Ya’at’eeh Relatives/Frens/Humans, the Navajo-Hopi Land Commission is scheduled to meet at 7 am today, 11.2.23, in the Navajo Council chambers, Window Rock, Ariz. At the NHLC meeting 9. 21.23, the NHLC asked interim NHLC Office Director Sarah Slim to provide the following information to the NHLC at their 11.2.23 meeting, which was also published in a Navajo Nation Council Office of the Speaker press release
The Commission requested Slim:
- To prioritize her visits to Chapters, which have projects under the oversight of the Navajo Hopi Land Commission Office
- For information regarding the American Rescue Plan Act funding for relocatees.
- For a status report on housing projects, including the Housing Escrow Funds
- To address 2nd and 3rd Generation relocation beneficiaries
- For an update on the U.S. Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation.
- For a balance of funds allocated to chapter projects.
The NHLC also asked Slim for an Update on the Dine Relocatee Trust Fund (DRTF), the status of the DRTF Manual, NHLC Office timelines to completion of the DRTF Manual, what information is provided to DRTF Beneficiaries when inquiries are made, and an update on Navajo Rehabilitation Trust Fund projects.
AGENDA OF THE NAVAJO-HOPI LAND COMMISSION 25TH NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING, Thursday, Nov 2, 2023, 7 A.M.
PRESIDING: Honorable Otto Tso, Chairperson, Honorable Casey Allen Johnson, Vice Chairperson
LOCATION: Navajo Nation Council Chambers, Window Rock, Arizona
Zoom Call in Number: 1-669-900-6833 (Audience)
Meeting ID: 387-458-5294
Passcode: 86515
[ ] Honorable Lomardo Aseret [ ] Honorable Casey Allen Johnson [ ] Honorable Helena Nez Begay [ ] Honorable Germaine Simonson [ ] Honorable Crystalyne Curley [ ] Honorable Otto Tso [ ] Honorable Herman M. Daniels Jr. [ ] Honorable Cherilyn Yazzie [ ] Honorable Vince R. James
- Call Meeting to Order; Roll Call; Invocation
- Recognize Guests and Visiting Officials
- Review and Adopt Agenda:
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Vote Tally: LA ( ) HNB ( ) CC ( ) HMD ( ) VRJ ( ) CAJ ( ) GS ( ) OT ( ) CY ( ) - Review and Adopt the Journal(s): October 5, 2023
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Vote Tally: LA ( ) HNB ( ) CC ( ) HMD ( ) VRJ ( ) CAJ ( ) GS ( ) OT ( ) CY ( ) - Receiving Reports:
a. Update on Appropriated ARPA Funding $15.5 Million for Navajo Hopi Land Commission Office (NHLCO) Presenter: Sarah Slim, NHLCO Executive Director and NHLCO Staff.
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Vote Tally: LA ( ) HNB ( ) CC ( ) HMD ( ) VRJ ( ) CAJ ( ) GS ( ) OT ( ) CY ( )
b. Update on Dine Relocatee Trust Fund (DRTF) Manual for Navajo Hopi Land Commission Office (NHLCO) Presenter: Sarah Slim, NHLCO Executive Director, NHLCO Staff and Susan Eastman, Principal Attorney/Director, Navajo Hopi Legal Services.
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Vote Tally: LA ( ) HNB ( ) CC ( ) HMD ( ) VRJ ( ) CAJ ( ) GS ( ) OT ( ) CY ( )
c. Overall Program Activity Update for Navajo Hopi Land Commission Office (NHLCO) Presenter: Sarah Slim, NHLCO Executive Director and NHLCO Staff.
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Vote Tally: LA ( ) HNB ( ) CC ( ) HMD ( ) VRJ ( ) CAJ ( ) GS ( ) OT ( ) CY ( ) - Old Business: NONE
- New Business:
a. Work Session with NHLC Office staff scheduled for Nov 14, 2023, 90 AM, Window Rock, AZ.
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Vote Tally: LA ( ) HNB ( ) CC ( ) HMD ( ) VRJ ( ) CAJ ( ) GS ( ) OT ( ) CY ( ) - Close of Meeting, Announcements, and Adjournment
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Vote Tally: LA ( ) HNB ( ) CC ( ) HMD ( ) VRJ ( ) CAJ ( ) GS ( ) OT ( ) CY ( )
THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE: The public is advised that the Navajo Nation Council Agenda and the Agendas of the Standing Committees, subcommittees and task forces are not final and adopted by a majority vote of the Navajo Nation Council or the Standing Committees, subcommittees or task forces at meeting pursuant to 2 N.N.C. §§163 and 183, Navajo Nation Council Rule of Order No. 7, and Standing Committee Rule of Order No. 8.
