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President Nygren of the Navajo Nation calls on Congress to advance RECA amendments for justice and equality. Let's stand together for a more inclusive future. #RECA #navajonation #JusticeForAll #congress #indigenous #Utah

PRAYERS TO OUR BRAVE NAVAJO SCOUTS WHO ARE ON THEIR WAY TO CALIFORNIA TO FIGHT THE WILDFIRES As more people evacuate the Los Angeles area from the blazing wildfires, our Navajo Scouts are answering the call to help fight and protect the millions of people in LA County who are fleeing their homes. I ask that we, as a united Navajo people, keep our Navajo Scouts, a Type 2 IA team, in our thoughts and prayers. Let us send them our heartfelt wishes for protection, so that they may return home safely after aiding our relatives in Southern California during this challenging time. According to reports from California Fire, there are currently five active fires: the Palisades Fire, the Eaton Fire, the Hurst Fire, the Lidia Fire, and the Sunset Fire. The Palisades Fire has already burned over 17,234 acres, while the Eaton Fire has charred approximately 10,600 acres. Both of these fires ignited on January 7 and have forced massive evacuations, destroying homes and property, and tragically resulting in five lives lost. The cause of these wildfires has been undetermined as of this social media post. However, extreme fire behavior has been attributed to the Santa Ana winds combined with the dry conditions that have been exacerbated by climate change. Our Navajo Scouts, a dedicated team of 23 members, including a courageous female wildland firefighter, are highly trained and available to combat fires like these for ten months out of the year. They represent various communities across the Navajo Nation, united in their mission to help those in need. Let us continue to pray for our Navajo Scouts and for the safety of everyone affected by these wildfires in the Los Angeles area. -Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren

@WSJopinion @PrufrocksBurner The Navajo Nation has suffered from uranium mining and nuclear testing, yet this article glosses over the severe health impacts we still endure. With some of the highest cancer rates in Indian Country, to say we weren’t harmed is misleading and offensive.

America’s nuclear-weapons program had an unexpected casualty: Americans. During the 20th century, thousands came into close contact with cancer-causing radiation, writes @PrufrocksBurner on.wsj.com/47CkbeL

Who made the Manhattan Project possible? Everyday Americans like the residents of St. Louis & St. Charles who gave their health to support their country. They deserve thanks—not mockery from outlets like the WSJ. And now they deserve the SUPPORT of every member of Congress

I have deployed Navajo Police to stop the illegal transport of uranium across the reservation. WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. - “I am very disappointed that uranium is being hauled across our Navajo Nation right now,” President Nygren said. “I was notified 30 minutes ago, and I have ordered the Navajo Nation Police to escort the transport vehicles off our land. The lack of notification to the Navajo Nation is a blatant disregard for our tribal sovereignty and exposes our Diné people to toxic uranium, a substance that has devastated our community for decades .” “As president, I do not approve of this transport and will continue to fight to ensure our people are protected from the actions of Energy Fuels,” Nygren said. #NoHaul

Radiation victims from Utah & Missouri & New Mexico and more will be in DC next week. I invite Mitt Romney or Speaker Johnson to tell these families to their faces that they aren’t “actually suffering.”

Imagine telling African-American kids from St. Louis who can’t go to school or women in St. Louis County who have the highest rates of breast cancer in America or the good people of the Navajo Nation who are sick & dying from radiation that they aren’t “actually suffering”

President Nygren of the Navajo Nation calls on Congress to advance RECA amendments for justice and equality. Let's stand together for a more inclusive future. #RECA #navajonation #JusticeForAll #congress #indigenous #Utah

Today the Senate voted for justice - to compensate Americans exposed to nuclear waste dumped in their backyards by their own government

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@SenMarkKelly Senator there are over 500 sovereign governments considered “domestic dependent nation” but we as tribes don’t receive nearly the same support as foreign governments and it takes a global pandemic just to get 2 billion dollars. You must advocate on behalf of the Native people!

President Zelenskyy made a strong case for continuing U.S. support to Ukraine. Abandoning them now would be a gift to Putin and a strategic error for our national security. Time is running out. We need to find the necessary agreement to move this aid package forward.

I will not support an NDAA that leaves behind so many Arizonans. From Prescott to Window Rock, we owe it to those who sacrificed their health for this country during WWII.

@HawleyMO Thank you Senator Hawley for your advocacy on behalf of the Navajo people!

When the government causes injury, the government should make it right. These are good people who have done nothing wrong. I will fight as long as it takes for the people of Missouri to get the compensation they deserve

Thank you to the Navajo Nation for inviting me to share a few words last night. Always an honor to come together with Tribes & Pueblos. As a member of @IndianCommittee, I'm committed to building trust that the fed government has charged itself with upholding to Tribal Nations.

Dr. Buu Nygren is President of the Navajo Nation. Watch as Dr. Nygren explains what President Biden’s Executive Order to reform the federal funding system for Tribal Nations means to him and his Tribe.

Thank you to the commitment by @HawleyMO , @SenatorLujan , @RepTeresaLF , and @RepEliCrane for strengthening and expanding the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act! #RECA will ensure thousands of people receive support after being harmed by nuclear weapons testing and production.

To learn more, read this op-ed from earlier this year by Navajo Nation President @BuuVanNygren: time.com/6296470/oppenh…

I agree with @SenHawleyPress. This issue impacts #AZ02 in a very real way. So many individuals from Arizona sacrificed in our efforts to win WWII, and it’s unacceptable that this issue still exists today. hawley.senate.gov/hawley-pledges…