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Year 2018

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June 2018

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• 06/21/18 -Navajo Nation looks to continue the success of the federal Land Buy-Back Program

• 06/21/18 -Resources and Development Committee receives report on the status of Wolf Springs Ranch

• 06/21/18 -Budget and Finance Committee thanks NAPI and DDC enterprises for dividend contributions to the Navajo Nation

• 06/21/18 -Red Rock community receives $1.6 million from the 23rd Navajo Nation Council for a new senior citizen center

• 06/19/18 -Law and Order Committee hears concerns over alcohol and drug related crimes within the community of Kayenta

• 06/19/18 -Navajo Indian Irrigation Project Subcommittee continues to advocate for the completion of the NIIP

• 06/19/18 -Health, Education and Human Services Committee debates bill to restore Navajo Code Talker Day as a paid holiday

• 06/18/18 -Navajo-Hopi Land Commission advocates for the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation to fulfill "promises made" to relocatees

• 06/18/18 -Navajo Nation leaders oppose challenges to the San Juan River water settlement

• 06/18/18 -Delegate Kee Allen Begay, Jr. advocates for the expansion of the Boys and Girls Club on the Navajo Nation

• 06/14/18 -Oljato community breaks ground for new highway roundabout in Monument Valley

• 06/13/18 -Ganado Chapter residents to benefit from heavy equipment donation from Apache County

• 06/13/18 -Marine veteran receives new home through Navajo Nation's partnership with the Southwest Indian Foundation

• 06/12/18 -Health, Education and Human Services Committee supports intervention care to increase limb preservations

• 06/12/18 -Law and Order Committee urges the Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety to implement corrective action plan

• 06/12/18 -Navajo Nation Council pays tribute to the life of Navajo Code Talker Samuel T. Holiday

• 06/11/18 -Navajo Nation Council showcases Dine' College's Navajo Cultural Arts Program

• 06/11/18 -Council members highlight Navajo Utah issues at the Utah Tribal Leaders Meeting

• 06/11/18 -Health, Education and Human Services Committee supports mandatory penalties for bootleggers

• 06/11/18 -Resources and Development Committee urges Rock Springs Chapter and Navajo Land Development to resolve homesite lease issues

• 06/08/18 -Navajo Nation Council Chambers selected for Arizona's prestigious cultural preservation award

• 06/07/18 -Budget and Finance Committee commends progress of Tsaile/Wheatfields Agricultural Project

• 06/07/18 -Delegate Nathaniel Brown advocates for Navajo miners and families at “Yes to NGS” rally

• 06/06/18 -Tachee/Blue Gap community continues push for uranium site cleanup

• 06/05/18 -Delegate Davis Filfred accepts award for Bears Ears advocacy

• 06/04/18 -Resources and Development Committee approves mission site lease for The Helping Hands for Christ Baptist Ministry, Inc.

• 06/04/18 -Governor Ducey joins Navajo leaders for historic signing ceremony in the Navajo Nation Council Chamber

• 06/04/18 -Delegate Nathaniel Brown encourages Native youth to help end teen dating violence

• 06/04/18 -Navajo Nation Council resolution becomes law to provide over $1 million for Veterans Agency Organizations

• 06/04/18 -Navajo leaders honor the arrival of the Navajo Treaty of 1868 to the capitol of the Navajo Nation

May 2018

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• 05/31/18 -Navajo students to benefit from Summer Youth Employment funding

• 05/31/18 -Navajo Nation Legislative Branch Treaty of 1868 Event Schedule

• 05/31/18 -Delegate Walter Phelps speaks on uranium issues at Congressional town hall

• 05/31/18 -Health, Education and Human Services Committee addresses concerns of possible closure of Middle College High School

• 05/30/18 -Budget and Finance Committee begins FY2019 budget process

• 05/30/18 -Law and Order Committee considers establishing a medical examiners department for the Navajo Nation

• 05/29/18 -Proposed agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee special meeting on 5/31/2018 at 9:00am (Council Chambers)

• 05/24/18 -Approved agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee regular meeting on 5/24/2018 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)

• 05/24/18 -Navajo Nation finalizes loan agreement to construct the Twin Arrows Travel Center

• 05/24/18 -Resources and Development Committee approves the FY2018 Navajo Nation Tribal Transportation Improvement Program

• 05/23/18 -Law and Order Committee requests police substation for Nahata Dziil community

• 05/21/18 -Proposed agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee regular meeting on 5/24/2018 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)

• 05/21/18 -St. Bonaventure Indian Mission and School celebrates the purchase of three new school buses

• 05/21/18 -Navajo Nation Council welcomes participants of the 16th Annual Lori Piestewa Navajo Hopi Honor Ride to the Veterans Memorial Park

• 05/20/18 -Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise presents $10 million contribution to the Navajo Nation Gaming Distribution Fund

