Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren's Weekly Radio Address
Thursday, October 12, 2023
Introduction: Yá'át'ééh!
Upcoming Holidays or Appreciation Days
1. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Local Announcements
1. Redd & I are doing well after the Northern Navajo Fair Parade
2. A solar eclipse will take place Saturday from 8:30am to 12:30pm
3. On Friday, we will livestream "Navajo Chapters 101," our first Lunch & Learn
4. Indigenous Peoples Week proclamation
5. Missing Navajo People (Emerito Brian Dalton, Tamica Homer)
This Time in History
1. 531 years ago, a sailor on board the "Pinta" sighted land.
Navajo Life Lesson
"If you have a problem with someone, talk to them about it."
The Week's Accomplishments
1. General Services puts tradesmen to work
2. The Division of Social Services paid all funeral homes
3. Collaboration between NNEPA and Navajo DOT
Major Projects I Am Working On
1. Navajo Broadband Office will host Digital Equity Sessions
2. Waste repository for uranium waste
Meet & Greets
1. 4Kinship Skate Park
2. Diné College
3. Navajo relocatees - first and second generation
Upcoming Events in the Coming Week
1. Western Navajo Fair (Tuba City)
2. Navajo Nation Council 2023 Fall Session
3. Domestic violence awareness walk
Closing: Thank you, and tune in next Thursday!
