Hopi Chairman Herman Honanie says that if the Navajo Nation approves the Grand Canyon Escalade project, the agreement that sought to resolve longstanding land disputes between the two tribes would be violated.
Navajo President Russell Begaye told a Flagstaff newspaper that he continues to oppose the Grand Canyon Escalade bill.
A proposed Grand Canyon Escalade bill, which seeks approval from the Navajo Nation Council to jump start a controversial project, has begun to move forward late Monday.
A key member of the Confluence Partners, who is asking the Navajo Nation to give him a $65 million loan to build the proposed Grand Canyon Escalade, apparently is unable to pay his bills in Scottsdale.