Press Releases Archive
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Year 2019
August 2019
08/16/19 -U.S. Representative Tom O’Halleran Delivers Report from Congress to Council Delegates
08/15/19 -Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Study Committee Bill signed by Arizona Governor Ducey
08/12/19 -JOINT PRESS RELEASE: Navajo Nation Proclaims "Navajo Nation Code Talkers Week"
08/12/19 -Navajo Nation and City of Albuquerque sign historic Human Rights Memorandum of Understanding
08/09/19 -Proposed agenda for Navajo Nation Council special session on 08/15/2019 at 1:00pm (Council Chambers)
08/08/19 -RDC Holds Many Farms Farming and Irrigation Project Field Meeting
08/08/19 -Approved agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee regular meeting on 08/08/2019 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)
08/07/19 -Proposed agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee special meeting on 08/08/2019 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)
July 2019
07/30/19 -Naat'aji Nahat'a Hane': Legislative Branch News - 2019 Navajo Nation Council Summer Session
07/30/19 -Delegates congratulate, offer coordination to Navajo Area Director Roselyn Tso
07/23/19 -Speaker Damon encourages progress and positive change at Navajo Housing Authority
07/19/19 -Proposed agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee special meeting on 07/23/2019 at 4:00pm (Council Chambers)
07/15/19 -Let's Journey Together: Navajo Nation Council Delegate Nelson S. BeGaye Resigns
07/15/19 -Approved agenda for Navajo Nation Council Summer Session on 07/15/2019 - 7/19/2019 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)
07/12/19 -Delegates Advocate before Utah State Leadership at Governor’s Native American Summit
07/11/19 -Proposed agenda for Navajo Nation Council Summer Session on 07/15/2019 - 7/19/2019 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)
07/11/19 -Approved agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee regular meeting on 07/11/2019 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)
07/09/19 -Proposed agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee regular meeting on 07/11/2019 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)
07/03/19 -Council mourns passing of Char James, champion of healing and prevention for Navajo youth and elders
07/01/19 -Arizona Treasurer Provides Intro, Update to Health, Education and Human Services Committee
June 2019
06/28/19 -Law and Order Committee advocates for increased public safety funding with Executive and Judicial Branches
06/27/19 -Speaker, Delegates work with chapters to advance projects at New Mexico Sihasin Summit
06/26/19 - Announcement memo for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee work session on 07/05/2019 at 10:00am (Council Chambers) (CANCELLED) 06/25/19 - Proposed agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee regular meeting on 06/27/2019 at 10:00am (Tolikan Chapter House, Sweetwater, AZ) (CANCELLED) 06/25/19 -Agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee work session on 06/28/2019 at 10:00am (Council Chambers) 06/14/19 -Council Delegates Applaud Introduction of BADGES Act in the US Senate, Bill Will Enhance Resources Addressing Missing, Murdered Indigenous Persons 06/12/19 -Speaker Damon thanks Light Up Navajo participants for their support at national conference 06/11/19 -Proposed agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee regular meeting on 06/13/2019 at 10:00am (Council Chambers) 06/10/19 -HEHSC Clarifies Intoxicant Use Consumption, Possession Prohibition for Navajo Nation Employees While on Official Travel 06/10/19 -Chapters Receive Full Funding from NM Tribal Infrastructure Fund Board with Council Support 06/07/19 -Council Expresses Support for Diné Filling Late Senator Dr. Pinto’s Seat 06/07/19 -Council Expresses Appreciation for Light Up Navajo Volunteers 06/07/19 -Naabik’íyáti’ Expresses Opposition to Measure Permitting Roadbuilding and Logging within Former Bears Ears Boundary 06/07/19 -Proposed Agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee Orientation Work Session on 06/20/2019 at 9:00am (Council Chambers) 06/07/19 -Proposed Agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee Work Session on 06/14/2019 at 2:00pm (Council Chambers) 06/07/19 -Announcement memo for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee Work Session on 06/14/2017 at 2:00pm (Council Chambers) 06/06/19 -Joint Committee Work Session Takes Place to Hear Challenges and Successes of Farmington-area Substance Abuse Program 06/05/19 -Approved agenda for Navajo Nation Council special session on 06/05/2019 at 2:00pm (Council Chambers) 06/04/19 -Complete Count Commission conducts first meeting, leadership selected 06/03/19 -Proposed agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee special meeting on 06/05/2019 at 10:00am (Council Chambers) 06/03/19 -Navajo Nation mourns the passing of Navajo Code Talker William Tully Brown 06/03/19 -Budget and Finance Committee approves FY 2020 General Fund allocations as recommended by Branch leaders 06/03/19 -Delegate Henio host U.S. Census Director to experience first-hand the barriers of counting on Navajo
