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Too many unanswered questions

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 […]

“Death Map” of where community pple died from former uranium mining/milling

Here at International Film Festival at Navajo Nation Museum in Window Rock, Ariz. Tomorrow is last day of festival, which is being live streamed at: www.ustream.tv/channel/iuff-4you PETCCHE GILBERT, ACOMA, MULTICULTURAL ALLIANCE FOR SAFE ENVIRONMENT The cleanup of uranium mining/milling/waste is a political issue because cities want the uranium for to meet economic needs. And so […]

US EPA grant for $254,036

NAABI ON: Legislation No. 0318-13: Relating to Resources and Development and Naabik’iyati’; Authorizing the Submittal of a Federal Gant Application for $254,636 to the United States Environmental Protection Agency Region IX, with No Navajo Nation Match, Waiving the Indirect Cost Rate, for the period beginning October 1, 2013 and ending September 30, 2014, to Continue […]

Superfund grant for $597,729

NAABI NOW ON: Legislation No. 0317-13: Relating to Resources and Development and Naabik’iyati’; Authorizing the Submittal of a Federal Grant Application for $597,729 to the United States Environmental Protection Agency Region IX, with No Navajo Nation Match, Waiving the Indirect Cost Rate, for the period beginning October 1, 2013 and ending September 30, 2014, to […]

Proposed Navajo Nation Uranium Commission legislation

Greetings Relatives/Frens, Here’s some MUST READ info about the Navajo Nation Uranium Task Force’s work on proposed legislation to create a Navajo Uranium Commission. Navajo grassroots activist/community organizer Ed Becenti is responsible for getting the following information from Uranium Task Force so Thank You, Ed or is it “Mr. Picante?!” Inside joke: During last week’s […]

Navajo Council Budget & Finance action, 9-23-13

Here at Navajo Nation Council chamber, where Council’s Budget & Finance Committee meeting. The B&F just tabled a request by B&F Chairperson LoRenzo Bates and Controller Mark Grant for about $8 million for Gaming Development Fund. The legislation – 0281-13 – will return to the B&F during their meeting, which is scheduled for the first […]