Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez said the many levels of federal bureaucracy get in the way of connecting families to power. He wants an executive order from Biden to connect rural families more quickly.
Even as the nation makes progress in connecting houses to electricity, many households are lost in red tape.
Atene’s household is among an estimated 14,000 families that need basic electricity, according to the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority , which provides power to Navajo citizens across Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado. Because the house has solar, the local government isn’t prioritizing a hookup. The mysterious group that installed it may not be around to service the panels either. If the family had to pick, they’d pick the grid for full power.
Tsosie said that the chapter government passed eight different resolutions for NTUA connections, including for Clark Village. Three projects are currently being funded by the chapter, he said, adding that it will likely be at least another year or two before families in Clark Village get their connections.
The plight of some of his community members is difficult to communicate to his peers on the Navajo Nation Council, a 24-member body, Daniels says. The Council and Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez have yet to spend the nation’s federal infrastructure bill funds. “A lot of the proposals that we receive here are given to us by the local chapters, and we don’t decide who gets power up at the Window Rock level,” Nez said, referring to the location of the Navajo Nation’s capital. “It’s pursuant to what the local community project proposals are.”
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