Man gets over five years for meth sales on Navajo Nation
A St. Michael's man, Dean Allen Greene, 46, was sentenced to 63 months by U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell after pleading guilty on May 29 to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. From April 2004 to February 2006, Greene and a co-defendant sold between 50 and 200 grams of meth, part of an FBI Navajo Nation takedown with the DEA and Navajo Nation Public Safety involved.
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Window Rock
St. Michael’s
Dean Allen Greene
U.S
David G. Campbell
Greene
Sandy Raynor
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Phoenix
FBI
Debra McCarley
Navajo Nation Department of Public Safety
Drug Enforcement Administration
Nuvamsa Victory Upheld Over Hopi Council Fight
Nuvamsa wins a Hopi Tribal Court ruling voiding the Hopi Council’s bid to remove Chairman Benjamin Nuvamsa. Judge Geoffrey Tager found the March 27 resolution rescinding the election unconstitutional and null. Nuvamsa hailed the decision as a win for constitutional and civil rights and for democratic governance.
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Kykotsmovi
Ariz
Hopi Tribal Court Pro
Tom
Geoffrey’ “Tager
Hopi Tribal Council
Benjamin Nuvamsa
Nuvamsa
Bishop PelotteS health status moves across states
The Diocese of Gallup reports Bishop Donald E. Pelotte is receiving treatment for traumatic brain injury at Memorial Hermann/TIRR in Houston after transfers from Rehoboth McKinley Hospital in Gallup and John C. Lincoln Hospital in Phoenix. He remains under aggressive care and is expected to need ongoing treatment for some time.
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Memorial Hermann/TIRR
Houston
Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hospital
Gallup
Pelotte
Arizona
John C. Lincoln Hospital
Phoenix
Chancery
Dana Pelotte
Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament
Memorial
Hermann/TIRR
Nageezi Chapter House rises from ashes dedication marks milestone
In a 10,000 square foot rebuild, the Nageezi Chapter House opened after an 18 month wait following a devastating fire. More than 100 attendees celebrated the $600,000 project with Navajo speakers, music by Talibah Begay and the Eastern Swingers, and a luncheon. The new facility includes a kitchen, computer lab, several offices, and decorative woodwork highlighting the community’s resilience. Lifelong resident Evelyn Cauto praised the renovation while recalling the earlier loss.
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R Ageezi
A. Nageezi
Nageezi
Talibah Begay
Alvin Willie
Nizhoni
Ech
Evelyn Cauto
Smoothing Pinehaven Road Aims To Aid Gallup Area
Carolie Watkins Shas has pressed McKinley County for three years to fund chip sealing of a four to five mile stretch of Pinehaven Road about ten miles south of Gallup. The gravel road is county maintained and neighbors signed right of way forms, enabling county control while taxes are debated. Watkins met weekly with officials and attended commission meetings to sway support.
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Carolie Watkins Shas
McKinley County Commission
Pinehaven Road
Gallup
Watkins
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