Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren's Weekly Radio Address (in Diné Bizaad)
Thursday, August 15, 2024
2. Upcoming Holidays or Appreciation Days
Yesterday, Aug. 14, 2024, was Navajo Code Talker Day
Missing Navajo people reports from the Navajo Police Department from this week: 15-year-old Delilah Chee Begay; 23-year-old Alonzo Art Yazzie. Located: Sheniah Begay.
A message from the Navajo Nation Division for Children and Family Services: Staying hydrated is essential
The DCD Housing Improvement Program will be conducting 9 days of chapter outreach for applications through the end of August
Vulnerability is often misunderstood as a weakness, but in reality, it is one of the most essential strengths a leader can possess.5. A Few of the Week's Accomplishments
Executive Branch directors undertook a 2-day strategic planning session at OPVP to plan for the next 17 months and beyond
DNR held a resource fair and summit on animals and plants at Twin Arrows
Navajo Nation child care centers under the Division for Children and Family Services helped kick off the start of the new school year with supplies and advice for young Navajo learners
NDOT's Airports Department, Chinle Chapter, and Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Center held a ribbon cutting for the Chinle airport airstrip replacement project, ensuring life-saving air support continues6. Major Projects We Are Working On
Director Toddy (DHR) is working to get educational support payments out for Navajo trade school students
Department of Emergency Management and chapters, alongside other programs, are working to address recent thunderstorm activity across Navajo
DCD has completed 65 bathroom additions with 90 underway and an expected total of 300 to be completed under the ARPA section
DODE will complete a data sharing agreement with BIE to help it better gauge and evaluate student performance in those schools
We celebrated Navajo Code Talker Day at the Window Rock Fairgrounds + resource fair
This weekend we will celebrate the 38th Annual Central (Chinle) Agency Fair
Monday will be the start of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago9. Closing: Thank you and tune in each week!
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