Hale pushes restoration of $50 million for native programs
Navajo Nation President Albert Hale lauds Senate and House negotiators for restoring $50 million in BIA and IHS funds as part of the Interior Department spending package. Domenici and McCain credited for persistent advocacy since last summer to fund Lee Hale.
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Hale
BIA
IHS
Washington
House
Senate
Interior Department
Pete) ‘Domenici
Sen
John
McCain
Navajo Nation
Albert ‘Hale
Domenici
New Mexico
Senate Budget Committee
Indiana Affairs Committee
Lee Hale
Dumps Fail to Meet Federal Rules on Navajo Reservation
WINDOW ROCK Ariz Not a single one of more than 400 trash dumps on the Navajo reservation meets federal environmental standards. Waste managers say there are no landfills, only open dumps, and they do not comply even with old regulations, let alone new rules to be in place by October 1997. The EPA has noted the violations.
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Window Rock
Ariz
Navajo Reservation
Julie Orr
Indian Health Services
IHS
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Orr
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Navajo Tribe
See Down
BIA
Kinlichee
Navajo Landfill Rules Tighten but Closures Loom
Stringent RCRA rules moved to 1997 compliance, but Navajo dumps may close sooner as costs rise. IHS collaborates with BIA and Navajo Nation to build transfer stations at See Down.
Shiprock conference urges self sufficiency for welfare recipients
About 2 000 Na vajos on General Assistance or Aid to Families with Dependent Children attended a day long Quest Towards Self Sufficiency Conference at the Shiprock campus of Navajo Community College. It was mandatory for Welfare recipients in the Shiprock Agency and sponsored by the Shiprock Jobs Opportunity and Basic Skills program in coordination with New Mexico Arizona Utah and Colorado social service agencies. The event, largest so far, aimed to raise awareness of Welfare reform and help participants plan for independence.
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Shiprock
Navajo Community College
Shiprock Jobs Opportunity
Coor
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Colorado
Jobs
Navajo Mountain
Aneth
Ojato
Gilbert Badonie
Badonie
Coun
Malcolm Brenner
Lisa Cline
Begaye urges Navajo unity to endure funding cuts
Navajo Nation Speaker Begaye told the Eastern Navajo Agency Health Board that spirituality and unity through songs and prayer are needed to survive upcoming federal budget cuts and social and health problems. He recalled 1864 Fort Sumner removal to underscore enduring commitments amid seven years of expected budget reductions.
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Crownpoint
Navajo Nation Council
Eastern
Navajo Agency Health Board
Navajo Nation
Begaye
Fort Sumner
Navajo Juvenile Center Opening Delayed Again
Mary Wicoff reports the Western Navajo Juvenile Services Center in Tuba City, Arizona, remains nearly complete but wiring and control panels cause another delay. Open house moves from November to January and now February with final inspections by multiple agencies expected in late January before youths move in.
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Tuba City
Ariz
Western Navajo Juvenile Services Center
Jerome Williams
Williams
Bureau of Indian Affairs
APS
NTUA
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Navajoland
Kristen Davenport
Karyn Martinez
Rachelle Tsosie
Navajo
N. M
Martinez
Ed Corley Dodge
Gallup
Tsosie
Ray
Baldwin Louis
Independent
Navajo Juvenile Service Center
Mary Wicoff
Western Bureau
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