Darryl Bitsoi — Interview Q&A
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Platform & Branch Conflict
Cal asked: What's your platform, and how would you address the unequal three-branch balance?
Bitsoi framed his platform as a community effort (“we,” not “your own”) and put communication at the center — being upfront about the issues and what's in the best interest of the people, and opening direct lines with the executive branch so the branches are on the same page. He agreed the three branches aren't in balance and attributed much of it to individuals.
Not sure how to weigh this answer? The five lenses, in brief ▾
- Transparency & accountability: who is responsible, and how would progress be measured and verified?
- Root cause: does this address the underlying problem, or only the symptom?
- Culture — K’é / Hózhǫ: does it strengthen kinship, restore balance, honor future generations?
- Collaboration: who would need to work together — and does the answer name them?
- Prevention vs. damage control: does it prevent harm, or only respond after it?
Government Reform
Cal asked: Are you familiar with government reform and the office running it?
Bitsoi candidly said he isn't deeply familiar — he's read about it — and Cal connected it to the unfinished business since 1989 and the defunded Office of Government Development.
Not sure how to weigh this answer? The five lenses, in brief ▾
- Transparency & accountability: who is responsible, and how would progress be measured and verified?
- Root cause: does this address the underlying problem, or only the symptom?
- Culture — K’é / Hózhǫ: does it strengthen kinship, restore balance, honor future generations?
- Collaboration: who would need to work together — and does the answer name them?
- Prevention vs. damage control: does it prevent harm, or only respond after it?
Decision-Making
Cal asked: Would you decide on the merit of a resolution, or your chapters' positions?
Bitsoi said his own chapters come first, but that he would weigh whether a measure is doable, feasible, and worth it on the merits, rather than trading votes for chapter support.
Not sure how to weigh this answer? The five lenses, in brief ▾
- Transparency & accountability: who is responsible, and how would progress be measured and verified?
- Root cause: does this address the underlying problem, or only the symptom?
- Culture — K’é / Hózhǫ: does it strengthen kinship, restore balance, honor future generations?
- Collaboration: who would need to work together — and does the answer name them?
- Prevention vs. damage control: does it prevent harm, or only respond after it?
Health Care & 638
Cal asked: Do you agree with 638, and are the facilities functioning?
Bitsoi supports 638 “if you have the right personnel,” and pointed to accountability and the facility boards. Pressed on readiness, he said he doesn't think the Nation is ready to fully run independent 638s yet and would need to demonstrate the capacity first, noting 638s lean on third-party billing while private hospitals have a paying population.
Not sure how to weigh this answer? The five lenses, in brief ▾
- Transparency & accountability: who is responsible, and how would progress be measured and verified?
- Root cause: does this address the underlying problem, or only the symptom?
- Culture — K’é / Hózhǫ: does it strengthen kinship, restore balance, honor future generations?
- Collaboration: who would need to work together — and does the answer name them?
- Prevention vs. damage control: does it prevent harm, or only respond after it?
Economic Development & the Navajo Business Opportunity Act (NBOA)
Cal asked: What is economic development, and what's the Navajo Business Opportunity Act?
Bitsoi described economic development as becoming self-sustaining, big or small. On a stalled chapter store and on the NBOA, he leaned on communicating with everyone involved and establishing accountability, and did not detail the Act itself.
Not sure how to weigh this answer? The five lenses, in brief ▾
- Transparency & accountability: who is responsible, and how would progress be measured and verified?
- Root cause: does this address the underlying problem, or only the symptom?
- Culture — K’é / Hózhǫ: does it strengthen kinship, restore balance, honor future generations?
- Collaboration: who would need to work together — and does the answer name them?
- Prevention vs. damage control: does it prevent harm, or only respond after it?
Land & Resource Issues
Cal asked: Chaco Canyon fracking, zoning, the checkerboard allotment area?
Bitsoi said he is against fracking near Chaco, and was candid that he is not yet familiar with the zoning specifics or the checkerboard land-allotment issue that touches his region.
Not sure how to weigh this answer? The five lenses, in brief ▾
- Transparency & accountability: who is responsible, and how would progress be measured and verified?
- Root cause: does this address the underlying problem, or only the symptom?
- Culture — K’é / Hózhǫ: does it strengthen kinship, restore balance, honor future generations?
- Collaboration: who would need to work together — and does the answer name them?
- Prevention vs. damage control: does it prevent harm, or only respond after it?
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