NAVAJO TALK RADIO: Navajo Nation Council Legislation on Language fluency

NAVAJO TALK RADIO:

TOPIC: Navajo Nation Council Legislation on Language fluency.  On Thursday night, October 23, 2014, during the Navajo Nation Council Fall Session they passed Legislation on the controversial Navajo Language Fluency listing in the qualification listing on the Navajo Nation Presidential Qualification Listing.

There are proponents as well as opponents of this legislation.  What does this legislation mean for the Navajo Nation in terms of any cultural realted clause on standing laws?

What precedence does it set for future Navajo Nation cultural related, i.e., Navajo Preference, Navajo Nation Business Opportunity Act (NBOA), etc.?

Will Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly sign the law on Monday?

INVITED GUEST: Interim Speaker Lorenzo Bates to give us an update.  But he has not yet confirmed.  Also Honorable Council Delegate Russell Begaye has been invited and has not yet confirmed.

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