'No Haven for Dangerous Fugitives Act of 2018' Would Violate Navajo Sovereignty and the Treaty of 1868
WINDOW ROCK, Arizona, Feb. 23 -- The Navajo Nation Council, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release:
On Thursday, the Naabik'iyati' Committee approved legislation establishing the Navajo Nation's opposition to H.R. 4864, a congressional bill that would violate tribal sovereignty and the Navajo Treaty of 1868 by permitting federal authorities to enter tribal reservation lands, including the Navajo Nation, to arrest persons fleeing arrest, custo . . .
Jared Touchin, 928/221-9253, nnlb.communications@gmail.com; Jolene Holgate, 928/380-4174, nnlb.communications@gmail.com; Crystalyne Curley, 928/286-7918, nnlb.communications@gmail.com
On Thursday, the Naabik'iyati' Committee approved legislation establishing the Navajo Nation's opposition to H.R. 4864, a congressional bill that would violate tribal sovereignty and the Navajo Treaty of 1868 by permitting federal authorities to enter tribal reservation lands, including the Navajo Nation, to arrest persons fleeing arrest, custo . . .