Navajo Council says President Nez line-item vetoed $73 million in coronavirus relief expenditures

"We, the Council, will continue to push legislation that focuses on getting this money spent for the benefit of the Navajo People. With the support.."

The 24TH NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL Office of the Speaker Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez line-item  vetoes $73 million in coronavirus relief expenditures By Navajo Nation Council July 5, 2020 WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez line-item vetoed $73 million in coronavirus (COVID-19) response funding Saturday that was approved on Jun. 19 by the 24th Navajo Nation Council. President Nez eliminated COVID-19 response funding for all 110 local Navajo Nation communities, funding to support the Judicial Branch and Navajo Nation courts, immediate assistance for burnout families at greater risk of exposure to COVID-19 without shelter and pandemic-related support for Navajo traditional practitioners. .

Voices of Siihasin Benefit Concert: Hope in time of the pandemic

Grammy-Nominated Jewel and Indigenous Artist Lyla June Host ‘Voices of Siihasin (Hope)’ Benefit Concert

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Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter, actress and mental health advocate, Jewel, will co-host the “Voices of Siihasin” Benefit Concert together with celebrated artist, Lyla June, a Diné environmental scientist, doctoral student, educator, community organizer and musician, on Sunday, July 5 at 2:00 pm PT / 5:00 pm ET.

Amy Yeung (Diné), founder of Orenda Tribe, an Indigenous-owned, upcycled clothing brand, and her dear friend, Jewel, created this event after witnessing the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the Diné Tribe.

“We have been #1 in COVID positive cases for far too long. It has been really traumatic for our little ones, as it has been for all of our children,” explains Yeung. “Our youth are sacred to us. They are the future of our people and we want them to know we love them, that we honor them and that we are here for them.”

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Kumeyaay halt dynamiting of sacred land for border wall

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At the US-Mexico border south of Boulevard, California, Border Patrol agents plan to use explosives to prepare the ground for 18-ft bollard-style border wall. This is a border wall replacement project, meant to replace 12-ft corrugated steel landing mats. The Border Patrol has not properly notified local communities about the project, especially the Kumeyaay, who have a cultural and spiritual interest to this region. Ancestral artifacts and fragments of bones have been found in the area. Explosives will desecrate the earth.

On Monday, June 29, Indigenous Kumeyaay leaders and allies organized a surprise visit to the site, just as the Army Corps of Engineers prepared to detonate the explosives. The group prevented the Army from continuing with the detonation, and had the explosives removed for failure to properly follow the process of community notification.

It is likely that the Border Patrol will move forward with their plan of desecrating the land with explosives. The Kumeyaay leaders have asked that community members remain vigilant and continue to follow their lead for continued actions.

In this photo, indigenous woman sing a prayer song as they wait for Border Patrol to update them on the progress of the explosive removal.

CBS News: TIERRA DEL SOL, Calif. — For the second time this week, blasting had to be stopped along the border as protesters showed up at the border wall construction site near Boulevard.
Members of the Kumeyaay Tribe are concerned their ancestors may be buried where the blasting is taking place.
“That’s why we're all here because we believe we can make a difference,” said Bobby Wallace in a staging area before Wednesday’s march.

'Trump Go Home!' Live from Mount Rushmore 'Honor the Treaties'

                       
Lakotas arrested at Mount Rushmore as they blocked the road. Arrested in the Spirit of Crazy Horse, defending the Black Hills from Trump and white supremacy.

Trump ignored Oglala and Cheyenne River Lakota leaders, violated the nation to nation relationship, disrespected Lakota and Treaties, lashed out at those opposing him at Mount Rushmore, as his #coronavirus-spreading rallies continue across the U.S. fueling white supremacy.

Lakota women arrested at Mount Rushmore roadblock now. "You stole this land!" one Lakota woman yelled. One Lakota man yelled, "In the Spirit of Crazy Horse. In the Spirit of Russell Means." Arrests underway now. -- Censored News
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Anyone who doesn't disperse will be arrested in 30 minutes. "We will not disperse. We will defend our land." Mount Rushmore roadblock. "Today has been a proud day to be Lakota. We put this place on lockdown for three hours. We found that power from our Ancestors."

"The land doesn't want you here! You've already spilled enough blood colonizers!" Native woman yells, holding the line at the roadblock to Mount Rushmore. Pepper balls and mace or pepper spray have been fired. Police putting on gas masks now.

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Police now spraying Native resisters at roadblock with mace or pepper spray.

National Guard are putting gas masks on. Police are firing pepper ball pellets at Native Women blocking road to Mount Rushmore.

"This is our land!" Lakota Dakota women yell at police.

Native women standing strong for stolen sisters, holding back police in riot gear, road is blocked to Mount Rushmore. Trump expected here by 8 pm.

"This is our land! You stole our mothers! You stole our land!'

Road blocked by Native women. Police threatening arrests.

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