Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren's Weekly Radio Address (in Diné Bizaad)
Thursday, April 24, 2025
- Introduction
- President Nygren discusses working with delegates and focus on unity between branches of government
- Explanation about submitting written State of the Nation report to Navajo Nation Council
- Meeting with the office’s of U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan and Martin Heinrich and Representatives Eli Crane and Theresa Ledger Fernandez
- Local Announcements
- Missing person: Marcia Cook, 38, last seen in April 2023 in Whippoorwill, AZ
- Located: Hope Aloysius has been found and is safe
- Accomplishments
- Economic development: $21 million manufacturing facility in Church Rock, $22.5 million Shiprock Pinnacle Hotel, and upcoming La Quinta Hotel opening in Shonto
- Approval of 400 homesite leases across all five agencies
- Chapter house renovations progress: Ramah Chapter (99% complete), St. Michaels Chapter (80% complete), Oak Springs Chapter (95% complete)
- JeehDeeza $3.9 Million Sports Complex ribbon cutting
- $5 million contract signed for Agricultural Resource Management Plan
- Water and power connections celebrated in Westwater, Utah after 25 years of advocacy
- Major Projects
- Partnership with Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee on financial literacy expansion
- Division of Aging and Long-Term Care Support working on corrective action plan for 23 senior centers
- Progress on reopening senior centers and ensuring ADA compliance
- Closing: Thank you and tune in next week!
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