Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren's Weekly Radio Address (in Diné Bizaad)
Thursday, August 8, 2024
Note: This week's format is English followed by Navajo in the second half.
1. Introduction
- Presidential Action In Your Lives This Week: Improving safety and first responder access a key focus of new Navajo Nation Fair Parade Route
2. Upcoming Holidays or Appreciation Days
- Tomorrow is the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
3. Local Announcements
- Missing Navajo People Reports from the Navajo Police Department from this Week: 14-year-old Taylan Manygoats; 40-year-old Nethalyne Louann Ngo.
- A message from our Department of Health: Reduce your exposure to smoke.
- A message from the Division for Children and Family Services: As the summer heat sets in, stay hydrated.
4. Navajo Life Lesson
- The Power of Self-Discipline
5. A Few of the Week's Accomplishments
- Yesterday, Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su came to the Navajo Nation to increase collaborative efforts
- I signed an MOU with the University of Arizona to strengthen our public health initiatives
- I approved and signed a new business site lease agreement for Giant Four Corners, LLC C/O 7/11 Inc., in Newcomb, N.M.
- Students at Navajo Prep can now move into their brand new dormitory
6. Major Projects We Are Working On
- Navajo Nation Telecommunications & Regulatory Commission Office and the Navajo Nation Broadband Office collaborate with NNDIT to establish first-ever GIS database hosted by the tribe
- Navajo DOT works to be more collaborative with N.M. and AZ on roads needs
- Navajo DED is working to find permanent placing for the Shiprock Flea Market
- The newly renamed Division for Family and Children Services is working to be culturally and religiously inclusive of all Navajo families through a weekend of prayer
7. Meet and Greets
- Navajo Mountain, 56th Annual Ééhániih Day
8. Upcoming Events
- The 102nd Annual Gallup Intertribal Ceremonial Night Parade and Performances begin tonight
- I will be meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz tomorrow
- Next week, we honor Navajo Code Talkers Day on August 14
9. Closing: Thank you and tune in each week!
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