Navajo

Jan. 31 -- The Navajo County Board of Supervisors has declared a Flood Emergency Jan. 29. The declaration recognized the Navajo Nation State of Emergency Declaration and the White Mountain Apache Natural Disaster Declaration.

The Little Colorado River has receded from the flood stage levels reported Jan. 30 by at least a foot at 5 p.m.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs determined it was safe to allow traffic to cross the south bridge at the intersection of Route 71 and Route 2.    » read more »

1/29/2008 -- Phoenix, AZ - Former Chairman and President of the Navajo Nation, Peterson Zah, announced today that he will be supporting Senator Hillary Clinton for President.

"Senator Clinton is a leader who has the experience to turn this country around," said President Zah. "She has proposed an economic stimulus plan aimed to help the Navajo Nation and across America by taking steps to stop predatory lenders, provide tax relief for families and create new good paying jobs. She will work to strengthen all communities, including Native Americans - all of our voices will be heard."    » read more »

Salt Lake City - Since Utah's Navajo Trust Fund statute is set to sunset in 2008, Utah Governor Jon Huntsman and Legislative Leadership have joined together in asking Congress to create a new disbursement system for the royalties.

Currently, 37 1/2 percent of oil and gas royalties derived from the Utah portion of the Navajo Nation are administered by the State of Utah for the benefit of the Utah Navajos. The State of Utah is the only state in the Nation administering a trust fund for the benefit of American Indians whose lands are within state boundaries.    » read more »