Navajo Times (Newspaper) - November 16, 1983, Window Rock, Arizona Navajo years Navajos XXV 47 Window Navajo Nation November 1983 35 cents Martinez from spends some time Veterans Day at the grave of her Joseph Children above prepare to march in a veterans parade in Welfare money delayed again WINDOW social welfare of on Monday submitted a request in the Bureau of Indian Affairs for enough funds to operate the social welfare programs until the end of this Wilford director of the division of social welfare for the said that if the HIA goes checks could be mailed to Navajo families under general assistance beginning next said that the tribe was able to mail some of the checks on I as checks totalling more than to be because of lack of This lack of funds will not also affect the checks that were supposed to have gone out The earliest these checks will be able to go out is also next Mailing general assistance checks late has been a problem that has plagued the program for the past four with tribal officials blaming un and red tape for most of the The current problem stems from which has failed to approved a total budget for social welfare programs for the nation for this In Congress approved what is known as a con resolution which allowed the program to spend 11 percent of its total allocation between 1 and page 5 tribe discuss cooperation and San Juan County officials along with people from local businesses welcomed Chairman Peterson Zah 9 to discuss mutual concerns in economic development and commitments to working together to solve common reports Zah also announced that his vrsit here was the beginning of other visits to cities where Indian centers are He said that he hopes to establish an office of ur ban Navajo affairs some time in the future to put Navajos in direct contact with Window We have many Navajos who have relocated to cities and they need certain We plan to make it possible for them to have direct contact with us so that we can Zah said in a news conference following the lun Zah was greeted by the Chamber of Commerce Redcoats at the airport who rolled out a red Mayor Dee Montano headed a delegation of city and county During a luncheon at the Far mington Intertribal Indian Cen Montano read a The Farmington Chamber of the Far mington Industrial Development and the Farmington InterTribal Indian Organization each share common as well as specific interests and concerns for the economic development of the Four Corners she page 2 Urban o office planned Trib al Chairman Peterson Zah last week began the first steps of creating a tribal office to help tribal members who live off the He announced plans to establish an Urban Navajo Affairs Office within the tribal government to act as a liaison between urban Navajos and the tribal We have many Navajos who have relocated to cities and they need certain Zah We plan to make it possible for them to have direct contact with us so that we can Zah said he plans to visit the Indian centers in several cities with large Navajo populations to learn the feelings of urban Navajos on how they would like to see the new office A press spokesman for Zah said the tribal leader has already talked to some Navajos in Albuquerque and Santa Fe about the proposed Zah campaigned heavily on this issue during the saying that he felt tribal govern ment policies ignored those who lived off the He said that revenues received by the tribe should be shared by all its members and not just those who live on the He promised that the office would keep urban Navajos in formed about what was going on in the tribal government and would work to help them receive the same services available to reservation Zah did not indicate in his statements here exactly when the new office would be in operation but his aides said that Zah hopes to get the office established in limited form by February or March of next Programs struggle as debates continue By Duane Beyal Times Staff COYOTE is a dusty group of old stone buildings and tired But it is home for people who dont have the physical and mental abilities most people take for gran The debate in the Navajo Nations capital and in over money for welfare programs on the reser vation forces a harsh life on social workers and clients who have no place to As Congress continues budget debates and money for social welfare programs is doled out in insufficient sub contractors on the reservation struggle to run programs and face the anger or frustration of clients who depend on those Bertha director of the Coyote Canyon Rehabilitation has been in her position since Its really she It seems like youre blinded by you cant look beyond The center has 19 adults and four young people who live there A i At Cohoe relaxes in the recreation room of the Coyote Canyon Rehabilitation because their families cannot or will not care for them and whose mental or physical disabilities require special care or training for them to become The impact of the disruption in services is felt by families whose head of household cant find a job and have no alternative for money to buy haul wood and feed But for the clients at Coyote Canyon the disruption leaves them drifting without the special training and therapy they need to adjust to independent life or at least to enable them to live at We go from week to Muskett states There longterm We are meeting the basic needs of the They are fed and cared We get calls from families who See Math and science in education stressed By Shebala Special to the American teacher candidates who take the exam for Arizona teacher certificates have the lowest passing rate compared to and Although Native Americans do the most said Katie acting director of department of educations Indian Native Americans have a better passing rate on the national teacher exam so a review of the exam is A math and science held recently at munity College and sponsored by the Navajo Area sunport system raised the issues of teacher competency am tap more math and science for ji J atop the v Navajo energy development boils down to negotiations U By Heyal Hum Staff WINDOW ROCK The facing he Navajo Nation in energy and mineral development arc boiled down lo negotiate or lobby On the national ihc Navajos joined six tribes own coal in a meeting earlier this week to discuss strategics toi lobbying in Ihc hoping toi passage of legislation thai would allow the tribes to coal mining on land the opposition is the coal mining com panics who dont want Ihls type ol tribal Navajo officials aic negotiating over plans to build a the and coal rich San Juan Basin in New Mexico Ihc opposition is Public ol New winch wants to build Its own into the and Navajo Council Orali mail Is Him in his position thai only one need ed to the various in ihc region Related lo plans arc negotiations over ihc Ughi ol way toi a proposed line 10 a proposed on Hai agon Ranch the have selected the much as a site tor the relocation of Navajos from the area in noi Renegotiation ot leases toi companies un 01 the reservation is underway 1 he Navajo position is that ihc should be paid loyalties and this is high on ihc list rul Joint negotiations by the Navajo llopi with C unexpected when the Tribal i ovei the protest of ils voted to begin charging a coal fee toi coal taken out ot a mine owned jointly by ihc two tubes In New by the Navajos lo coal tiom Navajo lands is being met by a i lei toi by he alliance ot lie Mate and f al Much of toi these my nad discussions is placed on the ot Haloid tt development toi ihc Navajo Mi 1 so the negotiations as being very good discussions but there arc tour tough areas that will take some work by ihc liibe to agree he said Ihc four areas arc the N how will be split between the companies und the tribal and The change in the leadership of ihc 10 months ago and the policies and positions ot ihc Navajo is a and that has a link lime lo admitted Hie main is that the old ad played wilh its cards close lo ils This ad doesnt play that way he con is i hat I he ad wants the people lo participate 111 the and so is using chapter and meetings local people in the discussions and 1 Couldnt see did last said vvho was ot environmental protection in the Mae Donald Navajo in lasi administration only he which was made up of the former general counsel and officials colorful the
