which was scheduled to specifically address Legislation 0069-14, the removal of Delegate Johnny Naize as speaker. I finished Part 1. And I’ll work […]

Navajo Council places Speaker Naize on administrative leave

NAVAJO COUNCIL DEBATING LEGISLATION 0069-14, REMOVAL OF DELEGATE JOHNNY NAIZE AS SPEAKER. DURING DEBATE, DELEGATE LEONARD TSOSIE MAKES AN AMENDMENT TO 0069-14 TO REPLACE “REMOVAL” WITH “ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE WITH PAY.” LEGISLATIVE ATTORNEY MARIANA KAHN i’m unclear if the council understands the full ramification of what they are doing by amending Legislation 0069-14 to be legislation […]

Council votes 12 in favor, 0 opposed to replace “remove” with “administrative leave” for Speaker Naize

NAVAJO COUNCIL DEBATES LEGISLATION 0069-14, WHICH IS THE REMOVAL OF DELEGATE JOHNNY NAIZE AS SPEAKER. DURING THE DEBATE, DELEGATE LEONARD TSOSIE MOTION TO AMEND 0069-14 BY REPLACING “REMOVAL” WITH “ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE.” Council voted 12 in favor, 0 opposed to change legislation 0069-14 by removing the word “removal” and replacing it with “administrative leave.”

Navajo Council about to vote on placing Speaker Naize on administrative leave

NAVAJO COUNCIL WAS DEBATING LEGISLATION 0069-14, WHICH IS THE REMOVAL OF DELEGATE JOHNNY NAIZE AS SPEAKER, WHEN DELEGATE JONATHAN NEZ ASKED THE COUNCIL TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT ABOUT 12:35 P.M. TO TALK WITH SPEAKER NAIZE AND PERHAPS COME TO A COMPROMISE. THE COUNCIL COMES OUT OF EXECUTIVE AT ABOUT 3 P.M. AND SHORTLY […]

Navajo Council goes behind closed doors

NATION COUNCIL IS DEBATING LEGISLATION 0069-14, WHICH IS FOR THE REMOVAL OF DELEGATE NAIZE AS SPEAKER, WHEN DELEGATE JONATHAN NEZ ASKS FOR THE COUNCIL TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. DELEGATE JONATHAN NEZ i see the speaker position as an employee working for us, the council. and when personnel issues come up that deal with legalities, […]

Navajo Council Delegate Shepherd: I’ve taken a lot of criticism

NAVAJO COUNCIL DEBATES LEGISLATION 0069-14, REMOVAL OF DELEGATE JOHNNY NAIZE AS SPEAKER, WHICH IS SPONSORED BY DELEGATE ALTON SHEPHERD. NAVAJO DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL DANA BOBROFF Navajo law allows the council, by majority vote, to place the president and vice president or any other members on administrative leave without compensation if sufficient grounds […]

Navajo Council Delegate Simpson: Put Speaker Naize on administrative leave

NAVAJO COUNCIL DEBATES LEGISLATION 0069-14, REMOVAL OF DELEGATE JOHNNY NAIZE AS SPEAKER, DURING SPECIAL SESSION IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER IN WINDOW ROCK, ARIZ., ON APRIL 4, 2014. DURING THE DEBATE, DELEGATE DANNY SIMPSON SUGGESTS THAT THE COUNCIL PLACE NAIZE ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE, INSTEAD OF REMOVING HIM AS SPEAKER. DELEGATE MEL BEGAY I think that we […]

Navajo Council Delegate Mel Begay: Let court handle Speaker Naize

NAVAJO COUNCIL DEBATES LEGISLATION 0069-14, REMOVAL OF SPEAKER NAIZE AS SPEAKER, DURING SPECIAL SESSION IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER IN WINDOW ROCK, ARIZL., ON APRIL 4, 2014. DELEGATE LORENZO CURLEY We are here to clean house and we need to do that. WE shud have others answer. That is for fairness sake. We can’t put out […]

Navajo Council Delegate Tsosie: Naize needs to ask for trial next week

NAVAJO COUNCIL DEBATING LEGISLATION 0069-14, REMOVAL OF DELEGATE JOHNNY NAIZE AS SPEAKER, DURING SPECIAL SESSION ON APRIL 4, 2014. SOME DELEGATES THAT ARE OPPOSING 0069-14 ARE ARGUING THAT THE COUNCIL NEEDS TO WAIT FOR THE COURT TO MAKE A DECISION ON THE CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST NAIZE BEFORE THE COUNCIL REMOVES NAIZE AS SPEAKER. DELEGATE LEONARD […]

Navajo Council Delegate Benally: Be careful Delegate Shepherd

NAVAJO COUNCIL DEBATING LEGISLATION 0069-14, REMOVAL OF DELEGATE JOHNNY NAIZE AS SPEAKER. DELEGATE ALTON SHEPHERD SPONSORED 0069-14. DELEGATE DAVID TOM Delegate Simpson, when the Council votes this legislation down, will you bring it back again? DELEGATE KATERINE BENALLY You said you were asked to sponsor this legislation and I have texts that show that you […]