BY HERMAN G. HONANIE
This week Navajo Nation Council Delegate Ben Bennett avoided an opportunity to hear debate on the proposed Escalade bill (0293-16) during the summer session of the Navajo Nation Council.
This action follows the 14-2 vote in opposition of the legislation by the Naa’bik’iyati’ Committee last Thursday. The legislation may reappear during the fall session of the Navajo Nation Council.
Despite overwhelming opposition to the Escalade proposal by numerous Navajo Nation chapters, neighboring tribes such as the Hopi and Zuni, environmental advocacy groups and public opinion, Bennett continues to push this legislation in the hopes it will find favor and support from the full Navajo Nation Council.
Perhaps it is time for Bennett and his supporters to face reality and realize that this proposal is deemed not in the best interest of the Navajo Nation constituency...