
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The 25th Navajo Nation Council unanimously approved Legislation No. 0050-23, which will appropriate $2 million from the Navajo Nation’s Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance to provide funding for summer youth employment opportunities April 18 during the Spring Council Session. The legislation was sponsored by Council Delegate Seth Damon (Bááháálí, Chichiltah, Manuelito, Tsé Lichíí’, Rock Springs, Tsayatoh) and co-sponsored by Council Delegate Casey Johnson (Cameron, Coalmine Canyon, Leupp, Tolani Lake, Tsidi To ii).
“When the funding is signed into law, chapters can begin hiring high school and college students to give them the opportunity to gain...