WASHINGTON – Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk today announced the addition of Wizipan Garriott, Tracie Stevens and Paul Tsosie to his immediate staff and senior policy team.  They will support the Assistant Secretary as he moves forward in carrying out Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s Indian education and law enforcement initiatives, distributing Recovery Act funds [...]

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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed a June 25 final judgment by the Office of Hearings and Appeals which ordered an election within six months on two government reform initiatives.
The election will allow Navajo voters to choose whether to reduce the Navajo Nation Council from 88 to 24 members [...]

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PHOENIX – Nine fugitives have yet to face charges that they were part of a scheme to defraud the U.S. Government out of more than a half-million dollars in student loans. As of today, 54 of the 65 defendants charged in the 130-count indictment have appeared in federal court. The final two defendants are expected [...]

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TUCSON, Ariz. – A federal grand jury returned a 5-count indictment against James A. Marshall, 63, and Karen S. Marshall, 56, both of Green Valley, Ariz., for Conspiracy to Commit Fraudulent Voting and Fraudulent Voting. The indictment alleges that the Marshalls voted in more than one state during the November 2008 U.S. Presidential election.
The pair [...]

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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Christopher Copeland McNamara, 30, of Marin County, Calif., and Corey Jonathon Rich, 33, of South Lake Tahoe, Calif., appeared in federal district court in Flagstaff, today on charges relating to a November 5, 2007, illegal BASE jump in the Grand Canyon National Park. (BASE is an acronym that stands for the four [...]

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PHOENIX – Mario Ramirez-Martinez, 44, in the country illegally from Mexico, was sentenced on July 9, 2009, to 120 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Roslyn O. Silver.
In March, Ramirez-Martinez pleaded guilty to the indictment charging him with Conspiracy to Possess With Intent to Distribute 500 grams or More of Methamphetamine and Possession [...]

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Navajo Council members anticipate substantial funding for new jails 

WASHINGTON – The Obama Administration and the U.S. Congress continue to be pressured by the Navajo Nation Council’s Public Safety Committee to provide funding for new jails and for increased funding for all tribal public safety programs.
 
Recently, the Navajo Nation, the largest Indian reservation in the country with a [...]

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A mysterious buckle in the road, Wetherill Heights, July 29, 2009
KAYENTA, AZ – The Kayenta Township and the Kayenta Unified School District #27 took an active role in repairing a buckle on the road that was reported about a week and a half ago as a road hazard.  Construction and repair work began on Wednesday, [...]

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Recovery Act Projects Funded Include Business Expansions, Education and Training, Community Development and Technical Assistance
 PHOENIX, July 28, 2009 – Agriculture  Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the selection of 145 recipients for more than $15.3 million in grants to start or expand businesses in rural communities. Through Recovery Act funding, businesses will be able to access [...]

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Finance Manager/Administrative Assistance ( max of 30 hours a week)   
 
JOB DESCRIPTION:       Under the direct supervision of the Shelter Director, is responsible for administrative support services and performing all bookkeeping tasks as required by organization to include payroll, taxes, accounts payable, invoicing, reconciliation of accounts, deposits,  monthly, quarterly and annual reporting as required. 
 
Minimum [...]

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