Navajo lawmakers' fall session crowded
Posted at: 10/19/2009 12:07 PM
By: The Associated Press
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - Navajo lawmakers will have a crowded agenda when they meet this week for their fall session, and many of the bills have been considered before.
Those include legislation to seek full control of Canyon de Chelly National Monument, outlaw piracy, ban the use of tobacco in public places, and repeal a set of laws based on the tribe's centuries-old traditional values and customs.
The 88-member Tribal Council meets quarterly in Window Rock for week-long sessions. Delegates will hear reports from the leaders of the executive and legislative branches before considering 20 bills.
Canyon de Chelly, near Chinle, sits on tribal land. A 1930s agreement between the tribe and the federal government allows it to be administered by the National Park Service, but the land remains Navajo-owned.
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