The 24TH NATION COUNCIL Office of the Speaker

Speaker’s Report January 26, 2021 HONORABLE SETH DAMON, SPEAKER OF THE

Contents

Speaker’s Message 4

Federal Justice Consultations 5

Navajo Nation Child Advocacy Center Planning 6

Navajo Veterans 6

Health Command Operations Center (HCOC) Situation Updates 8

Navajo Nation Cares FUND Expenditure Plans 10

White House Government-to-Government Consultation 10

White Mountain Apache Tribe and Navajo Nation Consultation 11

Quadrilateral Agreement Task Force Establishment 11

500-Megawatt Transmission Line 12

Miss Navajo Nation Forum 12

Indian Managed Care Organization 13

Communications Section 13 Speaker’s Message

To my Honorable Colleagues of the 24th ,

Two years ago, almost to the day, I stood doing so, this Council has taken up the effort before this body and the Nation asking for of looking at transparency in new ways. We your support to move our Nation forward have challenged ourselves to take up new tools as the Speaker and the 24th Navajo Nation and to meet the people in the new places and Council. For that, I thank you, my colleagues, for platforms they know well. entrusting me with this responsibility. Whether it was any one of the many Along with the administration that was teleconferences of our standing committees or created, I dedicated myself to be fair, consistent the full Council, or any of the agency update and to make sure each decision is made to calls coordinated through staff here in the benefit the welfare and prosperity of all Navajo Legislative Branch, we have continued to citizens. We have all done that using our own put our best foot forward to ensure our local skills and common purpose. Chapter partners were seen and heard. As Speaker, this office has not been about I can truly say the Speaker’s Office has been pushing my own agenda and goals. It’s about focused on continuing to work for you to make pushing all of yours and ours, collectively, to this 24th Navajo Nation Council work even build strong goals that are brought to the table. better for its People. The challenge, and the The different ideas and goals expressed by privilege, that comes after this is to build on the everyone have great value in the process of progress we have made. making decisions. With all this, I hope and pray we may continue In the next two years, the 24th Navajo to work together for our next 7 generations. In Nation Council will look to collectively and whichever capacity it entails, let us continue to collaboratively complete projects and to move our Navajo Nation forward for our People. create stronger policy. This will not be done by Ahéhee’. ourselves, but with the help of the President and our Navajo Nation programs. It was two years ago when I recited a great Sincerely, creed: I am my brother’s keeper, I am my sister’s keeper. We, at the Speaker’s Office, have worked day-in and day-out to make this creed a Seth Damon, Speaker priority. 24TH NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL For our military service members and our veterans, this has meant focusing each of our team members on an aspect of the health and wellbeing of our men and women who served, and are serving, proudly. This Council has, for the first time, passed direct services policy for the Navajo People through CARES Funding. In the process of 4 5 Federal Justice Consultations Better coordination of services for victims and their families is a paramount concern for Internal Working Group the SAPS. The Navajo Nation has a high rate of child The Office of the Speaker facilitated sexual abuse and child abuse cases that meetings with the Office of the Navajo need focused on prevention, intervention, Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, and victim services with integrated trauma- Acting Chief Prosecutor, and public safety informed care (TIC). In order for the Navajo leadership for the Sexual Assault Prevention Nation to be successful in protecting our Subcommittee (SAPS) in preparation youngest victims, the SAPS would like to see for consultations with the Office of the improvements to mandatory reporting and U.S. Attorney-District of New Mexico on the availability of services for victims and their November 13, 2020 and Office of the U.S. families. Attorney-District of Arizona on October 21, SAPS requested data on: 2020 that was convened to meet with Navajo Nation leadership. Over the course of several • mandatory reporting agencies; attrition of cases filed; weeks, the working group met weekly to • • follow-through challenges; identify issues to covey to federal prosecutors • prosecution; and investigators at the tribal consultations. • victim services provided; and SAPS requested federal victim specialists • TIC training for all stakeholders. coordinate with Navajo victim advocate programs to provide seamless services for SAPS advised a proactive strategy with victims and their families. In working with federal partners to protect Navajo children families of missing and murdered relatives, while families are sheltering-in-place during SAPS Chair Amber Kanazbah Crotty the pandemic. Chair Crotty also requested expressed urgency in providing guidance to partnership between federal prosecutors and federal Missing and Murdered Indigenous investigators with educational institutions Persons coordinators on protocols and on the Navajo Nation in order to check resources. on children in potentially dangerous living Multi-disciplinary teams (MDTs) and environments during shelter-in-place orders. child protective teams (CPTs) occur at Emphasis is also included for internet safety various locations across the Navajo Nation awareness training. with numerous stakeholders at different Former Navajo Nation Acting Chief times that help practitioners follow-up and Prosecutor Jennifer Henry delivered a follow-through on justice matters, medical message of mutual goals for both the Navajo care, and victim services. SAPS requested Nation and the USAO at both consultations. data and information on MDTs and CPTs Henry spoke about swift, but thorough, across the Navajo Nation with emphasis on investigation in prosecuting cases by tribal the challenges arising from the COVID-19 and federal prosecutors. She emphasized the pandemic. need to improve communication protocols and seamless coordination between agencies when a case is reported.

