Daily Archives: November 12, 2014

Former Navajo Election Board plans to meet tomorrow, Nov. 13, 2014

Former Navajo Election Board of Supervisors Vice Chairperson Tom M. White Jr. said today, Nov. 12, that the former Election Board will be meeting tomorrow, Nov. 13, at 9 a.m. at the Quality Inn & Restaurant Business Complex conference room in Window Rock, Ariz. Tom informed me about the former Election Board’s meeting after the […]

Navajo Council’s Naabik’iyati Committee recommends Over-Ride of President Shelly’s veto of Navajo language fluency requirement to Council

The sponsors of Over-Ride legislation Committee member/Council Delegate Leonard Tsosie and Duane Tsingine have their Navajo language experts speak. They are Dr. Lula Stago and Alden Thompson of Teesto, Ariz. DR. LULA STAGO if language law no longer serves purpose and is no longer effective then have we not fixed it. are you going to […]

Navajo Council Delegate Leonard Tsosie says President Shelly afraid of Navajo Supreme Court.

The Naabik’iyati committee is now on Navajo Council Delegate Leonard Tsosie’s legislation to over-ride President Shelly’s veto of CO-47-14CO-47-14, NAABIK’IYATI COMMITTEE MEMBER/COUNCIL DELEGATE LEONARD TSOSIE this was long discussion, past midnight. vote occured and it was passed and became CO-47-14 and submitted to President Shelly, who vetoed it. as you all recall, CO-47-14, was to […]

Navajo Council’s Naabik’iyati Committee reconvenes

The Navajo Council’s Naabik’iyati Committee has reconvened at 12:01 p.m. The Naabik’iyati Committee is the Council’s top committee and consists of the members of the Council’s other four committees. Fannie Silversmith, 81, of Lupton, Ariz., was the elder that fell from the top step of the Navajo Council gallery to the entrance floor of the […]

Navajo citizens in Navajo Council chambers gallery warned against public outbursts

Navajo Council Naabik’iyati Committee Chairperson LoRenzo Bates announced at 11:15 a.m. that the committee had a quorum but he has not officially called the meeting to order. It is now 11:19 a.m. There are still a few seats in the Council chamber gallery, which is filled with Navajo citizens. I’m assuming that most of them, […]

Navajo Council Naabik’iyati Committee waiting for quorum

Greetings Relatives/Frens/Humans, According to the Navajo Council’s Naabik’iyati Committee proposed AGENDA, the meeting was scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. It is now 11:12 a.m.

Over-ride of Navajo Nation President Shelly’s veto of presidential qualifications headed to Navajo Council

Proposed Navajo Nation Council legislation to over-ride Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly’s veto of the Council’s amendments to the tribal election law regarding the Navajo language fluency qualification to be a presidential candidate goes before the Council’s top committee today, Nov. 12. The proposed over-ride legislation is 0309-14, which is titled “An Action Relating To […]