Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren's Weekly Radio Address.
1.) UPCOMING HOLIDAYS OR APPRECIATION DAYS.
• THIS WEEK IS NAVAJO NATION WELLNESS WEEK.
• THIS WEEK: CENTRAL AGENCY & RAMAH FAIRS.
• CHRISTENING OF US NAVAL SHIP “USNS NAVAJO” IN HOUMA, LOUISIANNA.
2.) LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
• OPIOID CRISIS AND THE NAVAJO NATION’S $63 MILLION SETTLEMENT.
• MISSING NAVAJO PEOPLE: TWO YOUNG CHILDREN ARE MISSING FROM THE DILKON AREA. OTHER MISSING NAVAJO PEOPLE.
4.) THIS TIME IN HISTORY
• 19TH AMENDMENT, WOMEN’S RIGHT TO VOTE ESTABLISHED.
5.) NAVAJO SENTENCE OF THE WEEK (LIFE LESSON)
• “How your life feels to you is more important than how it looks to others.”
6.) THE WEEK’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• DIVISION BUDGETS BEING APPROVED AS PART OF 2024 NAVAJO NATION COMPREHENSIVE BUDGET PROCESS.
• TELECOMMUNICATION REGULATORY COMMISSION REPORTS IMPROVED EMPHASIS ON FEDERAL CONSULTATION.
• PURCHASE OF NEW POLICE VEHICLES FOR ENHANCED PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSE.
• NAVAJO NATION TO RECEIVE $5.5 MILLION FOR LOCAL FOOD PURCHASE PROGRAM.
7.) MAJOR PROJECTS I AM WORKING ON
• LEADERSHIP DISCUSSIONS WITH THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION.
• EXECUTIVE ORDERS: FOCUSING ON STREAMLINING.
• FMIS: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM TRAINING FOR EXECUTIVE BRANCH LEADERSHIP, OPVP STAFF.
8.) MEET & GREETS
• MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 2023: Peyote Way of Life.
• TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2023: Change Labs, New Mexico Indian Education Advisory Council, Utah State University’s New Student and Parent orientation.
• WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2023: 2023 Employee Training Course Conference for the Navajo Nation Judicial Branch.
9.) UPCOMING EVENTS IN THE COMING WEEK
• FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2023: Ribbon cutting of the Red Mesa Tapaha Solar Facility.
CLOSING: THANK YOU, AND TUNE IN NEXT THURSDAY.
