Navajo Nation (Nov. 16, 2021) — The 24th Navajo Nation Council reaffirmed its opposition to the Biden Administration proposal of a 20-year ban on oil and gas drilling within a 10-mile radius of the Chaco Cultural Heritage site in northwestern New Mexico on Tuesday.
“The Biden Administration bypasssed previous requests to Congress for field hearings and for leaders to hear directly from our Navajo families affected in the Chaco Canyon region.  The position of the Navajo Nation Council is for the creation of a 5-mile buffer within and around this sacred site,” said Navajo Spokesperson Seth Damon.

To see the Navajo Nation’s New Release, see link below.

Navajo Nation Reaffirms Opposition to 10-Mile Buffer at Chaco