Navajo Nation calls on restoration of Bears Ears National Monument during Deb Haaland visit to Utah
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More than three years after the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah was drastically shrunk in size, tribal leaders and activists are hopeful that Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland would soon recommend its restoration.
Haaland is visiting the Utah monument on her first trip as the new interior secretary this week. She arrived on Wednesday for three days of meetings and hikes in the sprawling region rich in red rock canyons, cliff dwellings and numerous archeological sites.
President Joe Biden has ordered a review of the monument’s boundaries after former President Donald Trump ordered them reduced by roughly 85% in 2017.
Originally published on April 6, 2021 8:25 pm
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CARES Act money was distributed last year to keep businesses open during the pandemic, to help people pay rent, and even to help local governments stay afloat. But for the country’s indiginous tribes, who are among the most vulnerable, getting those dollars took extra work and more time. KUNM’s Khalil Ekulona recently asked Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez what it took to get their stimulus and disaster relief payments and how they’re using the money to help people on the reservation.
JONATHAN NEZ: You know with the Cares Act fund there was not one penny allocated to the tribes, until Congress intervened and they put into the overall package $8 billion for tribal communities. That s how the legislation passed. We started to see monies going out to the states and the counties and the municipalities, but yet we had to go through the Department of Treasury, where we had to recommend a formula. That took so
First confirmed case of COVID-19 variant on Navajo Nation
April 6, 2021
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) The Navajo Nation on Tuesday reported three more confirmed COVID-19 cases and one additional death.
The latest figures bring the pandemic totals on the tribe’s reservation, which includes parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, increased to 30,182 cases and 1,259 known deaths.
On Tuesday, Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez announced the first confirmed case of the COVID-19 B.1.429 variant on the Navajo Nation, which came from a test sample obtained in the Chinle Service Unit area.
The variant was first identified in the state of California and has since been detected across the southwest U.S.
Navajo Nation finalizes emissions-free solar energy project
The lease is in the community of Cameron Share Updated: 8:37 PM MDT Apr 6, 2021 By Jaden Torres
The lease is in the community of Cameron Share Updated: 8:37 PM MDT Apr 6, 2021 By Jaden Torres Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez, Vice President Myron Lizer, and nation leaders joined Navajo Tribal Utility Authority officials and Cameron Chapter President Charlie Smith in Cameron, Arizona, on Tuesday, to finalize a lease agreement to construct the Cameron Solar Generation Plant, which will produce 200 megawatts of emissions-free solar energy.“This is another step forward for the Navajo Nation’s renewable energy future. When the Nez-Lizer administration took office, we signed the Hayoołkaał proclamation to pursue and prioritize clean renewable energy development for the long-term benefit of the Navajo people, President Nez said.The lease for the project was approved by the 24th
The Associated Press Created: April 07, 2021 06:48 AM
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) The Navajo Nation on Tuesday reported three more confirmed COVID-19 cases and one additional death.
The latest figures bring the pandemic totals on the tribe’s reservation, which includes parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, increased to 30,182 cases and 1,259 known deaths.
On Tuesday, Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez announced the first confirmed case of the COVID-19 B.1.429 variant on the Navajo Nation, which came from a test sample obtained in the Chinle Service Unit area.
The variant was first identified in the state of California and has since been detected across the southwest U.S.