Politics

Upgrades for the new building in Washington, D.C., purchased by the tribe led to a debate among Navajo Nation Council delegates.

Painful stories by delegates were revealed during a discussion over budget matters last Thursday.

Even with the framework for spending Navajo ARPA funds set up in Navajo Nation Council resolution (CJY-41-21), there appears to be a great deal of confusion as to what happens next in terms of exactly how and when American Rescue Plan Act funds will be allocated.

From Window Rock to Washington, D.C.: Political news and information affecting the Navajo Nation.

Paving the way for the Navajo Nation to appropriate and spend $1.86 billion in American Rescue Plan Act funds, on July 24 Navajo Nation Council approved a bill establishing a fund and a framework to do so.