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The Navajo Nation President Dr. Buu Nygren, 25th Navajo Nation Council Speaker Curley, and Navajo Nation Water Rights Co...
03/12/2026

The Navajo Nation President Dr. Buu Nygren, 25th Navajo Nation Council Speaker Curley, and Navajo Nation Water Rights Commission Chair, Joelynn Ashley attended various meetings for the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (NAIWRSA) in Washington, D.C. the last few days ending today with a hearing before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA) to hear testimony. The NAIWRSA testimony was heard from Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, Deputy Assistant Secretary Water and Science, Mr. Scott Cameron, Navajo Nation President Dr. Buu Nygren, Hopi Chairman Keevama and San Juan Southern Paiute Vice President Johnny Lehi, Jr.

The Navajo Nation team met with Senator Ben Lujan, Senator Mark Kelly, SCIA Chairwoman Senator Lisa Murkowski, Senator Rueben Gallego and Department of Interior team.

The Navajo Nation team will continue to work diligently to seek federal support to fund the NAIWRSA fully as was presented to the Navajo Nation Council.

Please see the link to listen to all submitted written testimony by the Navajo Nation President Dr. Buu Nygren, Hopi Chairman Keevama, and San Juan Southern Paiute Vice President Jonny Lehi, Jr., Senator Mark Kelly and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Water and Science Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, Mr. Scott Cameron.

https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearings/oversight-hearing-on-examining-federal-policies-governing-indian-water-rights-settlements-and-legislative-hearing-to-receive-testimony-on-s-953-northeastern-arizona-indian-water-r/

For all updated NNWRC work and documents, please visit the Navajo Nation Water RIghts Commission Website at https://nnwrc.navajo-nsn.gov

The Navajo Nation President Dr. Buu Nygren, 25th Navajo Nation Council Speaker Curley, and Navajo Nation Water Rights Co...
03/12/2026

The Navajo Nation President Dr. Buu Nygren, 25th Navajo Nation Council Speaker Curley, and Navajo Nation Water Rights Commission Chair, Joelynn Ashley attended various meetings for the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (NAIWRSA) in Washington, D.C. the last few days ending today with a hearing before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA) to hear testimony. The NAIWRSA testimony was heard from Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, Deputy Assistant Secretary Water and Science, Mr. Scott Cameron, Navajo Nation President Dr. Buu Nygren, Hopi Chairman Keevama and San Juan Southern Paiute Vice President Johnny Lehi, Jr.

The Navajo Nation team met with Senator Ben Lujan, Senator Mark Kelly, SCIA Chairwoman Senator Lisa Murkowski, Senator Rueben Gallego and Department of Interior team.

The Navajo Nation team will continue to work diligently to seek federal support to fund the NAIWRSA fully as was presented to the Navajo Nation Council.

Please see the link to listen to all submitted written by the Navajo Nation President Dr. Buu Nygren, Hopi Chairman Keevama, and San Juan Southern Paiute Vice President Jonny Lehi, Jr., Senator Mark Kelly and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Water and Science Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, Mr. Scott Cameron.

https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearings/oversight-hearing-on-examining-federal-policies-governing-indian-water-rights-settlements-and-legislative-hearing-to-receive-testimony-on-s-953-northeastern-arizona-indian-water-r/

For all updated NNWRC work and documents, please visit the Navajo Nation Water RIghts Commission Website at https://nnwrc.navajo-nsn.gov

The Navajo Nation President Dr. Buu Nygren, 25th Navajo Nation Council Speaker Curley, and Navajo Nation Water Rights Co...
03/11/2026

The Navajo Nation President Dr. Buu Nygren, 25th Navajo Nation Council Speaker Curley, and Navajo Nation Water Rights Commission Chair, Joelynn Ashley attended various meetings for the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (NAIWRSA) in Washington, D.C. the last few days ending today with a hearing before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA) to hear testimony. The NAIWRSA testimony was heard from Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, Deputy Assistant Secretary Water and Science, Mr. Scott Cameron, Navajo Nation President Dr. Buu Nygren, Hopi Chairman Keevama and San Juan Southern Paiute Vice President Johnny Lehi, Jr.

The Navajo Nation team met with Senator Ben Lujan, Senator Mark Kelly, SCIA Chairwoman Senator Lisa Murkowski, Senator Rueben Gallego and Department of Interior team.

The Navajo Nation team will continue to work diligently to seek federal support to fund the NAIWRSA fully as was presented to the Navajo Nation Council.

