She was an unfamiliar face, a Democrat at the time, running for the congressional Senate seat from Arizona, asking for our support and would like to add some reasons why a comment must be made about an article written on her last week in the Navajo Times (“Protestors confront Sinema, she calls the move ‘unacceptable’”).
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Since this past summer, we have engaged in an extensive listening tour to identify our state’s various “communities of interest” and hear from citizens as to what they believe is important in drawing district lines. I was honored to attend each of the 19 public hearings to date across 47 locations and thank the over 1,000 dedicated citizens who participated.
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Recently, the Navajo Nation’s fiscal year 2022 comprehensive budget was signed into law through Resolution CS-49-21, which includes full funding for veterans, Department of Criminal Investigations, prosecutors, new vans to deliver meals and provide transportation for Navajo elders, and many more direct services for our youth, elders and community needs. The new budget took effect on Oct. 1, 2021.
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Challenges include the health of our people through the pandemic and the diminishing levels of current Diné speakers. This language challenge is amplified by the infiltration of Navajo society by external films, foreign video games, and non-Diné social media that is unchecked and seamlessly beamed across reservation borders and onto our children’s phones.
Read MoreAcademics express their admiration and respect for other academics primarily through footnotes. We don’t say, “this was a great book” or “what an invaluable article,” in the body of our articles or books. Instead we cite that book or article in a footnote.
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