06/25/19 - Proposed agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee regular meeting on 06/27/2019 at 10:00am (Tolikan Chapter House, Sweetwater, AZ) (CANCELLED) 06/25/19 -Agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee work session on 06/28/2019 at 10:00am (Council Chambers) 06/14/19 -Council Delegates Applaud Introduction of BADGES Act in the US Senate, Bill Will Enhance Resources Addressing Missing, Murdered Indigenous Persons 06/12/19 -Speaker Damon thanks Light Up Navajo participants for their support at national conference 06/11/19 -Proposed agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee regular meeting on 06/13/2019 at 10:00am (Council Chambers) 06/10/19 -HEHSC Clarifies Intoxicant Use Consumption, Possession Prohibition for Navajo Nation Employees While on Official Travel 06/10/19 -Chapters Receive Full Funding from NM Tribal Infrastructure Fund Board with Council Support 06/07/19 -Council Expresses Support for Diné Filling Late Senator Dr. Pinto’s Seat 06/07/19 -Council Expresses Appreciation for Light Up Navajo Volunteers 06/07/19 -Naabik’íyáti’ Expresses Opposition to Measure Permitting Roadbuilding and Logging within Former Bears Ears Boundary 06/07/19 -Proposed Agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee Orientation Work Session on 06/20/2019 at 9:00am (Council Chambers) 06/07/19 -Proposed Agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee Work Session on 06/14/2019 at 2:00pm (Council Chambers) 06/07/19 -Announcement memo for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee Work Session on 06/14/2017 at 2:00pm (Council Chambers) 06/06/19 -Joint Committee Work Session Takes Place to Hear Challenges and Successes of Farmington-area Substance Abuse Program 06/05/19 -Approved agenda for Navajo Nation Council special session on 06/05/2019 at 2:00pm (Council Chambers) 06/04/19 -Complete Count Commission conducts first meeting, leadership selected 06/03/19 -Proposed agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee special meeting on 06/05/2019 at 10:00am (Council Chambers) 06/03/19 -Navajo Nation mourns the passing of Navajo Code Talker William Tully Brown 06/03/19 -Budget and Finance Committee approves FY 2020 General Fund allocations as recommended by Branch leaders 06/03/19 -Delegate Henio host U.S. Census Director to experience first-hand the barriers of counting on Navajo
06/25/19 -Agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee work session on 06/28/2019 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)
06/14/19 -Council Delegates Applaud Introduction of BADGES Act in the US Senate, Bill Will Enhance Resources Addressing Missing, Murdered Indigenous Persons
06/12/19 -Speaker Damon thanks Light Up Navajo participants for their support at national conference
06/11/19 -Proposed agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee regular meeting on 06/13/2019 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)
06/10/19 -HEHSC Clarifies Intoxicant Use Consumption, Possession Prohibition for Navajo Nation Employees While on Official Travel
06/10/19 -Chapters Receive Full Funding from NM Tribal Infrastructure Fund Board with Council Support
06/07/19 -Council Expresses Support for Diné Filling Late Senator Dr. Pinto’s Seat
06/07/19 -Council Expresses Appreciation for Light Up Navajo Volunteers
06/07/19 -Naabik’íyáti’ Expresses Opposition to Measure Permitting Roadbuilding and Logging within Former Bears Ears Boundary
06/07/19 -Proposed Agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee Orientation Work Session on 06/20/2019 at 9:00am (Council Chambers)
06/07/19 -Proposed Agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee Work Session on 06/14/2019 at 2:00pm (Council Chambers)
06/07/19 -Announcement memo for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee Work Session on 06/14/2017 at 2:00pm (Council Chambers)
06/06/19 -Joint Committee Work Session Takes Place to Hear Challenges and Successes of Farmington-area Substance Abuse Program
06/05/19 -Approved agenda for Navajo Nation Council special session on 06/05/2019 at 2:00pm (Council Chambers)
06/04/19 -Complete Count Commission conducts first meeting, leadership selected
