Naabik’iyati Committee still debating Legislation 0078-14, opposing use of disparaging references to native people in professional sports franchises. DELEGATE WALTER PHELPS I supported amendment because I wanted more info from Navajo Nation Tourism and Economic Development. We need due diligence first. We cud be shooting selves in foot if approve this legislation. So I motion […]
Naabik’iyati Committee still debating Legislation 0078-14, opposing the use of disparaging references to native people in professional sports franchises. DELEGATE LEONARD TSOSIE I don’t know if disparaging? In looking at NFL Red Skin logo, it’s not the buck tooth Savage that I saw on the side of semi-trucks. DELEGATE LORENZO CURLEY This package is well […]
Naabik’iyati Committee continues debate on Legislation 0078-14: opposing the use of disparaging references to native people in professional sports franchises. DELEGATE LEONARD TSOSIE if you talk to elder about this, they’ll say that this is not worth discussing. that there are more important things. i can see Obama using this as feather in cap. Bigger […]
Naabik’iyati Committee still debating Legislation 0078-14: opposing use of disparaging references to Native people in professional sports franchises. DELEGATE RUSSELL BEGAYE Amendment to delete references to Navajo Code Talkers meeting with NFL Red Skins owner Dan Synder. DELEGATE LORENZO BATES Since sponsor Delegate Butler said he holds Code Talkers in highest regard, why wud he […]
Naabik’iyati Committee still debating Legislation 0078-14: opposing use of disparaging references to Native people in professional sports franchises. NAVAJO CODE TALKER PRESIDENT PETER MAC DONALD SR. We lose about 3 or 4 Code Talkers a year. Many of us are 80 years and older. We support museum and veterans center on 240 acres donated to […]
Naabik’iyati Committee is now on Legislation 0078-14: opposing the use of disparging references to native people in professional sports franchises. SPEAKER PRO TEMP ROSCOE SMITH since Navajo Code Talkers mentioned in Legislation 0078-4, NCT President Peter MacDonald Sr. has asked to speak. DELEGATE JOSHUA BUTLER this legislation establishes official position of Navajo Nation to oppose […]
Naabik’iyati Committee is now on Legislation 0073-14: authorizing the submittal of one or more applications to the US Department of Agriculture to have one or more regions on the Navajo selected as Promise Zones. DELEGATE JONATHAN NEZ Table so entire reservation has opportunity to be involved through public hearings. DELEGATE WALTER PHELPS The Navajo Nation […]
Naabi still debating Legislation 0069-14, removal of Delegate Naize as Speaker. DANA The funding for legal fees actually went to start Human Rights Office. And after my legal advice, the Council made amendment to Election Law which is the amendment that Curley has. LEGISLATIVE ATTORNEY MARIANA KAHN Curley wants to add language that is the […]
Naabik’iyati Committee now on Legislation 0069-14, removing Delegate Johnny Naize as Speaker. DELEGATE ALTON SHEPHERD This legislation was being read into record and lost quorum during Naabi. Couple of weeks ago, there was guilty plea by former Council Delegate Raymond Joe that implicated Speaker Naize after earlier Legislation to remove Delegate Naize failed cuz some […]
Naabik’iyati Committee now on Legislation 0062-14: appointing Levon B. Henry as chief legislative counsel. DELEGATE ALTON SHEPHERD This council was just learning laws and that legislative counsel serves at pleasure of council. this amendment might be late in game but I’d like an addition to staff at legislative counsel. the other is question that cud […]