4 5 Federal prosecutors sometimes decline to • Navajo Area Indian Health Service prosecute potential cases involving Navajo (NAIHS); • public safety personnel; people submitted to them from either the • non-profit organizations; FBI or Navajo Nation criminal investigators. • tribal family advocacy centers; Henry requested to meet annually with federal • federal partners; and prosecutors to review case declination data • federal funding agencies. and crime statistics. The Office of the Speaker will continue Navajo Veterans coordination and assistance to the SAPS. The Office of the Speaker honors Navajo Navajo Nation Child Advocacy veterans by: Center Planning The Office of the Speaker provided • listening to them through staff assigned specifically to veterans technical assistance to SAPS Chair Crotty for organizations; a child advocacy center based on the Navajo • educating them on legislative Nation. The proposal includes $1.2 million processes; in initial funding to heal victims of trauma • regularly updating veterans on and their families. The center is intended upcoming meetings or actions that involve veterans’ issues; to provide clinical and support services to • providing mechanisms for veterans to victims of trauma caused by sexual abuse and convene meetings; sexual assault. • including their priority needs for state Support services to family and loved ones and federal agencies; • participating in meetings with the of child victims is imperative to begin or Navajo Area Indian Health Service continue the healing process. The center (NAIHS) and Veterans Affairs (VA); will also provide Navajo leadership insight and on child sexual abuse statistics and data on • advocating for veterans needs to state and federal legislative bodies, sexual crimes on the Navajo Nation. including the White House Coordination of services for victims and families are required to strengthen the The Office of the Speaker provides prosecution of perpetrators. legislative updates to the Navajo Nation An effective advocacy center will also Veterans Advisory Council (NNVAC) and provide forensic clinical services so victims works with commanders on local and regional and their families do not need to travel off the issues and needs. Our office engages with Navajo Nation for interviews and to provide veterans via calls and emails as well as biological evidence. attending local and agency meetings to The “Save a child. Heal a Nation” is an hear emerging issues and providing current initiative of the SAPS. information on committee action and Council The Office of the Speaker supports actions. the efforts of the SAPS by facilitating and During the COVID-19 pandemic, the coordinating resource meetings with the: Office of the Speaker has been reaching out to non-profit organizations and individuals to donate goods and protective equipment

