Daily Archives: August 18, 2014

Term Limits for Navajo Council Delegates opposed by Law & Order Committee

Navajo Council Law & Order Committee meeting and they are now on Legislation 0197-14, Referendum on Term Limits for Navajo Council Delegates. SPONSOR, L&O COMMITTEE MEMBER DELEGATE RUSSELL BEGAYE 0197-14 allows council delegates to sit out one term after serving four terms/16 years, and go four terms or 16 years. with merging of new leaders […]

Term limit for Navajo Nation President opposed by Law & Order Committee

Navajo Council Law and Order Committee meeting and now on Legislation 0192-14, Referendum on terms limits for Navajo Nation President. SPONSOR, L&O COMMITTEE MEMBER DELEGATE RUSSELL BEGAYE this is to make clear that Navajo Nation president serve two terms and that this would become effective in 2018. term limits also allows other generations to have […]

Navajo Nation police at four tribal casinos

The Navajo Council’s Law & Order Committee is now on Legislation 0186-14, Approving the amended Memorandum of Agreement between the Navajo Nation Gaming (Gambling) Enterprise and the Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety and the amended Navajo Division of Public Safety Fund Management Plan. SPONOSOR, L&O COMMITTEE MEMBER ALTON SHEPHERD the tribe has four casinos […]

National Georgraphic – Grand Canyon on the Precipice

Grand Canyon on the Precipice. Today the threats to the canyon’s future are “real and ongoing,” Uberuaga says. Despite a 2012 ban on new uranium mines on a million acres of public land around the park, the canyon’s waterways are still at risk of pollution from grandfathered mines and those on nearby state land, he […]

Navajo Oil & Gas Company using hydraulic fracking

Here at Navajo Council Law & Order Committee meeting where Navajo Oil & Gas Company was making its annual report. My apologizes for arriving late. I also had a little difficulty get connected to wifi. But as soon as I was in meeting, I set up my video camera. And I also have access to […]