25th Navajo Nation Council Approves Amendment to Oil, Gas Lease in Red Mesa Chapter, Raises Concerns for Impacted Communities
WINDOW ROCK, Arizona, Feb. 1 -- The Navajo Nation Government issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2025:
On Tuesday, the 25th Navajo Nation Council approved Legislation 0227-24, amending a 1953 Bureau of Indian Affairs oil and gas lease by adding an additional 80 acres to the lease that had previously been relinquished back to the Navajo Nation.
Council Delegate Rickie Nez (T'iistoh Sikaad, Nenahnezad, Upper Fruitland, Tse' Daa' Kaan, Newcomb, San . . .
On Tuesday, the 25th Navajo Nation Council approved Legislation 0227-24, amending a 1953 Bureau of Indian Affairs oil and gas lease by adding an additional 80 acres to the lease that had previously been relinquished back to the Navajo Nation.
Council Delegate Rickie Nez (T'iistoh Sikaad, Nenahnezad, Upper Fruitland, Tse' Daa' Kaan, Newcomb, San . . .