6 7 for Navajo veterans. Speaker Seth Damon The Office of the Speaker has been and the 24th Navajo Nation Council extend successful in identifying resources for our sincere appreciation to the Veterans Medical veterans and in coordinating with Navajo Leadership Council and the Native American commanders. Speaker staff reaches out to our Sustainability for Veterans and those in state and federal partners in veterans affairs to Uniform for their generous donations of goods share information and convey concerns from and services. The VMLC and NASVU are veterans. veterans helping our Navajo veterans help Pilot Veterans Wellness Court our veterans and those in critical need in the Chinle, Monument Valley, Shiprock, Hard The Office of the Speaker has facilitated Rock areas, to name a few. They distribute meetings with the Navajo Nation Judicial PPEs, sanitizers, toys, chainsaws, and other Branch and district court judges and staff important goods by the generosity of Jack to establish a pilot veterans wellness court Travis Trucking and HD Helicopters. on the Navajo Nation. Funding for such a The Office of the Speaker is working with pilot has been identified through the Veteran women veterans to address issues that are Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2019 specific to our women warriors. This work (H.R. 886) and will provide veterans involved includes advocacy for military sexual trauma in the criminal justice system services that are that is not always limited to active duty female specific to veterans. The Office of the Speaker veterans. Speaker’s staff will continue to will continue to work with the Law and Order build on this and other matters that affect our Committee (LOC) to advocate for additional veterans including facilitating meetings and funding. Meetings have been initiated by planning future events. the Judicial Branch to refine the proposal in In listening to veterans and their needs coordination with all stakeholders including during the pandemic the Speaker’s staff veterans. The coordination also involves better situated to assist relief organizations partnering with state and federal veterans in reaching out to local commanders. One of resources to support this pilot program. the first agencies to receive assistance was USNS Navajo Update the Central Agency Veterans Organization. The Office of the Speaker connect the Members of the 24th Navajo Nation organization with the commander who began Council traveled to Louisiana at the end of coordinating pick up sites and distribution. 2019 to witness the keel laying of the USNS Speaker’s staff on a weekly basis continues Navajo. The Office of the Speaker has been to help organizations find communities and coordinating the commissioning process with individuals veterans to provide goods and the ship’s sponsor Jocelyn Billy-Upshaw. sometimes services such as utility payments Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the ship’s and home repair. christening is now expected to take place in Veterans have been boots on the ground. January 2022. Donations included chainsaws that help veterans get firewood for elder and disabled veterans and other in need.

6 7 Navajo Code Talkers Museum and • additional veterans’ benefit officers Veterans Center Update on Navajo; • a regional VA located on the Navajo Nation; The Office of the Speaker has been closely • specialized health care for veterans; monitoring the funding and progress of the • construction funding for veterans’ Navajo Code Talkers Museum and Veterans centers and a wellness center; and • veterans’ wellness courts. Center. The Speaker’s Office and the Health, Education, and Human Services Committee Internal Veterans Affairs/Issues (HEHSC) wish to ensure the design and construction are done in consultation with the The Office of the Speaker is committed to four remaining Navajo Code Talkers who can assisting our veterans organizations during provide the vision of the Navajo Code Talker the COVID-19 to continue to meet and Museum and Veterans Center as envisioned receive services. The Office will work with by Navajo Code Talkers over the last decade. local and agency commanders to streamline The museum and veterans center has been a communication and provide venues and project of the Navajo Code Talker Association. mechanisms to convene. The Office of the Speaker, on behalf of the 24th Navajo Nation Council, will continue Health Command Operations to work with our Navajo Code Talkers to Center (HCOC) Situation Updates seek their guidance to build a museum and veterans center that truly honors their service The Office of the Speaker continues to and heroic role in the Pacific during WWII. support local Navajo Nation chapters and Over $1 million was appropriated by the communities during the Covid-19 pandemic. New Mexico State Legislature through the In responding to the concerns of Council leadership of the late Senator John Pinto, a delegates and our communities, the Office Navajo Code Talker. The funding is the initial of the Speaker thanks the Health Command investment for the Navajo Code Talkers Operations Center (HCOC) team for Museum and Veterans Center. Speaker their COVID-19 updates to the Office of Damon and Council leadership will facilitate the Speaker, on topics of Safety, Public meetings with CPMD, Wilson and Company Information, Planning, COVID-19 initiatives, consultants, and the Office of the President Case Management, Logistics, Public Safety, to make sure the Navajo Code Talkers are Division of Social Services burial assistance, included consistently throughout the design and the Office of Controller. and construction process. Legislative staff assistants began daily External Navajo Veterans Advocacy participation in HCOC situation update meetings as legislative liaisons and have The Office of the Speaker will continue to produced 201 daily update reports as of facilitate the advocacy of veterans’ issues to January 24. Those updates were shared state and federal officials and the Biden-Harris with Council and other leadership in direct Administration in these key areas: response to requests for daily updates.

