Hopi Chairman Wayne Taylor and Vice Chairman sworn in
Hopi Chairman Wayne Taylor and Vice Chairman Philip Quochytewa were sworn in Friday despite allegations of election wrongdoing by the Election Board chairwoman. Sarai Coocheyouma-Purley submitted a resignation letter detailing irregularities, with the council planning to address her letter on Dec. 2 but recessing to Dec. 12 instead.
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Tuba” City
Ariz
Wayne Taylor
Philip Quochytewa
Election Board
Sarai Coochyouma-Purley
Hopi Tribal Council
Coachyouma-Purley
Teens sentenced in Shiprock man's murder case
Two teens pled guilty to second degree murder in the April 12 fire death of 67 year old Mike Yazzie in Shiprock. Tyson Montoya 19 of Albuquerque drew 12 years plus five years supervised release. Marlon Lyle Recenti 17 of Shiprock received 12 years and five months plus five years supervised release. FBI handled the investigation.
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Albuquerque
Uss
John DaVay
Tyson Montoya
Marlon Lyle
Recenti
Shiprock
U.S
Mike Yazzie
Yazzie
FBI
Navajo Nation Council urged to approve reapportionment plan
Navajo Election Supervisors urge a special session of the Navajo Nation Council on Friday December 19 to approve a reapportionment plan. They warn delays deny equal protection as population shifts since the last 12 years alter council representation. Six plans have been proposed.
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Donna ‘Wilson Dine
Rock
Navajo Nation Board ‘of Election Supervisors
Navajo Nation Council
Richie Nez
Navajo Election Administration
Navajo Nation
Nez
Tribal
Navajo Council
Grants Bureau profiles Voni Yerkes and Grants arts push
Jonathan McDonald highlights Voni Yerkes executive director of the Cibola Arts Council. She blends sculpture and writing with broad volunteering to boost local arts, schools, and inclusion of artists in Grants New Mexico. The article cites grants, including a $100,000 DOT public art award for a Fire and Ice sculpture and Yerkes efforts to start theatre and storytelling programs.
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Voni Yerkes
Cibola
Yerkes
Arts ‘Councils
National ‘Board
March of Dimes
Caroline Pope
Arts Council
Kiwanis
Future Families Foundation
Weng Wor
Department of Transportation Public Art
Santa Fe Ave
Aris
Apries
Igt School
Phuddentg
North Carolina
Navajo entrepreneurs push promotion and partnerships regionally
About a dozen Navajo business owners from Four Corners met to discuss promoting their ventures and forming a directory to raise visibility at the Chamber of Commerce. They see networking and partnerships as keys to growth while noting gaps despite the Navajo Preference Law. The council approved a Micro-Enterprise Loan Program for home based and very small businesses, with $2,500 to $7,500 loans and a streamlined process managed by a Regional Office.
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Four ‘Comets
Roberta John
Navajo Nation Division of Economic Development
Four Corners
Chamber of Commerce
John
Anthony ‘Emerson
Kirtland
N. M
Emerson
Economic Development ‘Committee of the
Navajo
Nation -Council
Council
Richard Kontz
Kontz
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Shiprock Man
Donovan Quinterp
Ashely, Justice
David Coker
Red
Rock ‘Elementary School
Stewart
Jolly Ol
Saint Nick
Eel Up
Jonathan McDonald
Grants Bureau
Onnez
Dell Jones
Independen T
Princeton
Mission Streets
Gallup
Christ
Mas
St. Nick
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