Emphasis on sustainability practices as acts of sovereignty and global leadership FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – To be held at the High Country Conference Center in Flagstaff, AZ, the Office of Navajo Government Development in partnership with Chinle Chapter Government will host the first-ever Navajo Sustainability Symposium from Monday, April 29th through Wednesday, May 1st, 2019. Set Continue Reading
From Choctaw Casinos DURANT, Okla. (April 25, 2019) – Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma proudly broke ground today on an expansion project at its resort property in Durant, Okla. The number of rooms in the luxury hotel will increase by 1,000 making it a total of more than 1,600, the largest hotel room count in the Continue Reading
From: Delaware State News | By Craig Anderson SMYRNA — For a week straight, First State linemen are helping shine light on the needy Navajo Nation. A four-member Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation crew has worked 12-hour days and heads home Saturday. Hailing from Smyrna and Milford, the public power utility workers joined the pilot Light up Continue Reading
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation Council leadership commends the announcement by U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, Sen. Martin Heinrich, Rep. Ben Ray Luján, and the Environmental Protection Agency to award uranium mine remediation contracts over a five-year period valued at up to $220 million for sites on or near the Navajo Nation. EPA Region 9 Continue Reading
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation Council commends U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Martha McSally (R-AZ), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) for introducing the Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act Thursday. The act will resolve the Navajo Nation’s federally reserved water rights claims within the State of Utah with a negotiated settlement. “On behalf of Continue Reading
From: BIOMASS Magazine, by Erin Voegele The U.S. Forest Service has released eligibility criteria for Indian tribes and Alaska tribal organizations that want to develop demonstration projects to promote biomass energy production under 2017 amendments made to the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004. A notice published in the Federal Register on March 27 explains that Continue Reading
DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA), the leading consumer advocate for energy, released a report on “Natural Gas Markets for the Western States and Tribal Nations,” detailing how abundant natural gas resources in the Piceance and Uinta basins of Colorado and Utah can help regional and global communities thrive economically and environmentally — if more production Continue Reading
Ribbon Cutting, VIP Reception and Dave Chappelle Performances Round-Out Grand Opening Celebration (MARICOPA, Ariz. – April 4, 2019) – The Ak-Chin Indian Community and Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino, part of Caesars Entertainment and the state’s only tribal casino to have an international management partner, has completed its three year, multi-million dollar expansion project. To celebrate this milestone, Continue Reading
SAN DIEGO, March 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Sycuan Casino Resort announced today that the organization’s $260M hotel and resort expansion is now open to the public. “Just two years ago, we broke ground and committed to becoming the premier gaming destination in San Diego County and today we delivered on that promise,” said Cody J. Continue Reading