Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren
Thursday, March 7, 2024
1. Introduction
2. Upcoming Holidays or Appreciation Days
- Tomorrow we celebrate International Women's Day.
3. Local Announcements
- Water rights community education sessions for Arizona are ongoing. (More information: nnwrc.navajo-nsn.gov)
- Missing Navajo People: 64-year-old Tommy Gene Smith.
- Located Navajo People: Samara Nez has been found and is safe.
4. What Is Happening In The World
- This past Tuesday was "Super Tuesday."
5. This Time In History
- 140 years ago, Susan B. Anthony advocated for women's right to vote.
6. Navajo Lesson of the Day
- "Water is a fundamental element, Tó éí iiná át'é."
7. A Few of the Week's Accomplishments
- I signed a contract to supplement the AmeriCorps Senior Mentorship Program with $69,000.
- The Navajo Nation Oil and Gas Co. selected for contract to plug, remediate, or reclaim 54 orphaned wells.
- The Division of Community Development completed two homes under the housing improvement program.
- The Office of the Controller conducted a groundbreaking training with our OOC staff, division directors, staff with our auditors KPMG.
- The Navajo Nation Washington Office hosted a meeting with the GAO's Tribal and Indigenous Advisory Council.
- The Division of Economic Development relaunches the Navajo Artisan and Business Relief Program. (More information: nasbr24.com)
- The U.S. EPA announced the Lukachukai Mountain Mining District has been added to the National Priorities List of Superfund sites.
- A veterans in Shiprock received the keys to his brand-new home in a key-turning ceremony.
8. Major Projects I am Working On
- The Navajo Nation e911 Rural Addressing project is moving along smoothly.
- Navajo Nation phone systems are moving toward voice-over-internet (VOIP) handsets.
- Navajo-Hopi Land Commission Office is working on submitting legislation to support their operations.
9. Meet & Greets
- The Vice President and I attended the Eastern Navajo Agency Council in Iyanbito, N.M.
- I met with ASU President Michael Crow.
- I shared educational goals with ASU students.
- EPICX launch at ASU.
10. Upcoming Events in the Coming Week
- Miss Navajo to host Eggstravaganza Easter Celebration on March 30 at the Navajo Nation Zoo (9am). (More information: 928-871-6379 or officeofmissnavajo@navajo-nsn.gov)
- Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency to host a job fair March 20 from 9am to 4pm at the Navajo Nation Museum. (More information: 928-871-6790)
- Staff Development and Training will be hosting an online grant workshop March 13 from 8:30am to 10:30am on Zoom. (More information: 928-871-6691)
- International Uranium Film Festival at the Navajo Nation Museum in Window Rock from 10am to 9am today.
11. Closing: Thank you and tune in each week!