• 05/18/18 -Navajo Nation Council approves supplemental funding for Veterans Agency Organizations and Summer Youth Employment

• 05/17/18 -Armed Forces members honored at the start of the 16th Annual Lori Piestewa Navajo Hopi Honor Ride

• 05/17/18 -Approved agenda for Navajo Nation Council Special Session on 5/17/2018 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)

• 05/16/18 -Health, Education and Human Services Committee affirms Navajo Nation's sovereign status as a political government, not a racial group

• 05/16/18 -Law and Order Committee supports the family of late Navajo police officer Houston J. Largo at the National Peace Officers' Memorial Service

• 05/15/18 -Proposed agenda for Navajo Nation Council Special Session on 5/17/2018 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)

• 05/15/18 -Navajo Nation opposes the closure of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation

• 05/14/18 -Navajo Nation Council honors law enforcement officers on inaugural "Navajo Nation Police Officer Day"

• 05/09/18 - Budget and Finance Committee receives update report regarding Navajo Nation road infrastructure projects

• 05/08/18 -Proposed agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee regular meeting on 5/10/2018 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)

• 05/07/18 -Navajo Nation Council’s commitment to the Navajo people reflected in $100 million investment for waterlines, electric lines, and capital projects

• 05/07/18 -Resources and Development Committee addresses inconsistent annual rental permit fees for faith-based organizations

• 05/04/18 -Health, Education, and Human Services Committee seeks to increase funding advocacy for Navajo individuals with disabilities

• 05/02/18 -Law and Order Committee directs Navajo Nation Police Department to establish a Dzil Yijiin police district

• 05/02/18 -Resources and Development Committee receives report from Administrative Services Centers

April 2018

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• 04/25/18 -Alamo community shares public safety concerns with the Law and Order Committee

• 04/24/18 -Health, Education, and Human Services Committee follows up with directives regarding the Division of Aging and Long-Term Care

• 04/24/18 -Navajo Nation Council congratulates Navajo scholarship recipients from San Juan College

• 04/24/18 -Navajo leaders honor the late Paul Williams, Sr. on Navajo Nation Sovereignty Day

• 04/23/18 -2018 Spring Council Session Naat'aji' Nahat'a Hane - Legislative Branch News (REVISED 4/24/2018)

• 04/23/18 -Navajo Nation Council offers condolences to the family of Navajo Code Talker Roy Hawthorne

• 04/20/18 -Navajo Nation Council votes to fund Thoreau veterans service center

• 04/19/18 -Revenge Porn Act approved by Navajo Nation Council

• 04/19/18 -Navajo Nation Council increases funding for Navajo Nation scholarships

• 04/19/18 -Council approves $14.3 million for student housing for Navajo Technical University

• 04/19/18 -Sexual assault awareness and child safety highlighted at the start of Spring Council Session

• 04/18/18 -Health, Education, and Human Services Committee commends Governor Ducey’s approval of bill supporting AHCCCS benefits for Navajo people

• 04/18/18 -NAVAJO NATION OPPOSES BIA REORGANIZATION AND THE REASSIGNMENT OF CURRENT NAVAJO BIA REGIONAL DIRECTOR

• 04/16/18 -Approved agenda for Navajo Nation Council Spring Session on 4/16/2018 - 4/20/2018 at 10:00am (Council Chambers) (REVISED 4/18/2018)

• 04/18/18 -Navajo Nation Council votes in support of investing $58 million in settlement funds into the Sihasin Fund

• 04/18/18 -Navajo Nation Council approves $100 million for water, electric and capital improvement projects

• 04/17/18 -Council approves additional funding for services to Navajo elders

• 04/17/18 -Nazlini community celebrates the contract signing to start construction of N27

• 04/16/18 -Speaker Bates' report to the Navajo Nation Council Spring Session on 4/16/2018

• 04/16/18 -Approved agenda for Navajo Nation Council Spring Session on 4/16/2018 - 4/20/2018 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)

• 04/16/18 -Delegate Filfred appointed as chair of the Utah Tribal Leaders

• 04/13/18 -Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act signed into law

• 04/12/18 -Approved agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee regular meeting on 4/12/2018 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)

• 04/12/18 -Speaker Bates advocates for balanced energy development to Congressional members

• 04/11/18 -Resources and Development Committee support sanctions on the Division of Economic Development

• 04/10/18 -Law and Order Committee issues a “do not pass” recommendation to amend the Criminal Code related to marijuana and industrial hemp

• 04/06/18 -Budget and Finance Committee receives update on sanctioned chapters

• 04/05/18 -Delegate Kee Allen Begay, Jr. continues to advocate for the construction of the Dził Yijiin Judicial District facility

March 2018

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• 03/30/18 -Health, Education, and Human Services Committee receives report on suicide surveillance and prevention

