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NEW YORK CITY — Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley stood in unity with indigenous leaders and representatives from around the world at the United Nations on June 19 to advocate for the inclusion of indigenous peoples in the United Nations General Assembly, emphasizing the importance of Indigenous governing...Sun News
Curley pushes for inclusion in the United Nations General Assembly
NEW YORK CITY — Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley stood in unity with indigenous leaders and representatives from around the world at the United Nations on June 19 to advocate for the inclusion of indigenous peoples in the United Nations General Assembly, emphasizing the importance of Indigenous governing...LOC receives FY2025 budget update
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The 25th Navajo Nation Council’s Law and Order Committee received a report regarding the upcoming FY2025 budget from the Navajo Nation Office of Hearings and Appeals during their regular meeting at the Law & Order Committee Building Conference Room on June 17.
OHA Director Richie Nez’s updates focused on previous conditions of appropriations and legislative concerns, as well as the office’s plan of operation, and policy and procedures.
“Modernizing our procedures and ensuring comprehensive legislative records are vital for the efficiency and transparency of our legal system. This meeting will set the stage for significant improvements in how we handle our...
OHA Director Richie Nez’s updates focused on previous conditions of appropriations and legislative concerns, as well as the office’s plan of operation, and policy and procedures.
“Modernizing our procedures and ensuring comprehensive legislative records are vital for the efficiency and transparency of our legal system. This meeting will set the stage for significant improvements in how we handle our...
Feral horse overgrazing highlighted in RDC report
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The topic of feral horses overgrazing lands that Navajo ranchers use to support their livestock was discussed during a recent report from the Navajo Nation Department of Agriculture to the Resources and Development Committee.“The issue of feral horses encroaching and overgrazing on Navajo pasture land has been a long-standing problem,” RDC Chair Brenda Jesus said. “Feral horses are impeding on the livelihood of our Navajo ranchers.”
According to NNDOA Acting Department Manager III Jesse Jim, in 2018, the feral horse population on the Navajo Nation was approximately 38,000 with an 11% growth rate. In 2024, the NNDOA estimates there are approximately...
Quality, market, knowledge, tools challenging Navajo sheep industry
For the Diné, sheep are a part of their history. The animals are in their creation myths, and when the Spanish colonists first brought churro sheep, which are now called Navajo Churro sheep, to the Southwest, the animals soon became a part of the Diné economy and culture.But the days of sheep camps and flocks roaming the plains and valleys in the Nation are long gone. On two separate occasions the Navajo Churro sheep came close to full extinction. Counting over one million head at one time, there were reportedly less than 500 left in the world by 1977.
A CHANGING INDUSTRY
As someone who works closely with ranchers who bring in their wool to sell, Dudley Byerley is...
Scheduled water outage for June 26
A scheduled water outage that will affect parts of McKee Drive will take place on June 26 from 9 am to 5 pm.
The outage will affect City of Gallup residents in the following area:
- 600 block of McKee Drive
The city's water department will be repairing a water line break in the area and will need to shut off the water in order to do their work safely.
Surrounding areas may experience low water pressure.
For any questions, call Utility Dispatch at (505) 863-1200 or the after-hours dispatch 833-863-1212.
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