WASHINGTON D.C. – President  Jonathan Nez, Vice President Myron Lizer, and Speaker of the 24th Navajo Nation Council Seth Damon met with U.S. Senate and House members this week to advocate for the passage of House Bill 644, the Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act, sponsored by Congressman Rob Bishop, R-UT of Utah and co-sponsored by Utah Reps. John Curtis, R-UT and Chris Stewart, R-UT.

President Nez and Speaker Damon met with U. S. Senator Mitt Romney R-UT, who will sponsor similar legislation in the Senate, as his predecessor, Orrin Hatch had done during the 114th and 115th Congresses.

They also met with Sens. John Hoeven R-N.D. and Tom Udall D-N.M., the Chairman and Vice...

SANTA FE -  Retired New Mexico Air National Guard Brigadier General Judy M. Griego was unanimously confirmed by the New Mexico Senate Feb. 6 as Secretary of the New Mexico Department of Veterans’ Services.

The native of Carnuel in eastern Bernalillo County was appointed to the position by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on Dec. 27. The confirmation makes the appointment permanent.

“I am thrilled that the Senate agreed with me that General Griego has the management experience and leadership skills necessary to lead the Department of Veterans Services,” said Governor Lujan Grisham after being informed of  Secretary Griego’s confirmation. “She has a passion for helping the...

February is American Heart Month

DILKON, Ariz. - The Dilkon Wellness Center staff with Navajo Nation Special Diabetes Program would like you to know that the adult human heart is about the size of a fist. You would think that the heart, not so big in size, is very limited in work.

This is not true.

Did you know that the adult human heart pumps about 2,000 gallons of blood every day and beats about 115,000 times each day? The daily work the heart performs is pretty amazing.

It is very important to keep our “ticker” in good condition. Some simple ways we can do this is eating a well-balanced diet, exercising, and not smoking.

Although our hearts are a major organ in our circulatory...

SANTA FE –  The Bureau of Land Management New Mexico has scheduled its quarterly competitive oil and gas lease sale for March 28.  The BLM proposes to offer 55 parcel,s totaling about 15,491 acres in an online auction on www.energynet.com.

The sale notice and environmental documents will be posted online Feb. 11, kicking off a 10-day protest period, which will conclude at 4 pm on Feb. 20. The lease sale will include 46 parcels in New Mexico and nine parcels in Oklahoma.

The parcels in New Mexico include 17 in Sandoval County, 14 in San Juan County, seven in McKinley County, one in Rio Arriba County, four in Lea County, and three in Eddy County. The parcels in Oklahoma include five...