Here at Navajo Nation Division of Natural Resources Energy Summit’s work session on “Climate Change on the Navajo Nation” by tribal Fish and Wildlife Director Gloria Tom and my apologies for arriving late. I wasn’t able to blog much but I do have most of Tom’s presentation on video tape. By the way, i was […]
Navajo Agricultural Products Industry has presented a very controversial report regarding Navajo Indian Irrigation Project, the tribal farm. Included in NAPI’s report is how the federal government has failed to uphold its 1962 word on providing federal funds to complete NIIP by 1976, which has cost the tribe $4 billion in water. DELEGATE EDMUND YAZZIE […]
RDC now on LEGISLATION 0165-14: An Action Relating to Resouces and Development Committee and Budget and Finance Committee; Recommending and Approving Amendments to Resolution BFJY-73-01, The Groundwater Pollution Control Program Special Revenue Account Fund Management Plan to Reflect the Increase in the Class II Injection Permit Fee RDC CHAIRPERSON KATHERINE BENALLY This is about a […]
The Navajo Nation's Shifting Sands of Climate Change | Climate Central. Farmer Jonathan Yazzie said he used to grow corn, squash, zucchini, chiles and cantaloupe in northeast Arizona. But the drought has forced him to stop farming, at least for now. “The water is just not there no more,” he said. “We’re down to 15 […]
Here at the Navajo Council Resources & Development Committee’s Subcommittee of the Navajo Nation Uranium Resources Inc. Uranium Development Agreement of the 22nd Navajo Nation Council. URI VICE PRESIDENT FOR HEALTH, SAFETY, ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS MARK S. PELIZZA is making his presentation on “THE IN-SITU RECOVERY PROCESS and it’s VERY technical. But I’m video […]
Greetings Relatives/Frens/Humans, I’m reporting this because I noticed that the wrong Legislation was posted regarding the Junk Food Tax. And there was Council debate that was associated with Navajo Oil and Gas Company, instead of Junk Food Tax and eliminated of sales tax of certain healthy foods. And so here is the corrected post regarding […]
HERE AT NAABIK’IYATI COMMITTEE WHERE DEBATE CONTINUES ON LEGISLATION 0082-14, $288,000 FROM RESERVES FOR LEGAL FEES FOR NAVAJO INDIAN IRRIGATION PROJECT AND RETURN OF ABOUT 1,000 ACRES OF LAND TO EASTERN NAVAJO RESERVATION. DELEGATE ALTON SHEPHERD President shelly recently line item voted some Council legislation and not others. So he’s being “wishy washy” and maybe […]
HERE AT NAABIK’IYATI COMMITTEE WHERE COMMITTEE TAKING UP LEGISLATION 0068-140068-14, APPROVING SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING OF $288,000 FROM RESERVES FOR LEGAL EXPENSES FOR NAVAJO EXCHANGE LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVE AND NAVAJO INDIAN IRRIGATION PROJECT. DELEGATE GEORGE APACHITO we are asking for return of about 1,000 acres to eastern navajo portion of reservation and for Navajo Indian Irrigation Project. LARRY […]
HERE AT NAVAJO COUNCIL HEALTH, EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE. HEHS COMMITTEE MEMBER DELEGATE JOSHUA BUTLER Get us copy of Delegate Edmund Yazzie’s Legislation 0091-14. I have never heard of legislation rescinding another legislation. And is there a moratorium on uranium? (NOTE – 0091-14 HAS 0373-13/RDC 69-13 ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT A) BECENTI CHAPTER VICE PRESIDENT […]
Here at Naabik’iyati Committee where Committee is discussing a Slingshot Water Purification Machine to Leupp where water is contaminated by arsenic and uranium. DELEGATE LORENZO BATES Bedonie from Water Development gives report on how to deal with contaminated water and he has map of all contaminated wells on Navajo Reservation. Suggest that Bedonie be asked […]
