Daily Archives: December 22, 2014

Proposed bills to remove Navajo language fluency and elect Speaker move to Council

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NAABI now on Legislation No. 0358-14: Relating to Naabik’iyati’ and Navajo Nation Council; Overriding the Navajo Nation President’s Veto of Navajo Nation Council Resolution CN-56-14 (Sponsor: Honorable Walter Phelps) Without debate, Naabi votes 11 in favor, 0 opposed. Naabi goes to Legislation No. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7xhIWpNuJXiRDU0TlZYZEJ3SjA/view?usp=sharing: Relating to Law and Order, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’iyati’ Committees, […]

Proposed Navajo Council legislation to postpone special presidential election heads to Council

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NAABI now on Legislation No. 0346-14: Relating to Naabik’iyati’ Committee and the Navajo Nation Council; Waiving Certain Navajo Election Code Provisions to Allow for a Special Election for the President of the Navajo Nation and Other Elective Offices (Sponsor: Honorable LoRenzo Bates, Honorable Roscoe Smith) COMMITTEE MEMBER/DELEGATE LORENZO CURLEY we are part of problem. we […]

Navajo Council Delegate Leonard Tsosie supports nullification of primary presidential election, holding of new primary presidential election

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Naabi is having a very lengthy debate on Legislation 0373-14 An Action Relating to Resources and Development Committee; Budget and Finance Committee; Naa’bik’iyati’ Committee and the Navajo Nation Council; Approving Supplemental Funding from the Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance in the Total Amount of $1,559,250, to be Distributed in the Amounts of $877,500 to District Grazing […]

Navajo Council Delegate Leonard Tsosie withdraws amendment to delete funding for Farm Boards

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Naabi is having a very lengthy debate on Legislation 0373-14 An Action Relating to Resources and Development Committee; Budget and Finance Committee; Naa’bik’iyati’ Committee and the Navajo Nation Council; Approving Supplemental Funding from the Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance in the Total Amount of $1,559,250, to be Distributed in the Amounts of $877,500 to District Grazing […]

Navajo Council Deleagte Russell Begaye says Farm Boards and Grazing Officials are more connected to public than chapter officials

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Navajo Council’s Naabi now on Legislation No. 0318-14: Relating to Budget and Finance Committee, Resources and Development Committee, Naabik’iyati’ Committee and the Navajo Nation Council; Approving Supplemental Funding from the Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance in the Amount of $500,000 for Oljato Chapter for Professional Technical Services and Architecture/Design (Sponsor: Honorable Jonathan Nez, Honorable Danny Simpson) […]

Navajo Council Naabi moving along – finally

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Without debate, the Naa’bikiyati Committee approves Legislation No. 0314-14: Relating to Resources and Development, Budget and Finance, Naabik’iyati’, and Navajo Nation Council; Approving Supplemental Funding from the Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance in the Amount of $180,120 for Cameron Chapter (Sponsor: Honorable Walter Phelps) with a Vote of 13 in favor, 0 opposed. 0311-14 moves to […]

Navajo Council’s Naabik’iyati Committee approves education position to U.S. Bureau of Education

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Navajo Council Naabik’iyati Committee is now on Legislation. Without debate, the Naabik’iyati Committee voted 12 in favor, 1 opposed on Legislation 0342-14: Relating to Budget and Finance Committee, Resources and Development Committee, Naabik’iyati’ Committee and the Navajo Nation Council; Approving Supplemental Funding from the Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance in the Amount of $500,000 for Tonalea/Red […]

Navajo Election Office says Council has power to challenge Navajo Supreme Court

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The Navajo Council’s Naabik’iyati Committee continues to debate Report on 2014 Elections from Navajo Election Office Director Edison Wauneka. COMMITTEE MEMBER/DELEGATE DWIGHT WITHERSPOON What Delegate Tsosie advocating involves does not include the wait for the appointment of division directors. I was told not to vote for president and so this idea that everybody’s going to […]

Navajo Council Delegate Tsosie says voters threat not to vote will make next president “illegitimate.”

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The Navajo Council’s Naabik’iyati Committee continues to debate Report on 2014 Elections from Navajo Election Office Director Edison Wauneka. COMMITTEE MEMBER/DELEGATE DWIGHT WITHERSPOON memo about not having president in place by Jan. 13 Inauguration and Council to select Speaker, who selects committees, staff and whether Speaker serves as Interim President for undetermined amount of time. […]

Navajo Council Delegate Tsosie asking presidential candidate Russell Begaye to step aside

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Navajo Council’s Naabik’iyati Committee listened to Report on 2014 Elections from Navajo Election Office Director Edison Wauneka, who said that the office cannot scheduled a special presidential election until the Council provides about $317,000 in funding because the printing company that prints the election ballots for the Navajo Nation government wants to be assured that […]