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Navajo Nation Vice President Lizer speaks at Republican National Convention

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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation Vice President Myron Lizer spoke during the Republican National Convention Aug. 25. He provided a three minute speech that was pre-recorded in Shiprock, N.M. earlier in the week.

“I give this address from the majestic rock spires of Shiprock, Tse Bit’ai or Rock with Wings, as known by our Diné People. It is here that many of our ancestral leaders sought to govern and lead a Nation within a Nation,” he continued. “They sought to lead their people into the promises of a better way of life for their children’s children. It is also here where they have not been as successful as the rest of America.

“Our First Nations’ people are the host...

COVID case numbers remain stable on Navajo Nation

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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Department of Health, in coordination with the Navajo Epidemiology Center and the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, reported 14 new COVID-19 positive cases for the Navajo Nation and four more deaths on Aug. 26.

The total number of deaths has reached 498. Reports indicate that 7,018 individuals have recovered from COVID-19 – this number is lower than previously reported due to an error reported by one health care facility.

As of Aug. 26, 93,135 COVID-19 tests have been administered. The total number of COVID-19 positive cases is 9,597.

Navajo Nation COVID-19 positive cases by Service Unit:

Chinle Service Unit: 2,309

Crownpoint Service Unit...

Diné College’s Fall 2020 student enrollment exceeds expectations

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TSAILE, Ariz. — Diné College reported a Fall 2020 student enrollment of more than 1,300 and returning students were met with some big changes. The number of enrolled students is high considering the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, college officials said.

“At first I thought we weren’t going to get high enrollment mainly due to limitations with Internet broadband and connectivity,” Diné College Provost Geraldine Garrity, Ed.D. said. “But I think students found a way and prepared for the fall semester and it’s good news for the students and the college.”

The college reported that 1,348 students were enrolled as of Aug. 24 — just 50 students short of the same time frame...

Small business assistance program reopens

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SANTA FE — With a broader selection of state and federal economic assistance now open to small business owners, the New Mexico Economic Development Department  has closed its COVID-19 Business Loan Guarantee  program after assisting with $1.77 million in lending to 47 businesses. A second relief measure that granted almost $6 million in no-interest loans from the state Local Economic Development Act fund is also no longer taking applications.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham authorized the emergency programs in March to offer immediate support to businesses seeking stability, prior to the passing of either the federal CARES Act by Congress or the Small Business Recovery Loan Program...

Good news: federal government agrees to protect sea turtle habitat

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Bad news: Trump Administration opens Arctic Wildlife Refuge to drilling

A new legal agreement with conservation groups requires that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service designate protected critical habitat for green sea turtles.

An agreement filed in U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Aug. 20, requires proposed protections by June 30, 2023. The agencies will likely consider proposing protections for green sea turtle nesting beaches in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina, as well as offshore oceanic habitat in the Southeast and on the West Coast.

The agreement stems from a January lawsuit filed by the Center for...

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