8 9 DAILY COVID-19 SITUATIONAL UPDATES ISSUED BY THE LEGISLATIVE LIAISON

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8 9 Thank you to Dr. Jill Jim and the Navajo created. Office of the Speaker staff began Department of Health (NDOH), Director conducting weekly updates, beginning August Roselyn Tso and the Navajo Area Indian 28th, 2020. These weekly calls executed by Health Service (NAIHS) team, and our the Office pushed CARES projects forward, 638 healthcare facility teams on all their and were conducted up until the deadline of advisements, evaluations, and guidance. November 20, 2020. We also send gratitude to the Navajo Funding was portioned to complete projects Epidemiology Center (NEC) team, who have within CARES Act requirements and U.S. been integral in keeping Navajo leadership Treasury guidelines by the end of 2020. This informed. The information provided by the was no small feat, working with our Navajo NEC has been key to the progression of programs to ensure projects were realistically guidance offered to the Navajo people. It achievable in the short timeframe. cannot be expressed enough how grateful we Grant budgets were submitted by programs all are to our health teams and first responders on their allocated projects to the Office of for protecting our Navajo Nation. Management and Budget (OMB) and were HCOC information: then given direction from the Office of the Controller (OOC) on their next steps. • Hotline: (928) 871-7014 or The Office of the Speaker kept a close [email protected] observation of the progress of each program • Operation Hours: M-F, 8am to 5pm; Sat, 8am-12pm; Sun, standby. via weekly teleconference updates, offering • NDOH COVID-19 Dashboard: assistance where needed and following up https://www.ndoh.navajo-nsn.gov/ on timelines to ensure no projects were left COVID-19/Data behind up to project deadlines. Projects that were not likely to be completed would be Navajo Nation Cares FUND routed into the hardship assistance program Expenditure Plans White House Government-to- With the deposit of CARES Act Coronavirus Government Consultation Relief Funding from the U.S. Treasury, the The Navajo Nation welcomed White Office of the Speaker has recommended House officials to Window Rock on October best practices for using all funds before the 27, 2020. The Navajo Nation Legislative December 30, 2020, deadline originally set Branch, in partnership with the Navajo Nation by Congress (That deadline has since been Washington Office (NNWO), hosted top extended to December 30, 2021). advisors from the White House. Staff planned A continuing need for chapters and Navajo this event with emphasis on safety. White communities has been water, power, and House advisors and staff met on the priorities broadband infrastructure projects. of the Navajo Nation; for instance, the Navajo Our delegates created CJY-67-20 to offer Nation Economic Development, CARES Act immediate assistance to the Navajo people, Relief and Extension request, post-NGS/ by way of infrastructure projects through our Peabody, Economic Relief 5 year plan, Glove Navajo Nation enterprises, divisions, and Factory, and Western Agency Pipeline (Water). programs. An expenditure plan was to be

