Daily Archives: April 21, 2014

Electronic copies of President Shelly State of Nation, Speaker Naize’s report, BIA report

Here is Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly’s State of the Nation address that he delivered to the Navajo Nation Council during Day 1 of their annual Spring session at the Council chamber in Window Rock, Ariz., on April 21, 2014. After about and hour and a half of comments and questions from Council delegates on […]

Navajo Council loses quorum at 5:39 p.m.

U.S. INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES HOSPITAL PRESENTED A VERBAL REPORT TO THE NAVAJO COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL DELEGATES ARE NOW COMMENTING ON AND ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE IHS REPORT. IHS FACILITES PROGRAM DIRECTOR JENNY NOTAH Delegate Edmund Yazzie’s legislation for federal funding for construction of a new Gallup hospital does not “leap frog” over the proposed […]

Indian Health Services is arrogant

NAVAJO AREA INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES IS MAKING ITS REPORT TO NAVAJO COUNCIL DURING DAY 1 OF ITS SPRING SESSION AT THE COUNCIL CHAMBER IN WINDOW ROCK, ARIZ. THE COUNCIL DELEGATES ARE NOW MAKING COMMENTS AND ASKING QUESIONS ABOUT IHS REPORT NAVAJO AREA IHS DIRECTOR JOHN HUBBARD There is focus on Affordable Care Act and Indian […]

Any leasing of Navajo natural resources requires compliance with Navajo Energy Policy

HERE AT NAVAJO COUNCIL SPRING SESSION DAY 1. BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS MADE THEIR REPORT AND NOW COUNCIL DELEGATES COMMENTING ON AND ASKING QUESTIONS ON BIA REPORT. DELEGATE KATHERINE BENALLY resources and development committee is concerned about BIA approving fiber optic right-of-way going through Navajo land. That BIA action is illegal. And any leasing needs […]

Navajo Generating Station environmental impact statement must be completed

HERE AT NAVAJO COUNCIL SPRING SESSION, DAY 1. THE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS PRESENTED THEIR REPORT AND NOW COUNCIL DELEGATES ARE MAKING COMMENTS AND ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR REPORT. NAVAJO AREA BIA EASTERN NAVAJO AGENCY DIRECTOR LESTER TSOSIE Lot of drilling has been done and lot of development using that document/Resource Management Plan for also […]

Don’t threaten Navajo Council with Quorum law

HERE AT NAVAJO COUNCIL SPRING SESSION AT COUNCIL CHAMBER IN WINDOW ROCK, ARIZ. THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NAVAJO AREA BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS IS NOW GIVING THEIR REPORT. PRESENTERS ARE NAVAJO AREA BIA DIRECTOR SHARON PINTO AND EASTERN NAVAJO BIA AGENCY DIRECTOR LESTER TSOSIE. AFTER THE BIA VERBAL REPORT, THE COUNCIL DELEGATES ARE […]

“We cannot have Bureau of Land Management dictate to us.”

Navajo Area Bureau of Indian Affairs Eastern Agency Director Lester Tsosie and Navajo Area BIA Director Sharon Pinto address Council in Council chambers at Window Rock, Ariz., on April 21, 2014.[/caption]HERE AT NAVAJO COUNCIL SPRING SESSION AT COUNCIL CHAMBER IN WINDOW ROCK, ARIZ. THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NAVAJO AREA BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS […]

Navajo government involvement needed for oil and gas drilling on Navajo Reservation

HERE AT NAVAJO COUNCIL SPRING SESSION AT COUNCIL CHAMBER IN WINDOW ROCK, ARIZ. THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NAVAJO AREA BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS IS NOW GIVING THEIR REPORT. PRESENTERS ARE NAVAJO AREA BIA DIRECTOR SHARON PINTO AND EASTERN NAVAJO BIA AGENCY DIRECTOR LESTER TSOSIE. NAVAJO AREA BIA DIRECTOR SHARON PINTO There have been […]

Prez Shelly says he’s tribal presidential candidate

HERE AT NAVAJO COUNCIL SPRING SESSION, WHERE NAVAJO PRESIDENT BEN SHELLY GAVE HIS STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS AND COUNCIL DELEGATES ARE MAKING COMMENTS AND ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS ADDRESS. DELEGATE JONATHAN NEZ I’d like to see more of you, Mr. President, at our Budget and Finance Committee meetings for proposed tribal revenue projections for […]

Prez Shelly says he’ll veto proposed Rangeland Improvement Act

HERE AT NAVAJO COUNCIL SPRING SESSION, WHERE NAVAJO PRESIDENT BEN SHELLY GAVE HIS STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS AND COUNCIL DELEGATES ARE MAKING COMMENTS AND ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS ADDRESS. DELGATE RUSSELL BEGAYE I appreciate you saying that if proposed Rangeland Improvement Act goes before you that you will veto it. I liked the Act […]