Weekly Radio Address for Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023 (Navajo Nation Fair Week & Weekend)
INTRODUCTION
- Clans
- Location: From Window Rock, Navajo Nation (Arizona)
1.) UPCOMING HOLIDAYS OR APPRECIATION DAYS (2 ITEMS MAX)
- IT’S THE 75TH NAVAJO NATION FAIR WEEK
2.) LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (4 ITEMS MAX)
- STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF GOVERNOR BILL RICHARDSON
- SIGNING OF THE NAVAJO NATION VICTIMS RIGHTS ACT OF 2023
- NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY REPORTS HIGHEST NUMBER OF NATIVE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ITS HISTORY
- MISSING NAVAJO PEOPLE
4.) THIS TIME IN HISTORY
UNCLE SAM GETS HIS NAME
5.) LIFE LESSON
- “You can’t just dream about success; you have to wake up and do something about it.” – Stephen Covey, author of “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”
6.) THE WEEK’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- HELPING NAVAJO ORPHANS
- NAVAJO TAX COMMISSION RAISES REVENUE FOR NAVAJO NATION
- VETERANS ADMINISTRATION BREAKS GROUND ON VETERAN HOME.
- POLICE GRADUATES
7.) MAJOR PROJECTS I AM WORKING ON
DIVISION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FIXING PAST PROBLEMS
8.) MEET AND GREETS
- Dr. Tom Stritikus, President of Fort Lewis College
- Navajo Nation Washington Office staff
- Tom Riggenbach, the founder and executive director of NavajoYes
- Miss Navajo Nation Traditional Foods event
- Navajo Nation Interfaith-based Outreach event at The Ranch Campsite in Flagstaff
9.) UPCOMING EVENTS IN THE COMING WEEK
- The First Lady and I will attend the Miss Navajo Nation sponsorship banquet at the Navajo Nation Museum.
- On Friday, I’ll host world famous singers JayRule and Ashanti.
- Arizona US Senator Krysten Sinema will visit Window Rock on Friday, meet with me, the Vice President and First Lady. Time permitting, we’ll visiting the Navajo-Gallup Pipeline Project and discuss the need for our Water Rights Settlement to be completed to bring water to Window Rock.
- Also Friday, the Diné Development Corporation will present a $500,000 dividend check.
- On Monday, Sept. 11, I’ll attend the Four Corners Power Plant owners meeting. NTEC is one of the plant’s owners.
- On Tuesday, I’ll meet with Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs and Arizona tribal leaders at Grand Canyon.
- Next Friday, I’lll host the NAU Native American Advisory Board in Window Rock.
CLOSING: THANK YOU, AND TUNE IN NEXT THURSDAY
