Bitahnii Wilson, Dine', raised his own funds and distributed water and food as the coronavirus began to spread. Bitahnii said, "Being and doing the Work for the Great Spirit is a physical prayer in action because we all have His-or Her Divine Presence within every individual and everyone we assist and help upon mother earth and under universal father sky, every day that we wake up we're given free will to do as we choose to spread the labor of love, and praise to the Great Spirit, Creator, Almighty, God. For me, this is the only way to live and be in Hozho!"
Federal Audit Questions $80 Million in Navajo Nation's Virus Relief Expenditures
By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, March 22, 2024
A federal audit review questions $80 million in expenditures of CARES Act Funds by the Navajo Nation government, according to a letter from the U.S. Inspector General in May. The audit review questions hardship claims, whether enterprises are separate from the tribe, monthly fuel charges, and the fraudulent cashing of duplicate checks.
An independent review for the U.S. Inspector General's Office states that documents are needed to verify whether tribal entities are separate legal and tax entities, and documentation is needed to show payroll, vendor receipts and hardship payments.
