OnSat corrections ignored by Diné Bureau
All but one program failed to file a Corrective Action Plan by the July deadline for OnSat billing. An audit found more than $600,000 in questionable costs charged to the Nation. Acting Auditor General Elizabeth Begay said only Head Start submitted an acceptable CAP.
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Window Rock
OnSat
Budget & Finance Committee
Elizabeth Begay
Division of Public Safety
OAG
Begay
Office of the Controller
Office of Budget and Management
Gallup Faces Park Closure Over Deed Standstill
Red Rock Park, home to the Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial, risks closing as the state seeks the deed from the city of Gallup. The city fears state funding may not cover maintenance, while 30 plus years of events strained the facility. Gov. Bill Richardson offered funds in exchange for the deed, but July 31 deadline lapsed and terms shifted to a leaseback plan.
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Churchrock
Red Rock Park
Earl's
Ralph Richards
Gallup
Harry Mendoza
Ures
Eric Honeyfield
Bob Rosebrough
Bill Richardson
David
Government to return Navajo inheritance and land allotmentfunds
Government officials seek to locate Navajo beneficiaries to repay over 2 million dollars in unclaimed inheritances and tribal land allotments. Nationwide, about 68 million dollars is owed to 45,000 American Indians with unclaimed inheritances, including 4,325 Navajo beneficiaries totaling around 2.1 million. Many accounts are old, with names repeated across the reservation and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallup
Virginia Moore
Federal Office of the Special Trustee For
American Indians
John Roach
Eastern Agency
Fort Defiance
St. Michaels
Olato
Aneth
Tuba City
Indian Wells
Dillon
Moore
John Begay
Memorial service set for Christopher Johnson in Rehoboth
REHOBOTH The memorial service for Christopher Johnson will be held at 10 am on Saturday Aug 25 at the new Rehoboth Church. Johnson a 31 year old military helicopter pilot died Aug 14 in Anbar Province Iraq. Public visitation times are listed with a private family funeral at Rehoboth Cemetery. A student scholarship fund is established at Rehoboth Christian School in his honor. Memorial donations may be sent to Rehoboth Christian School P O Box 41 Rehoboth NM 87322.
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Rehoboth
Christopher Johnson
Rehoboth Cemetery
Rollie Mortuary
Rehoboth Christian School
Johnson
IGR seeks real story on Navajo Hopi Land Commission
The Intergovernmental Relations Committee grilled the Navajo Hopi Land Commission on Monday as officials dissected an 8 page NHLC report. Bitsuie defended NHLC noting subcommittees work on energy projects and potential congressional action while Keeswood criticized the report for lacking detail on how NHLC benefits the Nation.
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IGR
Black Mesa
Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Navajo-Hopi Land Commission
Roman‘ Bitsuie
Navajo-Hopi Land, Commission Office
IGA
Ervin Keeswood
NHLC
Colorado River
Bennett Freeze
Spe
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John Christian Hopkins
Diné
Special Diabetes Program
Regulatory, Telecommunications
Division of Community Development
Nelson Bepaye
B&f
Itlan Leddy
Indep
Lee Red Rock
Natasha Kaye Johnson
Diné Bureau
Kathy Helms
Lawrence Morgan
Commission
Land Selec
Cific Group
Keeswood
Crownpoint
Jodie
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