FARMINGTON — Navajo Nation leadership is taking steps to allocate a portion of the funding received through the American Rescue Plan.
Speaker Seth Damon has introduced a bill to disburse approximately $1.16 billion from the total amount the tribe received this year to fund infrastructure projects.
The proposal also calls for funding hardship assistance to help tribal members affected financially during the coronavirus pandemic.
Damon, along with tribal President Jonathan Nez and Chief Justice Jo...