BBC was followed by the Government's acceptance of the recommendation made by the Crawford Committee (1925–26) that the British Broadcasting Company be replaced by a non-commercial, Crown-chartered organisation: the British Broadcasting Corporation. The British Broadcasting Corporation came into existence on 1 January 1927, and Reith – newly knighted – was appointed its first Director General. To represent its purpose and (stated) values, the new corporation adopted the coat of arms, including the motto "Nation shall speak peace unto Nation". British radio audiences had little choice apart from the upscale programming of the BBC. Reith, an intensely moralistic executive, was in full
Navajo Nation Council concurrently as Speaker and President, and that the speakership shall not be considered vacated. The delegates to the 23rd, and current, Navajo Nation Council were inaugurated at Ft. Defiance, AZ, on January 13, 2015. Lorenzo Bates (T'iistoh Sikaad, Nenahnezad, Upper Fruitland, Tse' Daa' Kaan, Newcomb, San Juan)—elected January 26, 2015, to a two-year term—is the current Speaker of the Council and leader of the legislative branch. The standing committees are listed at the Navajo Nation Council website. The (Navajo) created the ceremonial gatherings called " which met every 2–4 years, or on an emergency basis as needed. The traditional Navajo