Navajo Times (Newspaper) - March 21, 1996, Window Rock, Arizona Water bills could bury businesses Wy DONOVAN Times Correspondent WINDOW ROCK The Navajo Nation is still pursuing the idea of charging businesses on the reservation for water even though many business say they may be facing bankruptcy if the tribe goes ahead with their In ii memo written to Elmer chairman of the tribes Resources the director of the tribes Department of Water Resources Teresa said the tribe is considering charging customers for every gallons of water they use for This is in addition to the per gallon that NTUA already charges customers just for transporting the water from the well to their place of The ex Ira according to would generate about or more a year in revenue for the The extra income would come by way of a law enacted by the tribal council three years ago that allows the tribe to charge for use of reservation This is the law that the tribe used recently against owners of Marketing as justification for evicting them from 14 of their sites on the has filed a suit claiming that the charge was in violation of their lease and this case is pending in tribal There have been rumors for months that the tribe was planning to slarl sending bills to other reservation Navajo Nation President Albert Hale said just that the matter was still under The 8 memo from Showa to Milford indicates that he tribe is gelling ready to send out those bills and many reservation businesses who use a lot of such as laundries and would find themselves owing anywhere from to for water use during In the according to a long list of business See page A2 Hale working on Utah agreement SALT LAKE CITY Utah officials are talking to the Navajo Nation about cooperation while at the same lime some arc the Navajos to support the splitting up of San Juan Navajo Nation President Albert Hale met with Utah officials on Monday to discuss a memorandum of understanding to reaffirm the relationship between the Navajo Nation and To further this the stale has formed what they call the Native American Legislative Liaison Committee which includes Navajo officials as well as county and slate During the he question of splitting up San Juan County was brought up by a county Redd said the would create a new county comprised just of the reservation portion and would do a lot to eliminate friction within the See page A3 Matthew a DUI accident up a tooth brush and shows the audience how he brushes his teeth using an adapter at the Substance Abuse and Impaired Driving Campaign meet ing at the Pinon Chapter House Sitting to Matthews left are his little brother and caretaker Carl Richard Begay of the Land Commission and McKinley County Mag istrate Court Judge Karl The meeting was sponsored by the Pinon Land Commission Office and the Na tional Highway Safety Times photo Paul Lifes wheels travel long road By MARLEY SHEBALA Navajo Times Staff PINON All he remembered was people talking and being transported in a helicopter to San Juan Regional When he finally woke he had a broken That was on On Matthew Stoney of rolled himself into the Pinon Chapter House and spoke frankly how he became paralyzed from the neck down and put himself in a Stoney was invited to speak at the and impaired driving campaign that Commission Office and the National Highway Safety When one shakes hands with his grasp is His younger Carl must help him hold up a plastic bottle with a straw so he can drink He calls Carl and his his Its hard for Im like a little kid Stoney He told the who ranged from Headstart children to that he use to be like you What he meant was that at one time he too could independently move his legs and Stoney remembered his graduation from high school in 1987 and then from trade school in He smiles with pride as he recalled living in Salt Lake where he had a welding job making exterior paneling for sky But he said he failed to see his independence or listen to his They family talked to me about I didnt said I I didnt use my I just used by Stoney He urged the people to listen to the ones that love have joy for have respect for you because I learned the hard When people look at Stoney they tell him theyre sorry lor what happened to But I You didnt put me Stoney explained that he was drunk and was driving his uncles pickup truck when he got into a accident on a straight His uncle wasnt wearing a seat belt but he his uncle walked away from the one vehicle accident with Stoney never walked It was his first he He repeatedly added that he never thought hed ever be in a Being in a wheelchair was hard for a he Sioney spent two weeks in the hospital and then he was transferred to a medical rehabilitation facility in For tour the Interface staff taught him how to use adapters to brush his hold a pencil and paint feed himself and to just continue At one point in his Stoney had his brother hand him a homemade which he uses to scratch his head and I made this he aid with a big He scratching and Its no fun to use these ivn only help o hen up to the he voice became angry as he talked about how he hears young people and other individuals complaining about the reservation being boring and nol having anything to I say look at This is I cant open a door and go I cani move my legs and he Stoney said if people will jusi look theyll see theres so much to Look around your Respect your keep it clean inside and If you have a family learn how to service it and take care of That can he your Pick up he He The only part of my body I can use is my left arm and Stoney said hes noticed thai many people with disabilities are ashamed to be seen in But he said that kind of thinking will lock you All of a youll wake up by Wheres the people Wheres my family He cautioned people to accept themselves as they are and forgive themselves before thai happens to Thats why he said he never refuses an invitation ID speak or be He If you pass up you might not ever get that chance II a person is open and friendly lo that person will never lack he I dont have to look for Sioney said being around people is also good therapy for him he lews people as his counselors and himself as their See page A2 Artist uses experiences to help others less fortunate By CATE GILLES Times Correspondent ALBUQUERQUE Haley English likes lo paint and baby So docs her artist Sam Haley shares her lathers studio and has a small green easel all her where she likes to concentrate on making her own English recently spent the better pun or a day the Navajo The interview smiled in his gallery in Old At die paintings of all filled the walls with warm colors and vibrant The interview was by a phone kepi When he used io of the was ill all ot details of tunning a haS U lor Miya English io lake mule line uf tier gallery inal has lo spend lime in at Working aa A ruli a lo ihc lo home studio to printer in the course of a few short At all three there are English paintings and posters hanging all over the with Indian faces and visions and warm inviting communities of women and of These people really came io lite when I started painting all of he I have no idea who they Once in a while 1 can recognize somebody from the past a lady I knew or a but mosi of time I dont know who they Bui theyre ail interesting he English calls whal he palming the contemporary history ol his ail is Ceiling a toi ot Just a tew weeks agv he look home ihc BcSl Or award ihc Museum Show in English I brag bui tic won Or Show al Hie KcJ Earih An Show in In he ihc New Mexico Service then The uil Utai tic is of Hue wild he tt jo born of breaking free from the clutches of He put alcohol aside on December and decided to be an a dream that had traveled with him through years of agony and shame on the streets of Struggles came next the snuggle to keep hope and vision alive us he learned the art and business of his struggle to push technical boundaries and snuggle lo be I myself io like I got myself a day job paying minimum wage and i rented a room and 1 started working and li wasnt lie Anyone who has working a second job work knows Uicd you can i vll Jn I lor alt t down for every nul having ihc 1 lo 1 haU lu Ju 1 liuO lo hang anisis find what ihc he like kept ui ac tic Lights of Honor and hold lighted and a is being during the National Phi meta Kappa Honor induction at the Indian Polytechnic btt Friday evening 13 SUN who aie of the Seta loto Chapter and who o or in chartered in April tuN year a Nta iota chapter ami See A