06/03/19 -Proposed agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee special meeting on 06/05/2019 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)
06/03/19 -Navajo Nation mourns the passing of Navajo Code Talker William Tully Brown
06/03/19 -Budget and Finance Committee approves FY 2020 General Fund allocations as recommended by Branch leaders
06/03/19 -Delegate Henio host U.S. Census Director to experience first-hand the barriers of counting on Navajo
May 2019
05/31/19 -Naa'bik'iyati' Committee advances funding for chapter stipends and summer youth employment, Veterans Direct Services resolution passes
05/31/19 -Naa'bik'iyati' Committee moves forward legislation for pilot industrial hemp project with strict testing, regulations
05/31/19 -Navajo Nation Accepts Original Copy of Treaty of 1868
05/30/19 -Proposed agenda for Navajo Nation Council special session on 06/05/2019 at 2:00pm (Council Chambers)
05/28/19 -Navajo Census 2020 Complete Count Commission starts strategizing to ensure every Navajo citizen is counted
05/28/19 -24th Navajo Nation Council Memorial Day Tribute
05/24/19 -Governor Lujan Grisham, Navajo Nation issue statements on the passing of Senator John Pinto
05/23/19 -Proposed agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee special meeting on 5/28/2019 at 4:00pm (Council Chambers)
05/23/19 -Approved agenda for Navajo Nation Council Special Session on 5/23/2019 at 2:00pm (Council Chambers)
05/22/19 -Budget and Finance Committee releases Highway Safety monies, amends Fund Plan for Twin Arrows Public Safety Building
05/22/19 -Proposed agenda for Navajo Nation Council special session on 05/23/2019 at 2:00pm (Council Chambers)
05/21/19 -Proposed agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee regular meeting on 05/23/2019 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)
05/20/19 -Navajo Code Talker Fleming Begay laid to rest
05/17/19 -Council Speaker Damon Shares Navajo Nation's Priorities with N.M. Governor at Tribal Summit
05/16/19 -Health, Education and Human Services Committee seeking applicants for Graduate Student Representative on the Commission on Navajo Government Development
05/15/19 -Navajo Nation Council Commends Navajo Utah Water Settlement’s Advancement
05/15/19 -Plan of Operation in Place for Program Training Healing Practitioners
05/14/19 -Agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee work session on 05/16/2019 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)
05/13/19 -Naa'bik'iyati' Committee advances appointment, defers Census legislation for refinement
05/09/19 -Navajo Utah Delegates Meet with Utah Tribal Leaders
05/09/19 -Approved agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee regular meeting on 05/09/2019 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)
05/08/19 -Navajo Nation leadership hosts HHS leadership
05/07/19 -Proposed agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee regular meeting on 05/09/2019 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)
05/07/19 -Navajo Nation Council Mourns Passing of Former Delegate Emmett Bia, Sr.
05/06/19 -Naat'aji Nahat'a Hane': Legislative Branch News - 2019 Navajo Nation Council Spring Session
05/06/19 -Navajo Nation Council Commends President’s May 5th MMIW Proclamation, Calls on White House and Congress to Reauthorize VAWA and Fully Fund Trust Obligations
05/03/19 -Navajo Nation to Hold Missing and Murdered Diné Relative Forum
April 2019
04/30/19 -Speaker Damon Advocates for Traditional Values to Guide Sustainable Governance, Existence at Symposium
04/30/19 -Proposed agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee special meeting on 05/04/2019 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)
04/24/19 -Proposed agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee regular meeting on 04/25/2019 at 10:00am (Naatsis’áán Community School Naatsis’áán, Navajo Mountain)
04/16/19 -Approved agenda for Navajo Nation Council Spring Session on 04/15/2019 - 4/19/2019 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)
04/16/19 -Speaker Seth Damon's report to the 2019 Navajo Nation Council Spring Session on 04/15/2019
04/12/19 -Proposed agenda for Navajo Nation Council Spring Session on 04/15/2019 - 4/19/2019 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)
04/10/19 -Proposed agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee regular meeting on 04/11/2019 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)
March 2019
03/28/19 -Approved agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee regular meeting on 03/28/2019 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)
03/26/19 -Proposed agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee regular meeting on 03/28/2019 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)
