No prosecution of natural resources violators, Hemp Clean up, etc before Resources Committee & Law and Order Committee, 9 am, 3.23.21

Greetings Relatives/Frens/Humans,
The Navajo Nation Council Law & Order Committee and the Resources & Development Committee are meeting together in a Leadership Meeting to debate “several overlapping concerns and issues”, such as Hemp Farm clean up; the authority & jurisdiction of police officers and natural resources offices; jurisdiction and enforcement issues by natural resources enforcement officers; dismissal of citations due to lack of service by Navajo Nation police; lack of support for prosecution of natural resources violations; Commission to address crimes committed by non-Indian violators; training of Navajo Nation natural resources enforcement officers, etc.

To attend the Joint Committee Leadership Meeting via TELECONFERENCE, please CALL (669) 900-6833. The MEETING ID NUMBER is 732 628 2566 and the PASSCODE is 86515. Please MUTE your phones. AHE’HEE

May Peace Prevail on Mother Earth!

JOINT LEADERSHIP MEETING BETWEEN RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE And LAW AND ORDER COMMITTEE Teleconferencing Meeting
March 23, 2021 – 9:00 A.M. AGENDA
TELECONFERENCE CALL NUMBER: (669) 900-6833
MEETING ID NUMBER: 732 628 2566
PASSCODE: 86515

CO-PRESIDING: Rickie Nez, Chairperson
Thomas Walker, Jr., Vice-Chairperson
CO-PRESIDING: Eugenia Charles Newton, Madam Chairperson
Otto Tso, Vice-Chairperson

  1. Call Leadership Meeting to Order; Invocation;
    ( ) Rickie Nez Location: ________
    ( ) Wilson Stewart, Jr. Location: ________
    ( ) Thomas Walker, Jr. Location: ________
    ( ) Herman M. Daniels Location: ________
    ( ) Mark Freeland Location: ________
    ( ) Kee Allen Begay, Jr. Location: ________
    ( ) Eugenia Charles-Newton Location: ________
    ( ) Otto Tso Location: ________
    ( ) Vince James Location: ________
    ( ) Eugene Tso Location: ________
    ( ) Edmund Yazzie Location: ________
  2. Recognizing Guests and Visiting Officials:
  3. Purpose of the leadership meeting: To have a joint leadership discussions on several overlapping concerns and issues that are under each of the Committee’s oversight. Each of the Committee is seeking recommendations to resolve these matters for the benefit of the Navajo Nation:
    RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT:
    o Jurisdiction and enforcement issues by enforcement officers;
    o Prosecutor/District Courts – Dismissal of Citations due to Lack of Services by NDLE
    o Lack of Support for Prosecution of natural resources violations
    o Commission to exercise crimes committed by non-Indian violators
    o Navajo Nation Police Academy Training and Certification for Resource
    enforcement officers;
    LAW AND ORDER COMMITTEE:
    o HEMP Farm Clean Up Activities;
    o Rangers and Police Officer’s Authority and Jurisdiction;
  4. Recommendations; Follow-up meetings:
  5. Conclusion of meeting and adjournment.

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