Daily Archives: February 13, 2014

$900,000 for Lupton, Chilchinbeto, Chichiltah…Mexican Springs?

Naabik’iyati Committee takes up LEGISLATION 0027-14, FOR $90,000 LUPTON CHAPTER ROOF REPAIR, $600,000 FOR cHILCHILTAH cHAPTER RENOVATION, $300,000 FOR cHILCHINBETO cHAPTER RENOVATION FOR A TOTAL OF $900,000. But as Legislation 0027-14 is being read into the record, there’s an appropriation for Mexican Springs Chapter, which was added by Delegate Mel Begay when Legislation 0027-14 was […]

Legal concerns over Gaming Enterprise tables confirmation

Naabik’iyati back in session at 4:39 p.m. SPEAKER NAIZE The Committee has question over Gaming Enterprise Board and the replacement of Martha King with Omar Bradley. NAVAJO DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ATTORNEY KARIS BEGAYE Gaming Enterprise has specific designations which is different from other enterprise Board. I did review Martha King’s confirmation and President Shelly specified […]

Naabik’iyati Committee temporarily on recess

The Naabik’iyati Committee temporarily recessed to have attorneys review tribal laws regarding Gaming Enterprise Board positions, vacancies, and other concerns. It’s now 4:14 p.m. and the committee has been on recess since 3:45 p.m.

Navajo Gaming Board went to Super Bowl?!

Naabik’iyati Committee now on LEGISLATION 0024-14 which is the confirmation of Former Navajo Area Bureau of Indian Affairs Director Omar Bradley to a four year term on the Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise Board. Delegate George Apachito is the sponsor. OFFICE OF PRESIDENT SHELLY STAFF ASSISTANT GERI HARRISON DELEGATE LORENZO CURLEY I think that we need […]

Naabik’iyati Committee skips BCDS and OnSat report

Naabik’iyati Committee votes to go to Legislation 0012-14, which is sponsored by Delegate Walter Phelps. DELEGATE WALTER PHELPS there is one bill in Senate and House and under review as we speak and the anticipation is these bills may get approved very shortly and the interest we have is that language could be added, Water […]

At point where no choice but to demolish buildings

Naabik’iyati Committee still on Report from Design and Engineering on three tribal government buildings that have been shut down. DIVISION OF GENERAL SERVICES DIRECTOR VIRGIL BROWN introduces Department of Facilities Maintenance director Marcus Tulley and explains that DGS uses what money it has to best invest in renovation of tribal government buildings. “We have a […]

Planning takes decades

Naabik’iyati Committee started its meeting with a Report from the tribal Design & Engineering Department on the renovation of tribal government Administration Buildings 1 & 2. The tribal Division of Natural Resources building was recently closed. Buildings 1 & 2 have been closed for more than 2 years because of health and safety reasons such […]

New or Renovate 30-year-old tribal government buildings

Naabik’iyati Committee finally started and now the committee is hearing a report from Navajo Nation Design and Engineering on plans to spend up to $12 million on renovating two tribal government buildings – Administration Buildings 1 and 2. DELEGATE ALTON SHEPHERD Are we throwing money away? Wouldn’t it be better to construct new tribal government […]

How the Navajo Nation Council voted during their Winter Session in January 2014

As I’m sitting here still waiting for Naabik’iyati Committee to get a quorum, I’ll start sharing more information from the Navajo Council’s Winter Session, which was from Jan. 27 to 30. Speaker Johnny Naize’s public information staff released the “LEGISLATIVE BRANCH NEWS – WINTER SESSION 2014” which includes the voting record of Council Delegates on […]

Waiting for Naabik’iyati Committee to get quorum

Greetings Relatives/Frens/Humans, I’ve been waiting here at the Navajo Council chamber for the Naabik’iyati Committee to get a quorum and convene. It’s now noon. When I arrived Delegate Katherine Benally was here and Delegates Alton Shepherd and Leonard Pete were outside talking. Delegate George Apachito also arrived. And now Delegates Joshua Butler and Walter Phelps […]