03/20/19 -Proposed agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee special meeting on 03/21/2019 at 10:00am (Department of Dine' Education (DODE) Auditorium)
03/19/19 -Agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee work session on 03/23/2019 at 9:00am (Dine' Conference Center - Bingo Hall, Twin Arrows Navajo Casino and Resort, Twin Arrows, AZ)
03/18/19 -Office of the Speaker announces new Capital Projects hire
03/12/19 -Approved agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee regular meeting on 03/14/2019 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)
03/14/19 -Naa'bik'iyati' Committee conducts town halls on NGS, NTEC
03/12/19 -Proposed agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee regular meeting on 03/14/2019 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)
03/12/19 -Council Secures State Funding for Shiprock Judicial/Public Safety Facility
03/12/19 -Navajo Nation Council Welcomes New Deputy Cabinet Secretary
03/12/19 -JOINT PRESS RELEASE: Navajo Nation announces new class of Navy ships
03/05/19 -Council stands by emergency relief for chapters
03/01/19 -Statement on Navajo Generating Station Negotiations
03/01/19 -Council Stands Behind Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women State Bills
03/01/19 -Navajo Nation Council Appropriates Chapter Relief Funding After Emergency Management Updates
February 2019
02/26/19 -Approved agenda for Navajo Nation Council Naabik'iyati Committee Regular meeting on 02/28/2019 at 10:00am Council Chambers
02/26/19 -Proposed agenda for Navajo Nation Council Naabik'iyati Committee Regular meeting on 02/28/2019 at 10:00am Council Chambers
02/26/19 -Law and Order Committee Selects Delegates Charles-Newton and Otto Tso as Leadership
02/26/19 -Tsos Rise to Leadership of Health, Education and Human Services Committee
02/25/19 -Proposed agenda for Navajo Nation Council Special Session on 02/26/2019 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)
02/20/19 -Delegates Jamie Henio and Raymond Smith, Jr. selected as leadership for Budget and Finance Committee
02/19/19 Proposed agenda for Navajo Nation Council Special Naabik'iyati Committee meeting on 02/21/2019 at 1:00pm Council Chambers (CANCELLED)
02/19/19 -Council to conduct town halls regarding potential acquisition of Navajo Generating Station by Navajo Transitional Energy Company
02/15/19 -Dennehotso Chapter celebrates opening of convenience store
02/14/19 -With Delegates' leadership, three branches advocate for new Shiprock Judicial/Public Safety facility
02/13/19 -Navajo Department of Aging and Long Term Care Services receives new vans
02/12/19 -Navajo Nation Council confirms new standing committee membership
02/7/19 -Proposed agenda for Navajo Nation Council Special Session on 02/11/2019 at 10:00am Council Chambers
02/7/19 -Proposed agenda for Navajo Nation Council Special Naabik'iyati Committee meeting on 02/11/2019 at 7:00am Council Chambers
02/07/19 -JOINT PRESS RELEASE: Navajo Nation seeks bi-partisan support for the Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act
02/06/19 -Navajo Nation Council delegates continue to fight on behalf of missing and murdered indigenous women
02/06/19 -Support letter from Speaker Seth Damon to Utah State Legislature on behalf of missing and murdered indigenous women
02/06/19 -Navajo Nation leadership advocates for Navajo priorities at Utah American Indian Caucus Day
02/04/19 -JOINT PRESS RELEASE: Navajo Nation demands fair distribution of Impact Aid funding for Navajo students
January 2019
01/28/19 -Delegate Seth Damon selected as Speaker for the 24th Navajo Nation Council
01/28/19 -Speaker Pro Tem’s Report 2019 Winter Navajo Nation Council Session Honorable Seth Damon
01/25/19 -Proposed agenda for Navajo Nation Council Winter Session on 01/28/2019 - 02/01/2019 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)
01/24/19 -Council congratulate Kara Bobroff on appointment to the New Mexico Public Education Department
01/24/19 -Navajo Nation Council members meet with New Mexico Governor
01/23/19 -Proposed agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee regular meeting on 01/24/2019 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)
01/22/19 -Council congratulates Lynn Trujillo, newly appointed Cabinet Secretary Designee for New Mexico Indian Affairs Department
01/18/19 -New Mexico council delegates hold regional planning meeting to prepare for 2019 New Mexico legislative session
01/16/19 -24th Navajo Nation Council takes office and elects Council Delegate Seth Damon as Speaker Pro Tem
01/13/19 -Proposed agenda for 24th Navajo Nation Council Special Session on 1/15/2019 at 3:00pm (Council Chambers)
