Beaten Victim Found After Nighttime Disturbance
Deputy Joel Moyes and another officer responded to a 1:30 a.m. call at 928B rural address after a neighbor reported yelling and objects being slammed. Rainy roads stalled a patrol car. at a duplex they found a disabled man asleep on a couch with a large amount of bloody water pooled outside the door. See Blood, Page 2
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Gallup
McKinley County
Joel Moyes
Blreno
Henio
NPD
Sal
Moya
Navajo Nation Fair Vendors Prepare for Big Week
Sheila Curley of Ft. Defiance stocks 50 bags of Bluebird flour and baking powder plus salt and shortening to feed hundreds of frybread during the Navajo Nation Fair. Vendors fill slots while fair manager Leo Watchman Jr notes potential revenue impact from delayed tribal payrolls and anticipates a large turnout with traditional ceremonies and a rodeo lineup.
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Carolyn Calvin
Cine Bue
Window Rock
Sheila Curley
Ft. Defiance
Curley
Fairgrounds
B.R. Yazzie
Tse Bonito, N.M
Yazzie
Naval
Leo Watchman, Jr
Hearing Opens To Determine Jurisdiction In Fatal Navajo Crash
The New Mexico Court of Appeals orders a San Juan County district judge to reexamine whether Travis Frank of the Navajo Nation can be prosecuted for six deaths in a car crash. The unanimous ruling cites an incorrect legal analysis of whether the accident occurred in Indian country and how federal land administration rules apply. The decision returns the case for further fact finding and potential retrial.
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Santa FE
Bloomfield
State’ Court
San Juan
Travis
Frank
Joseph Rich
Bueau
Local Notice Fragment Sparks Community Traffic Inquiry
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a meeting in Fay about a transportation matter. It mentions needing a vehicle with insurance and an in person request labeled by an entity or individual named Bob, with unclear punctuation and names.
Traditional art binds Navajo culture at cultural fair
At El Morro National Monument, Navajo bead worker Linda Henio and relatives demonstrate beadwork and weaving at the park cultural fair. Henio notes eye limits on tiny beads while her aunt Lorraine Wayne conveys a lifetime of weaving, quilting, sewing, and moccasin making. Wayne learned from her mother who remains active at 102.
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Guy Jacobs
Jaymas
Henio
Ramah
el Morro National Monument
Gallup
Zuni
Vanderee
Bluewater
Santa Fe
el Morro
Linda He
Nio
Lorraine’ Wayne
Wayne
Jaymas Henio
Murder figure mixup on Navajo Nation homicides sparks dispute
Chief investigator Dorothy Fulton says AP overstated homicides on the Navajo Nation at 50, arguing the correct total by August is 35. Butler disputes the 50 figure, noting the NDLE numbers and Fulton’s method differ. AP stands by the original 50 if sourced from Butler, while Fulton cites a computerized database and possible misclassification of deaths.
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Gallup
Associated Press
Navajo Nation
Dorothy L. Fulton
The
Independent
Butler
Fulton
Navajo Department of Law Enforcement
David Nez
Division of Public Safety
Heil
Shiprock
Billy Hillgartner
Hillgartner
Jeer
Navajo Nation Council
Julton
Associated Press Bureau
Albuquerque
Butleri
NDLE
Feds and tribal leaders seek to curb reservation crime
President Clinton directs U S attorneys to meet with tribal leaders and generate ideas to improve law enforcement on reservations by year end. Homicide on Indian lands rose 87 percent in five years while nationwide crime fell 22 percent. Attorney General Janet Reno says tribal communities face heavy toll and lagging investigative and detention services.
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Washington
Clinton
U.S
Janet Reno
Justice and Interior Departments
Navajo
Arizona
BIA
Feds
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Malcolm Branner
Conmpurors. Ee
Watchman
Fair
ZeEster Clyatt
Malcolm Brenner
Diana Heil
Farmington Daily ‘Times Shiprock Bureau
Leonard G. Butler
Gahip Caltioulé Hint School
Adienne
Chavez
Felt
Roseanne
Hoedebeck
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