Navajo Nation
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The Navajo Nation extends into the states of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah covering over 27,000 square miles. Today, the Navajo Nation is striving to sustain a viable economy for an increasing population which now surpasses 250,000 people (History). The Navajo Nation government is broken into three-branch systems (executive, legislative, and judicial) and Navajo’s conduct what is considered to be the most sophisticated form of Indian Government. The Navajo Nation Council Chambers hosts 88 council delegated representing 110 Navajo Nation chapters (History). Within the 110 Chapter houses, there are 5 agencies and they are Chinle Agency, Crownpoint/ Eastern Agency, Fort Defiance Agency, Shiprock Agency, and Tuba City/ Western Agency (Chapters). When council is in session, delegates will carry on the tradition in speaking Navajo. Speaking Navajo provides an example of how the Navajo Nation Government retains valuable cultural heritage while moving ahead with modern day progress. With the new Navajo Nation Presidential Election coming up in November 2014, the current president is Ben Shelley and the current Vice President is Rex Lee Jim. Within the Navajo Nation, the government and education systems are there to help the Navajo people in what ever way possible. The Navajo Nation is the biggest Indian government and still advances with modern day information outside the reservation. The overall mission statement of the Navajo Nation is to accomplish the Peoples' project of instituting reforms necessary to ensure an accountable, trustworthy, responsible and transparent government (Mission Statement). |
Education Navajo Head Start, an early childhood development organization is established within the Sacred Mountains, utilizing holistic services to empower children, families and communities to become self-sufficient. Navajo Head Start provides services to children, families, and local communities throughout the Navajo Reservation (Navajo Nation Head Start). Head Start/Early Head Start is a unique, flexible program designed to address the needs of expectant mothers, fathers, and children. Navajo Head Start is subdivided into four Head Start and one Early Head Start regions. Serving (Central), Chinle, (Northern) Shiprock, Fort Defiance, and both Western and Eastern Agencies (Navajo Nation Head Start). Some of the provided services that are given are dental, medical home, immunizations, vision, nutrition, family-style settings, behavior development, mental wellness, social and emotional competence and a safe environment (Navajo Nation Head Start).
The office of Navajo Nation Scholarship and Financial Assistance serves eligible Navajo people and provides students the opportunity to achieve their educational goals (About Us). This opportunity is provided as a privilege with the intent that recipients, upon graduation, will return to the Navajo Nation to apply their learning to benefit the continuing development of the Navajo Nation. The Office of Navajo Nation Scholarship and Financial Assistance (ONSFA) was originally known as the Navajo Higher Education Office when it was established in 1972 (About Us). The purpose of OSNFA is to dispense financial assistance to eligible applicants who demonstrate “need” based on yearly income (About Us). Eighty percent of funds are used for need based financial assistance with twenty percent set aside for academic scholarships and college developmental awards. There are different scholarships that are awarded to Navajo aspiring students and some include the Chief Manuelito Scholarship, Graduate Funds, BHP- Biliton scholarship, Indian Health Service, and much more (Scholarships). Scholarships are greatly emphasized on Native American Students because as a community and tribe, we like to see each other thrive and succeed in our education.
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Energy sources
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Since the Navajo Reservation is located within the United States, I combined the oil consumption and oil production together. On the reservation, there are companies who mine oil but we also have the option of mining coal with the power plants that are on the reservation as well. On the reservations, we use a lot of energy considering the fact that we are a huge tribe that covers a vast amount of land. With living conditions in this day and age, we have to have some sort of energy to get around the reservation. Although electricity and running water has been recently been available to everyone on the reservation, it creates an awareness that on the reservation, everything is evolving. With the use of other land resources (coal, solar, wind), we will one day be able to use those resources instead of heavily relying on imported oil from other countries. It will be a huge transition to slowly getting away from oil but as a country and in the reservation, it can be done as long as we make the first step in trying to find an alternative.
Economics
As stated before, the Navajo Nation/reservation is located within the United States. I combined the products that are produced in the US and our labor force. Including the unemployment rate was also a consideration due to the fact that we do not have enough jobs for everyone in the United States. It makes it clear that people on the reservation also do not have jobs.
The US produces items but also has to import items as well. The United States have partners when it comes to either importing and exporting goods to other countries. The Navajo reservation plays a role within this system because the reservation is apart of the United States.
Within the Navajo Reservation, the economic system is much smaller and less complicated than the United States. We communicate and exchange with other tribes or our own people who live within the reservation. Since we have our own government, we have control over our own money and economic system. Money is kept within our government but there is also very little money that is circulated within the whole tribe. We have also dealt with government officials embezzling money. There are many problems that are within the Navajo Reservation but our government officials try to clear things up to help make our reservation much more better and improved.
Within the Navajo Reservation, the economic system is much smaller and less complicated than the United States. We communicate and exchange with other tribes or our own people who live within the reservation. Since we have our own government, we have control over our own money and economic system. Money is kept within our government but there is also very little money that is circulated within the whole tribe. We have also dealt with government officials embezzling money. There are many problems that are within the Navajo Reservation but our government officials try to clear things up to help make our reservation much more better and improved.
Resources
About Us. (2014, January 1). Retrieved September 22, 2014, from http://www.onnsfa.org/AboutUs/OurHistory.aspx
Chapters. (2011, January 1). Retrieved September 22, 2014, from http://www.navajo-nsn.gov/chapters.htm
History. (2011, January 1). Retrieved September 22, 2014, from http://www.navajo-nsn.gov/history.htm
Mission Statement. (n.d.). Retrieved September 22, 2014, from http://www.ongd.navajo-nsn.gov/mission.html
Navajo Nation Head Start. (n.d.). Retrieved September 22, 2014, from http://www.navajohs.org/
Scholarships. (2014, January 1). Retrieved September 22, 2014, from http://www.onnsfa.org/FundingTypes/OtherScholarships.aspx
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