Russell Begaye: “We need a legal opinion from the U.S. Attorney General. We do not trust the word of Administrator McCarthy.”

The only special interests that concern me are those of uranium mining interests.

I am here because 150 years later we must continue to fight to honor our treaty, our landscape, and our cultural patrimony for future generations.

For these reasons, we strongly advocate that the Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act be reauthorized at the proposed $13 million levels for each fiscal years 2019 through 2023.

The Navajo Nation elected leadership and our grassroots community fully supported and advocated for the original designation.