Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren's Weekly Radio Address
Thursday, December 21, 2023
1. Introduction
2. Upcoming Holidays or Appreciation Days
- Winter Solstice is today.
- Merry Christmas!
- (President Nygren's birthday is Dec. 25!)
3. Local Announcements
- Last of the Navajo Nation Peacemaking Summit is today.
- Missing Navajo People
- 16-year-old Jordan Gruber
- 41-year-old Aaron Ray Stevens
- Found Navajo People
- Leon Mike Thomas has been located as of Dec. 19.
- Jalisha Robertson has been located as of Dec. 9.
4. What is Happening in the Universe
- NASA's technology demo streams first video from 19 million miles away.
- Volcano erupts in Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula.
5. This Time in History
- Radium was discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie in 1898.
6. Navajo Life Lesson
- "Your hair is connected to your mind, take care of it."
7. This Week's Accomplishments
- Navajo Nation Veterans Administration completed significant supplemental application processing.
- Navajo Department of Health meets with the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System administration.
- The second veterans housing sub-recipient agreement was signed.
8. Major Projects I Am Working On
- Navajo veterans meet to address needs.
- We held the Chinle Airport reconstruction kick-off meeting on Dec. 13.
- Navajo Division of Public Safety promotes from within.
9. Meet & Greets
- Operation Rainbow Bridge Summit held at Nation's first sober living center in Chinle.
- Meeting with Patty Lundstrom.
- Attorney General for New Mexico Raúl Torrez.
- Christmas luncheon here in the office and for our employees.
- Social Services Winter Symposium in Flagstaff.
- Navajo Technical University winter commencement.
- OPVP Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting Ceremony.
- OPVP Essential Worker Appreciation Luncheon.
10. Upcoming Events in the Coming Week
- Christmas Day is Dec. 25.
11. Closing: Thank you, and tune in next Thursday!
