Gallup Sun

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...

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. — 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 institutions’ participation in global decision-making processes that impact Indigenous communities.

This advocacy aligns with U.N. Resolution 78/189 adopted in 2023, which underscores the necessity of recognizing and integrating Indigenous voices within the U.N. framework.

In 2017, the Navajo Nation Council’s Naabik’íyati’ Committee adopted Resolution...

FARMINGTON, NEW MEXICO — Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley and Council Delegate Eugenia Charles-Newton attended the New Mexico State Tribal Leaders Summit, hosted by the New Mexico Indian Affairs Department at the Navajo Preparatory School in Farmington, New Mexico, on June 18.

The annual government-to-government meeting focused on pressing issues affecting the state’s 23 tribal nations. Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren was also in attendance for the summit.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Indian Affairs Secretary Josett D. Monette and Deputy Secretary Seth Damon, and the Governor’s cabinet members were in attendance to hear directly from tribal leaders...

Fabric Buy the Yard officially opened its doors for business on Nov. 6, 2023. Owner and proprietor Marie Teasyatwho said the business is a family-supported endeavor providing fabric for quilters and clothing designers.

Teasyatwho is Chishi Dine’é born for Nát’oh Dine’é. Her cheiis are Tó’áhaní and her nalís are Ma’ii Deeshgiizhinii and Tódích’ii’nii.

She has been passionate about fabric since the age of 13.

Rayfen Lee, her husband, said they opened the business for the Navajo people, not to get rich.

The couple has three daughters, Tessa, Ashley, and Julia, and three sons, Verdell, Reuben, and Kyle.

“Fabric Buy The Yard is more like a family supporting...