Navajo Nation Priorities Presented here are the Navajo Nation FY 2014 Budget of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education budget priorities: 1. Public Safety and Justice 2. Human Services 3. Education 4. Natural Resources Management The Navajo Nation priorities are based upon the need to enhance and sustain the cultural, economic, social and governmental vitality of the Navajo people. A government-to-government relationship exists between the Navajo Nation and the U.S. government. This relationship is based upon our sacred Treaty of 1868 with the U.S. government, the Snyder Act of 1921, the Indian Self- Determination and Education Assistance Act, as amended and other similar federal laws, which authorize federal appropriations to the Navajo Nation for the benefit of the Navajo people.

Law Enforcement Patrol Criminal Statistics – FY 2011 Part I – Felony 3,787 Part II – Misdemeanor 204,866 Total 208,653 Annual Arrest: 28,977 Violent Crime: 1,098 Property Crime: 2,689 Vandalism: 4,097 Disorder Conduct: 10,181 Drunkenness: 33,523 DWI: 6,479 Domestic Violence: 4,700 Call for Services: 250,000 Average Response Time (min) 25 Jail Beds 48 Operational Information Annual Budget: $16,000,000 Actual Budget Need: $22,000,000 SHORTFALL: $6,000, commissioned officers cover an area of 27,000 square miles

Tribal Courts The Judicial Branch provides stability in the Navajo Nation government by providing services through: Tribal Courts Peacemaking Probation & parole Pursuant to Diné bi beenahaz’áanii, the Judicial Branch has developed a justice system that fully embodies the traditional values and processes of the Navajo People in accordance with Navajo Nation laws, customs, traditions, and applicable federal laws. FY 2014 P.L BUDGET REQUEST: $3,423,000

Human Services Social Services The service area for the Navajo Nation P.L Social Services contract covers the Navajo Nation and border towns. 332 miles 217 miles The National Child Welfare League of America 15:1. Navajo social workers 35:1 : :

Human Services Housing Improvement Program Project Accomplishments Completed Projects Before and After The Housing Improvement Program is NOT a duplication of HUD NAHASDA. NAHASDA has income requirements – HIP serves the neediest individuals that have no other alternative for housing. HIP typically serves elderly and handicapped individuals needing homes and improvements

Human Services Welfare Assistance Navajo Social Services considers the use of welfare assistance funds as “Family Support Assistance,” with the intent to promote family unity. Welfare assistance funds are utilized when no other comparable services are available. Welfare assistance funds prevent eligible Navajo families from “falling through the cracks,” when in need of financial assistance and residential care. Family reunification and de- institutionalization are goals when purchasing residential care services for children, youth, adults, and elderly. All welfare assistance services are offered to eligible Navajos in a context of cultural relevancy. “Family Support Assistance”

Tribal Scholarships – Higher Education FY 2014 Budget Request  $34.7 million additional funds requested;  $12.2 annually is not sufficient to support the increasing number of students that apply for funding every year; and  Cost of education is also consistently rising. Additional funds are needed to support the increasing cost of inflation.

Johnson-O’Malley Program In fiscal year 2012: Conducted 31 public school district fiscal and programmatic monitoring in Ariz., N.M. and Utah; Increased student enrollment; Provided supplemental funding (25 CFR) to schools to meet unique and specialized opportunities: Tutoring, educational field trips Increased attendance and academic performance At-risk counselingSummer school Promoted native studies including language and culture preservation Required school items According to the U.S. Census Bureau almost 70 percent of Navajos speak their tribal language in the home. In contrast, only 30 percent of Native Americans as a whole speak their own tribal language in the home.

Resource Management Navajo Indian Irrigation Project o Under P.L the Federal Government promised to fully fund NIIP o The Navajo Nation gave up water rights as a part of this deal o NIIP should be fully funded at $26 m per year to fulfill the federal government obligation Bennett Freeze should be funded under its own line item not as part of Natural Resource Management o Fund under a separate line item (as was done in 2011) for $1.2 m

Conclusion The Navajo Nation has an obligation to serve the needs of it’s citizens just as the federal government has an obligation to fulfill its trust responsibility For this reason the Navajo Nation requests: o Contract Support (TPA) costs need to be fully funded (currently at 85%) o Tribal Grant Contract Support costs need to be fully funded (currently at 65%) Native Nations should be considered in practice MANDATORY/NON DISCRETIONARY FUNDING not subject to reductions under the Deficit Reduction Act. Treaty obligations are not discretionary they are legal compacts.