10 11 while following Center for Disease Control being and health of our native communities and Prevention (CDC) guidelines. are shared priorities. Other topics of discussion were: The Office of the Speaker thanks Delegate Eugene Tso for pursuing this opportunity. • Missing and Murdered Indigenous Delegate Tso is actively working with Navajo Women (MMIW); public safety, Apache County Sheriffs and • Navajo Nation infrastructure; • Health and veterans issues; and local Chinle community members in tackling • Safe communities. the sale of alcohol in Central Agency. This conversation came to fruition when Delegate At the completion of morning meetings Tso heard of the proactive steps WMAT was and luncheon, a round-table discussion was doing with their alcohol bootlegging problem. held at the Navajo Nation Council Chamber. Quadrilateral Agreement Task Force With just a week to plan, Office of the Speaker and Legislative Branch team members did a Establishment phenomenal job. Naabik’íyáti’ Committee Resolution No. NABIO-48-20 outlines the establishment White Mountain Apache Tribe and of the Quadrilateral Agreement Task Force Navajo Nation Consultation for the purposes of examining the issues Neighboring tribal nations have similar involved with the renewal or amendments of challenges and needs as the Navajo Nation. the expired Memorandum of Understanding, Hon. Eugene Tso helped open a dialogue on and agreements for Antelope Point, Bridge public safety with the White Mountain Apache Agreement, and overall Quadrilateral Tribe (WMAT), for which the Office of the Agreement. Speaker provided coordination and planning The task force had their first meeting on support. Monday, December 7, 2020. In attendance were: The task force includes the following four members of the 24th Navajo Nation Council: • Hon. Eugene Tso; • WMAT Councilman Arnold Beach; • Hon. Paul Begay serving as chair; • WMAT Chief of Staff Jerry Gloshay; • Hon. Herman Daniels; • Representatives from the WMAT • Hon. Otto Tso; and Public Safety; • Hon. Thomas Walker Jr. • Navajo Nation Public Safety Mr. Jesse Delmar; There were also representatives from the • Navajo Nation Office of Chief Prosecutor, Mrs. Jennifer Henry; Navajo Nation Executive Branch: • Apache County Sheriff Dedman; and • Navajo Nation Department of Justice.

The White Mountain Apache Tribe has taken bold steps in their fight against alcoholism and drug dealing. As two nations, we wanted to address our challenges together. The well-

10 11 • Leonard Tsosie, Office of the The transmission charge is the result of an President and Vice-President, serving agreement that followed the decommissioning as vice chair; • Elaine Young, Navajo Nation Division of the Navajo Generating Station (NGS). of Economic Development; The agreement allows the Navajo Nation • Dr. Rudy Shebala, Navajo Nation to utilize 500 megawatts on the transmission Division of Natural Resources; lines connected to the now-decommissioned • Katherine Belzowski, Navajo Nation Department of Justice; and NGS. The agreement also requires previous • Martha Ellison, Office of Legislative owners to pay operation and maintenance Services, serving as advisor. costs for 10 years. The Navajo Nation is required to pay capital costs for the The next meeting was scheduled for 500-megawatt transmission for 35 years, with January 2021. Task force members decided to O&M costs transferring to the Nation in year cover the following topics in the next meeting: 11. This is the second year the Navajo Nation • historical and significant timelines on Council has needed to approve funding the MOA Quadrilateral Agreement; from the Unreserved, Undesignated Fund • 1970 development and management of Rainbow Bridge Concession Area Balance (UUFB) to meet the Navajo Nation’s and Antelope Point; obligations under the NGS Extension Lease • September 16, 1994 Development and Underlying Transmission Agreement with Concept Plan for Antelope Point; the BOR. Those agreements were entered • January 13, 2003 Bridge Agreement; and into following negotiations carried out by the • CS-70-20 Extend the Expiration of Navajo Nation Executive Branch with NGS MOA dated September 16, 1994 and owners in 2019. January 13, 2003. Early negotiations resulted in the Navajo Nation President selecting an entity to The meeting will include presentations from conduct transmission and revenue-generating the Office of the President and Vice-President. activities on behalf of the Navajo Nation. The local community and chapter advisory Moving forward, the Division of Natural committee will also be introduced, consisting Resources (DNR) has a deadline of March of individuals with knowledge of local issues 2021 to develop a fund management plan and can provide context for Quadrilateral required for the charges and revenues Agreement negotiations slated to be received from the transmission rights currently completed September 2021. held by the Navajo Nation. Identifying potential agreements with 500-Megawatt Transmission Line energy developers has progressed over the On December 23, 2020 the 24th Navajo past year, but need to become a priority of the Nation Council passed emergency legislation Navajo Nation in order to maximize use of the for the annual payment in the amount 500-megawatt transmission capacity. of $1,985,296.83 for the 500-Megawatt Nation Forum transmission charge owed to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) by the Navajo Nation. At the December 23, 2020, Naabik’íyáti Committee meeting, it was acknowledged

