Description

Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren's Weekly Radio Address (in Diné Bizaad)

Thursday, May 15, 2025

1. Introduction

2. Upcoming Holidays and Appreciation Day

• National Senior Fraud Awareness Day
• Warning about various scams targeting older adults
• Tips for protecting Masanis and Cheiis from fraudulent activities

3. Local Announcements

• Missing person: Elayah Canay Jimenez, 14, last seen May 8 in Pinon, AZ

4. Frequently Asked Question of the Week

• How to get a homesite lease on trust land
• Application process through agency land department offices

5. Life Lesson

• Perseverance will have its rewards
• Recognition of graduates across the Navajo Nation

6. Accomplishments

• Historic rollout of road signs and address placards through "Address Navajo" project
• Extension of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act grant for job training programs
• $14.6 million contract signed for N-5001 road improvements in Toadlena and Two Grey Hills
• Division of Behavioral and Mental Health Services achieves CARF accreditation
• Navajo County approves $99,952 for gravel road work in Forest Lake

7. Major Projects

• Navajo Nation affirms commitment to protecting Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments
• $38 million investment in Church Rock Manufacturing Facility and other Gallup-area developments
• Permit approved for sand and gravel use in uranium mine cleanup efforts in Cove Chapter

8. Meet and Greets

• President attends 21st annual "Dash 4 Cash" Horse Race on May 10

9. Upcoming Events

• Graduation season celebrations across the Navajo Nation
• President attending UNM's American Indian Students Services' stoling ceremony
• President attending NTU's commencement and Rock Point and Pinon High School graduations

7. Closing: Thank you and tune in next week!

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