Knievel is convinced that Raymond Nakai, the chairman of the Navajo Indian Tribal Council, is receptive
to what Knievel calls «my program,» but the 74 - member council has so far
refused to grant him permission
to build takeoff facilities; this, despite his offer
to deposit $ 100,000
to guarantee the wages of whatever Indians he would employ
to construct the ramp, runway,
access area and
parking lot.