12 13 that legislation (221-20) proposing updates Services Committee (HEHSC) Chair Daniel to the Office of Miss Navajo Nation plan Tso, HEHSC Vice Chair Carl R. Slater and of Operations was about to expire. The State Task Force (STF) Chair Mark Freeland. legislation was introduced summer 2020 The Naataanii’ Development Corporation to address the overall management and (NDC) was also on the call and requested operations of the program. information on where the State of New The Naabik’íyáti Committee decided to Mexico was in the IMCE agreement that refer the legislation to the Health, Education, had been drafted and was last ready to be and Human Services Committee for further reviewed by the Centers for Medicare and input and recommendations from former Miss Medicaid Services office. Navajo Nation title holders who could provide The NDC was given the authority to recommendations for updating the plan of execute the final contract with the state. The operation. State of New Mexico applied for, and then On December 28, 2020 the Health, gained, the authority from the U.S. Federal Education and Human Services Committee Government to authorize the IMCE once voted to hold a virtual public forum and approved by the Navajo Nation. hearing with the invitation to the Council of Communications Section Miss Navajo Nation to participate. The forum and public hearing addressed: In addition to providing regular press release and outreach functions, the • program staffing; Communications section of the Office of the quarterly reporting; • Speaker worked closely with the Legislative • requirements for holding the title; and IT section to identify and implement • the administrative management of teleconferencing systems in response to the Office of Miss Navajo Nation. the COVID-19 pandemic. Together with the Finance section, Communications and Office of the Speaker staff provided the Legislative IT evaluated, procured, and Committee coordination and technical continuously reassessed available systems for assistance in creating the agenda and setting improving the overall experience of calls and up the streaming and teleconferencing improving the integration of teleconferencing functions. The forum was successfully held with new online streaming options. January 18, 2021, from 1pm to 5pm. Communications staff recognized limited program resources and potential streaming Indian Managed Care Organization opportunities in prioritizing the creation On January 7, 2021 the State of New of online channels that would be instantly Mexico, the Office of Governor Grisham, and accessible to both the wider media and the Molina Healthcare of New Mexico provided general public. updates on the status of the implementation This resulted in a great amount of growth of the Navajo Indian managed care in Legislative Branch social media audiences organization (IMCE). at the expense of print media deliverables, The updates were given to the Speaker’s namely the quarterly legislative branch news Office, Health, Education, and Human publications. The Communications section will

12 13 begin addressing publishing timelines in the UBERCONFERENCE coming quarter. Additionally, reporting mechanisms with UBERCONFERENCE programs will be re-evaluated to improve the Line Calls Calls AVG duration Participants delivery of notable milestones and potential (mins) coverage needs. 1 120 9635.05 25.57 In preparing the selected statistics 2 26 2031.7 22.15 below, the Communications section has 3 117 14198.93 89.76 studied account data to help in identifying 4 114 13486.85 73.12 opportunities to spread the Council’s message 5 101 9945.4 35.14 and presence to more Navajo citizens. 6 91 14097.97 112.02 Teleconferencing capacity timeline 7 78 4441.85 16.66 8 57 4414.3 21.85 2020 9 55 8169.63 83.55 | Mar 18: First teleconference meeting 10 47 6409.52 48.67 (NABI Special Meeting at 1pm) 11 29 4563.82 50.5 | Apr 5: Initial (1) Webex Meetings account TOTAL 835 91,395.02 set up through NNTRO | May 20: First Council session with Webex Zoom | Jun 10: Initial (2) UberConference lines are procured (Expired Dec. 10, 2020) From the first Legislative Branch Zoom | Jun 12: (10) UberConference lines are meeting on September 15, 2020 to January 24, procured at an annual rate 2021, the Office of the Speaker completed the | Sep 15: Begin transition to Zoom transition of standing committees to Zoom. teleconferencing The platform was evaluated to be the best | Dec 30: Last teleconference meeting of option for legislative needs. the year (RDC Regular Meeting at 10am) LEGISLATIVE BRANCH ZOOM Teleconferencing usage across all Meetings 178 platforms Participants 13,591 Participants minutes 1,082,872 FREECONFERENCECALL