• 03/29/18 -Budget and Finance Committee members receive updates on Permanent Trust Fund Income Five-Year Expenditure Plan projects

• 03/29/18 -Navajo leaders urge President Trump to sign the Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act

• 03/29/18 -Resources and Development Committee approves the Navajo Nation's first large scale sand and gravel lease

• 03/27/18 -Law and Order Committee continues to promote highway safety for U.S. Route 550

• 03/27/18 -Health, Education and Human Services Committee applauds initial Navajo Head Start legal victory

• 03/27/18 -Delegate Crotty addresses sexual violence and sex trafficking at Tribal Leaders Summit

• 03/26/18 -Media Advisory - Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act press conference

• 03/24/18 -Resources and Development Committee accepts the Bureau of Indian Affairs recommendations for the Navajo Partitioned Lands

• 03/24/18 -Speaker Bates commends the approval of funding for the Navajo Nation in the omnibus spending bill

• 03/23/18 -Delegate Kee Allen Begay, Jr. continues to address the availability of services and resources for Navajo veterans

• 03/23/18 -Law and Order Committee approves planning funds for Window Rock Judicial and Public Safety facility

• 03/23/18 -Navajo Nation Council applauds the passage of the Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act

• 03/22/18 -Approved agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee regular meeting on 3/22/2018 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)

• 03/21/18 -Health, Education and Human Services Committee pushes for accountability for Navajo Nation Veterans Administration

• 03/20/18 -Proposed agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee regular meeting on 3/22/2018 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)

• 03/15/18 -Budget and Finance Committee approve corrective action plan for Kaibeto Chapter

• 03/15/18 -Recent National school shootings prompts the Law and Order Committee to re-evaluate active shooter readiness

• 03/13/18 -Utah Governor and Congressman pledge to work with the Navajo Nation to develop solutions for Bears Ears National Monument

• 03/12/18 -Council commends approval of $4.2 million for the construction of the new Chinle Nursing Home facility

• 03/12/18 -Navajo Nation Council partners with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to offer benefits for Navajo veterans

• 03/12/18 -Navajo Indian Irrigation Project Negotiation Subcommittee meets with House and Senate members

• 03/12/18 -Speaker Bates: President Begaye contradicts his words through his actions

• 03/08/18 -Approved agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee regular meeting 3/8/2018 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)

• 03/07/18 -President Begaye denies funding to Phoenix Indian Center, Toyei Industries, and school buses

• 03/06/18 -Proposed agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee regular meeting 3/8/2018 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)

• 03/05/18 -Navajo Indian Irrigation Project Subcommittee encourages NAPI to offer farming opportunities to Navajo communities

• 03/05/18 -Navajo leaders address public safety with FBI director Christopher Wray

• 03/02/18 -Delegate Hale congratulates students and parents at St. Michaels Association for Special Education group homes dedication ceremony

• 03/02/18 -Resources and Development Committee members commend progress of new Chinle Nursing Home facility

• 03/01/18 -Council Delegate Walter Phelps welcomes Federal Communications Commission officials to the community of Leupp

February 2018

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• 02/28/18 -Health, Education and Human Services Committee receives report from Chinle Comprehensive Health Care

• 02/27/18 -Law and Order Committee receives highway safety report from the Navajo Department of Highway Safety

• 02/23/18 -"No Haven for Dangerous Fugitives Act of 2018" would violate Navajo sovereignty and the Treaty of 1868

• 02/22/18 -Resources and Development Committee supports regulations to penalize violators of the Storage Tank Act

• 02/22/18 -Law and Order Committee supports position statement for FirstNet and AT&T to provide public safety broadband network for the Navajo Nation

• 02/22/18 -Approved agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee Regular meeting on 2/22/2018 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)

• 02/22/18 -Resources and Development Committee approves Cove Chapter's updated Community-Based Land Use Plan

• 02/21/18 -Navajo leaders commemorate the Navajo Treaty of 1868 exhibit at the National Museum of the American Indian

• 02/20/18 -Proposed agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee Regular meeting on 2/22/2018 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)

• 02/16/18 -Approved agenda for Navajo Nation Council special session on 2/15/2018 - 2/16/2018 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)

• 02/15/18 -Speaker Bates testifies in support of Arizona H.B. 1501 to protect Navajo mine workers and revenues for the Navajo Nation

• 02/15/18 -Resources and Development Committee re-certifies Black Mesa Chapter's Community-based Land Use Plan

• 02/15/18 -Budget and Finance Committee approves funding for Black Mesa Chapter North Valley Power Line Project

• 02/13/18 -Proposed agenda for Navajo Nation Council special session on 2/15/2018 - 2/16/2018 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)

• 02/13/18 -Law and Order Committee continues to address the need for public safety in the Western Navajo Agency

• 02/13/18 -Budget and Finance Committee supports Mexican Water power line project