Please see the link to listen to all submitted written by the Navajo Nation President Dr. Buu Nygren, Hopi Chairman Keevama, and San Juan Southern Paiute Vice President Jonny Lehi, Jr., Senator Mark Kelly and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Water and Science Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, Mr. Scott Cameron.

https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearings/oversight-hearing-on-examining-federal-policies-governing-indian-water-rights-settlements-and-legislative-hearing-to-receive-testimony-on-s-953-northeastern-arizona-indian-water-r/

For all updated NNWRC work and documents, please visit the Navajo Nation Water RIghts Commission Website at https://nnwrc.navajo-nsn.gov

Today, the Navajo Nation Water Rights Team takes more steps forward in progress with the LeChee Water Systems Improvemen...
06/19/2025

Today, the Navajo Nation Water Rights Team takes more steps forward in progress with the LeChee Water Systems Improvement Project. This project started back in the 1980s with various other milestones that made today possible. The history is significant, yet our previous Navajo leadership worked from local levels, to state to federal levels, which have brought us to this day. It takes many levels of leadership, starting from the local levels to get a project like this to today.

Today, Madam Speaker Crystalyne Curley, Navajo Nation Resources Development Committee Madam Chair Brenda Jesus, Honorable Vice-Chair Otto Tso, Honorable Delegate Herman Daniels, Honorable Delegate Helena Nez-Begaye, Masters of Ceremony, Honorable Navajo Nation Water Rights Commissioner Vice-Chair Earl Tulley, Navajo Nation Water Rights Commissioner Madam Chair Joelynn Ashley, LeChee Chapter President Irene Whitekiller, Steven Brenchley of Brown and Caldwell, Fred Jessop of B4Concrete, NTUA Government Liaison Mr. Marty Ashley, and many others that played a key role in working to get the Navajo Nation to this momentous milestone after working over four decades. The honorable elected officials from our previous executive, legislative branches and most importantly local Western Agency chapter leadership have made this day possible.
The Navajo Nation Water Legal, Technical and Policy team continues daily to work to towards securing, protecting and developing the Navajo Nations water rights on all fronts for the Navajo. Today, marked another milestone for that effort.
The Navajo Nation looks to the future to ensure the delivery of safe drinking water to all our Western Navajo citizens (18 Chapters).
Today was a good day. The Navajo Nation continues to work diligently to secure, protecting and develop our water for our people today and into the future.
The Navajo Nation still has work to do through the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (NAIWRSA) to ensure water security, the Navajo Nation LTT team continues on all fronts including to work on S.953 and H.R. 2025.
Please visit https://nnwrc.navajo-nsn.gov/ for all updates.
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Ya’ah’teeh abino!! Today, Thursday, November 21, 2024 we are at the University of Arizona campus!!Come join the Navajo ...
11/21/2024

Ya’ah’teeh abino!!

Today, Thursday, November 21, 2024 we are at the University of Arizona campus!!

Come join the Navajo Nation Water Team as they give an update on our current work before Congress. Come see how you can be a part of this historic work.

10:00 - 11:30 am at the University of Arizona (UofA) ENR2 Building S107.

For more information please visit the Navajo Nation Water Rights Commission website at
HTTPS://nnwrc.navajo-nsn.gov/

Join us at the Navajo Technical University (NTU), Crownpoint, NM from 5:00 - 7:30 pm in the Skyhawk Gym. Come learn abo...
11/20/2024

Join us at the Navajo Technical University (NTU), Crownpoint, NM from 5:00 - 7:30 pm in the Skyhawk Gym.
Come learn about the Nation’s water settlements currently before Congress. Come see how you can be part of this historic work.
Visit Navajo Nation Water Rights Commission website for more information at:
HTTPS://nnwrc.navajo-nsn.gov/

JOIN US TODAY from 2:00 - 4:00 pm at the ASU, at the Hayden Library Room 317. Learn about the Nation’s water settlement...
11/20/2024

JOIN US TODAY from 2:00 - 4:00 pm at the ASU, at the Hayden Library Room 317. Learn about the Nation’s water settlements currently before Congress. Come see how you can be part of this historic work.
Visit NNWRC website for more information:
HTTPS//nnwrc.navajo-nsn.gov/

November 18-21, 2024, Join the Navajo Nation Water Rights Team this week at an event near you. Learn about the Nation’s...
11/18/2024

November 18-21, 2024, Join the Navajo Nation Water Rights Team this week at an event near you. Learn about the Nation’s water settlements currently before Congress. Come see how you can be apart of this historic work!
Visit NNWRC website for more information:
Https://nnwrc.navajo-nsn.gov/

The Diné Water Team will start its tour of academic institutions to inform our Diné people and others about the ongoing ...
11/05/2024

The Diné Water Team will start its tour of academic institutions to inform our Diné people and others about the ongoing water rights settlements currently before Congress, S. 4633 and H. 8940 the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (NAIWRSA) and the S. 1898 and HR 3977 Navajo Gallup Water Supply Project Amendments Act of 2023 and S. 4998 and HR 8945 Navajo Nation Rio San Jose Stream System Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024.
We will start this Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at the Native American Cultural Center, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ. We begin at 1:00 pm through 3:00 pm. Please come hear the update and meet our Diné team. Come ask questions.

Please visit the Navajo Nation Water Rights Commission (NNWRC) website at: nnwrc.navajo-nsn.gov. We have all our information posted on this website daily, so please stay informed.

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