FREE CONFRENCE CALL Note that usage data is overall and includes Audio minutes 50,058 a small portion of unintended teleconferences Meetings hosted 1,420 (caller mixed up meeting date, etc.). Participants joined 12,571 Social Media

WEBEX YOUTUBE

Early Webex data is unavailable due to The Navajo Nation Council YouTube changes in the management of the overall account was created on October 31, 2011. accounts that are no longer accessible.

14 15 Three videos were uploaded to the page from NNC Summer Session 1258 that time up until December 31, 2018: - 7/20 NN CARES Fund 1251 • 2017 Navajo Nation Summer Council Hardship Assistance & Session, 10 mins, July 21, 2017 Chapter Distribution Radio Forum – 10/17 • A message from the 23rd Navajo Nation Council, 6 mins 16 sec, NNC Special Session — 1220 November 3, 2017 03/16 • 2018 Summer Council Horse Trail NNC Special Session – 1149 Ride, 6 mins 57 sec, July 18, 2018 1/02 NNC 2020 Winter 1084 Session Day 1 – 1/27 Since the start of 2019, when the Council’s TOTAL 17,142 YouTube page had 8 subscribers, through the end of 2020, the number of subscribers added The average viewer age during the same period for the Council’s YouTube content is: totaled 792. That amounts to an increase of 9,800% in subscribership. AUDIENCE Here are some statistics on the Viewer age Views (%) Avg. view performance of the Council’s YouTube page (years) duration in the period January 1, 2019 to December 31, 18–24 1.24 0:03:03 2020: 25–34 19.37 0:25:54 35–44 17.81 0:28:42 NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL YOUTUBE 45–54 21.71 0:28:17 Videos uploaded 313 55–64 31.3 0:23:13 Views 79,291 65+ 8.57 0:23:52 Avg. view duration 24 mins 8 sec

All subscribers during this period were The top videos with the most views over the acquired organically and without the use same period, as of January 23, 2021, are: of any paid advertising by the Office of the Speaker. TOP YOUTUBE VIDEOS BY VIEWS - 2020 VIMEO NABI Committee – 4375 1/23 The Navajo Nation Council Vimeo account COVID-19 Leadership 1880 was created on August 30, 2019. From Message by Council the period beginning August 30, 2019 to Delegate Otto Tso – 3/30 December 31, 2020, the Council’s Vimeo page NNC Special Session - 1801 gained 54 followers 7/28 During the same period, the Council’s A Message of Hope 1564 Vimeo page has reported the following and Encouragement statistics: to Navajo People During the COVID-19 VIMEO STATISTICS - 2020 Outbreak – 3/24 Videos uploaded 352 NNC Special Session - 1560 3/20 Views 31,560

14 15 Avg. view duration 40 mins 30 sec 1. Arizona: 14,904 2. New Mexico: 5,202 3. Utah: 4,044 The top videos with the most views over the 4. California: 3,191 same period, as of January 23, 2021, are: 5. Texas: 1,229