• 02/13/18 -Health, Education and Human Services Committee support the development of a genetics research policy for the Navajo Nation

• 02/12/18 -Approved agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee special meeting on 2/12/2018 at 2:00pm (Council Chambers)

• 02/12/18 -New cyberbullying provisions intend to deter suicides among Navajo youth

• 02/09/18 -Proposed agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee special meeting on 2/12/2018 at 2:00pm (Council Chambers)

• 02/09/18 -The Navajo Nation Treaty Proclamation

• 02/09/18 -Navajo Nation leaders declare 2018 as “The Year of the Naalstoos Sání”

• 02/09/18 -Health, Education and Human Services Committee meets with Navajo elders over concerns with NAAA services

• 02/08/18 -Approved agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee regular meeting on 2/8/2018 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)

• 02/08/18 -Delegate Brown and Dennehotso community celebrate contract signing to start construction of convenience retail center

• 02/07/18 -Resources and Development Committee supports funding to bring the original Navajo Treaty of 1868 to the Navajo Nation

• 02/07/18 -Navajo Election Administration informs public of candidacy filing period

• 02/07/18 -2018 Navajo Election Information

• 02/07/18 -Proposed agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee regular meeting on 2/8/2018 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)

• 02/06/18 -Speaker Bates reaffirms support for Navajo families at "Yes to NGS" rally

• 02/06/18 -Navajo leaders advocate for education funding, human trafficking laws, ICWA, and water rights with Utah Governor and Legislators

• 02/06/18 -Delegate Hale provides testimony in support of exemptions to continue providing AHCCCS benefits to Native Americans

• 02/06/18 -Navajo leaders meet with New Mexico leaders to advocate for Navajo issues

• 02/05/18 -Agricultural insurance investment earns the Navajo Nation over $17 million for agricultural infrastructure projects

• 02/01/18 -Council highlights the need for healty families and community at the 2018 Public Safety Summit

January 2018

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• 01/29/18 -2018 Winter Council Session Naat'aji Nahat'a Hane' - Legislative Branch News (REVISED 1/29/2018)

• 01/29/18 -Navajo Nation Council pays tribute to the life of former delegate Annie B. Descheny

• 01/26/18 -Navajo Nation branches stand in solidarity to end human trafficking

• 01/26/18 -Council approves bill to reallocate sales tax revenue to benefit Navajo Nation Fire and Rescue Services

• 01/26/18 -Navajo Nation Council supports criminal code amendments to address cyberbullying

• 01/25/18 -Navajo Nation Council confirms probationary appointment of Rhonda Tuni as Navajo district court judge

• 01/25/18 -Council appoints JoAnn Jayne as probationary Navajo Nation Chief Justice

• 01/24/18 -Navajo Nation Council issues unanimous support for Navajo veterans bill

• 01/23/18 -Resources and Development Committee approves directive to initiate discussions with Native American Venture Fund

• 01/22/18 -Speaker Bates highlights state legislative priorities in Winter Session report

• 01/22/18 -Delegate Damon celebrates road improvement within community of Rock Springs

• 01/22/18 -Legislative Branch FY 2018 First Quarter Report on 1/22/2018

• 01/22/18 -Speaker Bates' report to the 2018 Navajo Nation Council Winter Session on 1/22/2018

• 01/22/18 -Approved agenda for 2018 Navajo Nation Council Winter Session on 1/22/2018 - 1/26/2018 at 10:00am (Council Chambers) (REVISED 1/22/2018)

• 01/22/18 -Navajo Nation Council honors UFC Women's Flyweight Champion Nicco Montano

• 01/18/18 -Navajo Nation Council set to convene for the start of the Winter Session

• 01/18/18 -Proposed agenda for 2018 Navajo Nation Council Winter Session on 1/22/2018 - 1/26/2018 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)

• 01/18/18 -Navajo Nation adopts legislative priorities for the New Mexico State Legislative Session

• 01/17/18 -Law and Order Committee accepts report regarding cyberbullying

• 01/17/18 -Approved agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee special meeting on 01/17/2018 at 8:30am (Council Chambers)

• 01/17/18 -Budget and Finance Committee receives agriculture project update report from Many Farms Chapter

• 01/12/18 -Proposed agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee special meeting on 01/17/2018 at 8:30am (Council Chambers)

• 01/12/2018 -Health, Education and Human Services Committee push for accountability at colleges on the Navajo Nation

• 01/11/2018 -State Task Force meets with key Arizona Legislators

• 01/11/18 -Approved agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee meeting on 01/11/2018 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)

• 01/09/18 -Proposed agenda for Naa'bik'iyati' Committee meeting on 01/11/2018 at 10:00am (Council Chambers)

• 01/05/2018 -Resources and Development Committee supports designation of Navajo Route 6 as the "Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway"