Shiprock District Court Judge Genevieve Woody has granted a restraining order against Dineh Benally, owner of Native American Agricultural Company and Navajo Gold Company, allowing the Navajo Nation Police to begin shutting down his hemp farm operations and telling his workers to leave.
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Shiprock farmers and residents who have been impacted by Dineh Benally’s hemp production say they haven’t received any relief and on Monday launched their third major protest against hemp farms in the community.
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A Monday morning protest against San Juan River Farm Board President Dineh Benally’s hemp farm ended with a fire set to one of his hoop houses. As of Wednesday, police had no suspects in the case.
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Navajo Environmental Protection Agency tried to conduct environmental inspections on San Juan Farm Board President Dineh Benally’s hemp greenhouses early Wednesday morning but were met with contempt and intimidation by the former Navajo presidential and vice presidential candidate and his farmers.
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It took weeks for Navajo Nation leadership to earmark $476.6 million of the CARES funding to go toward water, electricity, and broadband, for the most part, before they approved $62 million for special duty pay, personal protective equipment for frontline workers and disinfecting government facilities.
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