All subscribers during this period were VIMEO VIDEOS WITH MOST VIEWS - 2019/2020 acquired organically and without the use NNC Special Session 1227 of any paid advertising by the Office of the 03/20 Speaker. NNC 2019 Fall Session 1183 FACEBOOK NNC 2019 Fall Session 1173 Day 2 The Navajo Nation Council Facebook page NNC 2019 Fall Session 1147 was created on September 15, 2012. From the Day 3 date the page was created to January 11, 2019, NNC Special Session 1076 05/14 the page garnered a total 12,369 likes and Social Services & 1047 12,535 followers. Healthcare Work The first post made on the Council’s Session 05/27 Facebook page was on Monday, June 17, 2013 Coronavirus Report to 974 at 3:13 PM and featured the following text: the NNC 03/02 NNC Special Session 851 Tentative Schedule of Meetings for the Week 06/19 of June 17, 2013 NNC Summer Session 808 Naabik[‘íyáti’] Committee: no meeting 07/20 scheduled Budget & Finance Committee: June 18th NABI Committee 798 @10am - B&F Conference Room, Window Special Meeting 05/14 Rock, AZ Health, Education, & Human Services: June 19th @10am - North Conference Room, The top five cities that contribute viewers to Window Rock, AZ Law & Order Committee: June 17th @10am - the Council’s Vimeo page are: Navajo Technical College, Crownpoint, NM Resources & Development Committee: June 1. Window Rock: 4,621 17-21 Enterprise Week - Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort, Leupp, AZ 2. Beaver (UT): 3,216 3. Albuquerque: 2,337 4. Page: 2,207 From 2012 to December 31, 2018, the 5. Phoenix: 2,132* Council’s Facebook page published 1,818 posts. *City only. Greater Phoenix, including FACEBOOK CONTENT Phoenix, Chandler, Mesa, Gilbert, Scottsdale, (2019-CURRENT) Tempe, Glendale, Sun City, Litchfield Park, Videos 426 Buckeye, Peoria: 3,510. Existing 3 The top five states of Council’s Vimeo New 412 viewership during the reporting period are: Live videos 327

16 17 During the period January 1, 2019 to TWITTER December 31, 2020, the Council’s Facebook page videos produced the following statistics: The Navajo Nation Council’s Twitter social media account (@navajocouncil) was created in June 2013 and is currently fully managed FACEBOOK VIDEOS REACH through the Communications section. For the Minutes watched 3,548,214 period beginning with the Council’s first tweet Engaged people 136,988 New followers 15,576 on June 17, 2013 to December 31, 2018, the account gained a total 4,338 followers. In the period from January 1, 2019 to The top 10 videos with the most viewed December 31, 2020, the number of Twitter videos by total minutes viewed on the followers grew by 4,116. During the same Council’s Facebook page January 24, 2021, period, the Council’s tweets recorded a total are: 1.5 million impressions. INSTAGRAM TOP FACEBOOK VIDEO POSTS BY VIEWS - 2020 The Navajo Nation Council’s Instagram NNC Special Session 131.9K social media account (@navajonationcouncil) 03/20 was created June 17, 2013 at 3:45pm. The NN CARES Fund 84.8K former usernames associated with the Council Hardship Assistance & include: Chapter Distribution Radio Forum • @22ndnnc 24th NNC Special 72K @23rdnnc Session • • @24thnnc NABI Committee 68.2K Special Meeting 12/10 The following measures demonstrate NNC Special Session 62.8K changes in audience since January 1, 2019: Part-2 12/28 NNC Special Session 61.3K INSTAGRAM AUDIENCE 12/28 Followers 4,557 24th NNC Special 60K Posts 368 Session 11/02 Photos 302 BFC Special Meeting 51.5K 10/15 Carousels 59 NABI Committee 45.4K Stories 164 Special Meeting 12/17 New posts 284 NNC Special Session 45.4K Existing posts 224 (2013-2018) 9/24 TOTAL 683.3K Email Distribution

All interactions and follows during this To ensure we could continue growing our period were organic and did not require paid email distribution list, the Communications marketing by the Office of the Speaker. section fully transitioned to a new email distribution provider on November 6, 2020.

16 17 The new service has allowed the Speaker’s Office to better control costs associated with email distribution. As of April 1, 2019, the email distribution list contained 133 email contacts. By the end of 2019, we were able to increase that to 418 subscribers. From January 1 to December 31, 2020, the Communications section reports the email distribution list has grown to 2,860 active subscribers.

Email distribution expense for 2019- 2020: $1,320.37

Press releases

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18 19 18 19 PHOTO: Photographed by Milton Samuel “Jack” Snow, c. 1945. Courtesy of the in Window Rock, Arizona.

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