Opinion

A current $10-billion Navajo economy infused from the presence of hospitals, government grants, school districts, private businesses, and government agencies has the potential to generate an annual $600 million non-discretionary revenue for the Navajo Nation government, and we continue to choose to rely on advocating for more federal funding? This is a more direct summary of the Navajo Times editorial I wrote in June 2022.

At the age I am, at 72 years old, I can still spell words that most elders can’t spell.

Here we go again. The Navajo Nation is once again facing a decision about what direction it should go with energy.