KAYENTA, Ariz. —  Kayenta Chapter now has the authority to exercise local governance using the Five Management System Policies and Procedures, which means that the chapter will control its own accounting, procurement, record keeping, personnel, and property management.As well, the chapter has the capacity to administer business sites, enforcing community taxes that will be used [...]

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Project Kickoff Meeting
August 27, 2010 9:00 a.m. MDST
Location: Township Commission Room
Agenda1 Introductions
2 Design Presentation – Review Building Function Based on Program Elements
Community Participation
3 General Plan and Specification Review
Site & Utility Services
Building
Program Book
4 Department of Corrections as Owner and Point of Contact
5 Executive Discussion on Selected CMAR Contractor
6 Coordination with Site and Utility Agencies
Township
BIA Transportation
NTUA
Frontier
7 Confirm [...]

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KAYENTA, AZ – Kayenta Intermediate School (KIS) Grades 3rd to 5th have made the “No Child Left Behind” status of Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for the 2009 and 2010 School Years.  This amazing academic achievement is due to the hard work by the staff at Kayenta Intermediate School, as well as the students and parents. 
The [...]

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KAYENTA, AZ – There was a lot of confidence as eight of the Navajo Nation Presidential candidates honed down their debate skills after weeks of hardcore campaigning on the trail.  Sunday night at the Monument Valley High School Student activity center, seven Presidential Candidates got straight to business at 5:30 pm, as two facilitators, Former Town Manager Jarvis Williams and Kayenta Township [...]

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The Navajo Nation Division of Social Services is offering a training on “Identifying and Reporting Child Abuse” to all the local schools in our service area.  This training would include topics on identifying signs of neglect/ abuse (including physical, emotional, and sexual abuse), reporting procedures, suicide, and NDSS policies as they relate to your school.
 This [...]

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John Wetherill first set up his trading post in Kayenta with tents in 1910. From there Kayenta continued to grow into one of the most unique communities on the Navajo Nation known worldwide for its scenic beauty, culture, people and spirit.
Remembering Kayenta from its early beginnings in 1910 all the way to the current year [...]

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KAYENTA, AZ –  The Kayenta Township Commission and staff would like to inform the public of its loss on Wednesday evening, June 2, 2010, Kayenta Town Manager, Keith Betsuie.  He was 47 years old.
Early Thursday morning, over 40 community people comprised of Kayenta Township staff, local leaders, Police Officers, and dignitaries gathered at the Town [...]

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Present:   Ken Whitehair       ___
Frank Donald Jr.   ___                                                                                                                                                                         Keith Betsuie        ___                                                                                                                                                                          Gabriel Yazzie      ___               Sylvia Yazzie          ___
Malcolm Benally      ___

PROPOSED AGENDA
BUSINESS SITE LEASING COMMITTEE MEETING
May 11, 2010 at 2:00 pm
KAYENTA TOWNSHIP CONFERENCE ROOM

WELCOME & CALL MEETING TO ORDER                                              Chairperson

INVOCATION & INTRODUCTION

REVIEW & ADOPT AGENDA

REVIEW & [...]

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Time for a Change
For the last 25 years, the Navajo Nation has been like a ship without rudders, floating aimlessly without a plan or a goal. Like a ship without a captain where its only movement is by the political currents every four years. In Dineh analogy, it is like a herd of sheep without [...]

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Speaker Morgan announces 2010 Spring Session agenda
Full copy of agenda available online at www.navajonationcouncil.org
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Honorable Speaker Lawrence T. Morgan has announced the agenda for the 2010 Spring Session of the Navajo Nation Council. The week-long session begins April 19 at the Navajo Nation Council Chamber.
The session will begin with the State [...]

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