"We are fighting in a good way without compromise with the direction of our elders," James said, adding that all sacred sites are connected as all life is connected.
"We have that pride we need to unite with one voice without compromise."
The noon press conference at a downtown Phoenix hotel was attended by only one Arizona media outlet, a Spanish language newspaper.
During the conference, Kee Watchman, Navajo resisting relocation in Arizona, said Navajos have lived on their ancestral homelands at Cactus Valley and Big Mountain for 1,000 years.
Although some of the elders passed to the spirit world in recent years, Watchman said Navajo and Hopi living traditional lives continue to teach the young ones and make their prayers in reverence for the sacred plants and animals in their trust.
"We have that pride we need to unite with one voice without compromise."
The noon press conference at a downtown Phoenix hotel was attended by only one Arizona media outlet, a Spanish language newspaper.
During the conference, Kee Watchman, Navajo resisting relocation in Arizona, said Navajos have lived on their ancestral homelands at Cactus Valley and Big Mountain for 1,000 years.
Although some of the elders passed to the spirit world in recent years, Watchman said Navajo and Hopi living traditional lives continue to teach the young ones and make their prayers in reverence for the sacred plants and animals in their trust.