Opinion

I am humbled to represent Arizona’s First Congressional District, a vast and diverse area that includes 12 Indian Nations and Tribes.

The 2019-2020 flu season is here and the American Red Cross urges everyone to get their influenza vaccine now.

Upcoming news and events on and around the Hopi and Navajo reservations.

I been reading in the papers how the Navajo Nation had to tap into the government reserves to make up for the shortfall in the 2020 budget because of the closures of Kayenta Mine and Navajo Generating Station, and the revenue they used to generate.

When creating any system, whether a building, a community or an energy system, waste products need to be safely managed.

Upcoming news and events on and around the Hopi and Navajo reservations.

Upcoming news and events around the Hopi and Navajo reservations.

The Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission (“Commission”) in partnership with Department of Diné Education and Diné BiOlta will be conducting several public hearings to assess the mistreatment of Navajo and Native American students attending K through 12th grade in schools on and off the Navajo Nation.

Upcoming news and events around the Hopi and Navajo reservations.

Around the Rez: Week of Oct. 16

The Old Trails Museum offers its 2019 Fall History Highlight Oct. 19 at 2 p.m. at the Winslow Visitors Center/Hubbell Trading Post, 523 West Second Street with journalist Jana Bommersbach.

The events are free and open to the public.

After years of discussion, negotiations, many news reports amid even more speculation, and – most recently – planning for the decommissioning phase, NGS became a two-unit power plant.

Upcoming events on and around the Navajo and Hopi Reservations.

In an effort to bring public discourse and attention to local topics and items of interest, Northland Pioneer College is launching a series of free public ‘lunch bag lectures’ beginning with an opening talk by NPC’s President Mark Vest and Vice President Dr. Jessica Clark on Sept. 25 from 12:10 – 12:50 p.m. in Room 110 of the Aspen Center at the Show Low campus.

Upcoming news and events in reservation and surrounding communities.

This letter of concern has taken me some time to write. I have finally come to terms to address this issue.

With all the political friction vying for power in one way or another, it is easy to lose track of the simple dilemna we all share as humans.

Upcoming news and events on and around the Hopi and Navajo reservations.

Did you know the Navajo Nation has undertaking 24 renewable energy projects over the past 15 years and none succeeded? Twelve of those projects the Navajo Nation itself has invested in the feasibility and pre-development phases. One of them is the Paragon Ranch Solar Project.

Indigenous Circle of Flagstaff public safety forum The The Indigenous Circle of Flagstaff is hosting a public safety forum Aug. 29 from 5:30-8 p.m. at the Flagstaff Federated Community Church, 400 W. Aspen.

For months the Navajo Nation Council has debated the fate of a proposed 2019 Navajo Nation Energy Policy.

Upcoming events in and around the Navajo and Hopi reservations

It is clear that both the Presidents’ office and the Navajo Nation Council are on different tracks when it comes to energy.

Upcoming events on the Navajo Nation and Hopi reservation and surrounding communities.