Gallup youth facing trial for adult murder case
Defense motions to suppress evidence and block prosecution efforts to try Jonah Jeter 17 as an adult stalled as Judge Grant Foutz said he would accept all information and allow further briefs over 20 days. Jeter, charged in the killing of Oliver Yazzie 30 at the Pilot truck stop near Gallup on Nov 3, faces ongoing legal maneuvering over age and admissibility of statements.
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Gallup
Jonah Jeter
11Th Judicial
Grant
Foutz
Jeter
Corona
Calif
Oliver Yazzie
Stacey
Ward
Jeff
Navajo elders warn of loss of identity and culture
Community volunteers from Restore Harmony launch grassroots efforts to counter negative influences that threaten Navajo grandchildren. Castilian Diné notes conversations often stalled by language and tradition. Victor Begay stresses Navajo identity as special and imperative to remind youth.
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Victor Begay
Restore ‘Harmony
Miss Easter Navajo Helps Kids This Christmas
Khrissy Deal Enditto, 19, Miss Eastern Navajo, raises toys for needy children at Christmas. A Thoreau High graduate, she has collected over 200 toys in under two months with help from family and community. She will distribute toys and food baskets December 23 across Borrego Pass, Baca, Casimiro Lake, and Mariano Lake.
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Thoreau
Thoreau High School
Khrissy Deal Enditto
Crownpoint
Deal Enduro
Borrego Pass
Baca
Casimiro Lake
Mariano Lake
Tanya Saunders
Thoreau Elementary School
Local judges bow out of Gallup county contract dispute
Gallup three district judges recuse themselves from a case between the Gallup Independent and McKinley County over a four year plumbing contract. Judge Sandra Price will hear the matter in Farmington after the others stepped aside. County officials hire Kevin Brown to represent the county at the hearing as the dispute over keeping committee member names public proceeds.
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Gallup
Gallup Independent
McKinley County
Farmington
McKinley County. ‘Commission
The
Dallago. Corp
County Commission
Dave Dallago
Independent
Robert Aragon
Sandra Price
Tom Trujillo
Association of Counties
Santa Fe
Kevin Brown
McCracken Mesa Residents Seek Settling of Land Rights
Dozens of descendants of 27 priority-listed occupants gathered at a Dec 14 Resources Committee meeting in San Juan County Utah to push the Navajo Nation and federal government to formally establish land-use rights on McCracken Mesa. They urge inclusion in decisions guiding BIA actions and Navajo Nation oversight as the issue lingers since 1989.
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Rock
McCracken Mesa
Navajo Nation
San Juan County
Utah
Mrs. Sleepy
Little Wagon
Slim
Tom Mustache
Yellow Hat
Chester Benally
BIA
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Adron Gardiner
Peterson
Zach
Navajo Nation Museum
Dalia
Bureau
Misa
Naito ‘Khriss Lee
Enditto
Args
Jorge Thuraday
Enditto Ra Anon End
Rghidren
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