Attorney named to probe tribal groups
Fred Chris Smith, a Santa Fe attorney, was named special prosecutor to investigate three Navajo Nation entities the school boards, the Hospitality Enterprise, and the Utility Authority board. He will report to a panel of judges meeting monthly.
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Gallup
Navajo Nation
Fred Chris Smith
Santa Fe
Albert Hale
Thomas At‘citty
Smith
Levon Henry
Navajo Nation ‘Council
Navajo Nation Hospitality Enterprise
Navajo Tribal Utility Authority Board of Directors
Navajo Justice Department
Judicial Panel
The
Council
Hale
Atcitty
Tribe
Peter MacDonald
Henry
Justice Department
Navajo group seeks stronger Native voice in Democratic Party
Nine Navajo citizens met in Gallup for the first Native Americans for the Democratic Party meeting led by Ben Shelly. They aim to unify the Native American vote, debate whether to back candidates or issues, and stress collective protection against betrayal while promoting Native American causes.
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Gallup
Democratic Party
Ben Shelly
McKinley County
Shelly
Charles Long
Irvin Harrison
Milton Martinez
Candi
Karl Gillson
Sim Harlim
University of New Mexico
Mary Anne Anmijo
Navajo Nation approves higher bootlegging penalties
The Navajo Nation Council approved revisions to the criminal code raising maximum fines for bootlegging from 500 to 5000 dollars and jail terms from six months to a year. Police may seize bootlegger property. Delegates voted 61 to 1 with 3 abstentions. one member warned fines could be unaffordable for the poor. A public safety strike team will target bootlegging and anti school violence tied to gangs.
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Window Rock
Navajo Nation Council
Larry Foster
Kelsey Begaye
Duane Tsinigine
Bodaway Gap
Kathleen Bowman
Tribe
Public Defender Office
U.S
Navajo Division of Public Safety
Panel eyes prickly prison problems
The special advisory group examining New Mexico prisons began work to address a complex set of issues amid finger-pointing between legislators and the administration. The panel will study outdated prisoner classification and flawed Wackenhut contracts, aiming to craft legislative remedies and likely establish an oversight committee.
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Walter Howerton Jr
Santa Fe Bureau
Santa FE
New Mexico
Ben
Gary Johnson
Rob Perry
Perry
Sanchez
Wackenhut Corrections
Clinton seeks one billion for American Indian nations
President Clinton's 2001 budget includes a one billion dollar request for American Indian communities aimed at expanding economic opportunity health care education and law enforcement. The plan, discussed without specifics, follows the 1.9 billion Bureau of Indian Affairs budget this year. Navajo AmeriCorps volunteer Christina Jones attended as a guest, sharing her views on community improvements in Round Rock Arizona.
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Clinton
Congress
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Christina Jones
AmeriCorps
Round Rock
Ariz
Justina Jones
Ta‘neeszahnii
Ameri-Corps
Four Corners
Arizona
Utah
Colorado
New Mexico
Jones
Diné College
State of the Union
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Diné
Jett Jones
Clay St
Zarana Sanghani
Michael Sanchez
Valencia County
Secretary of Corrections
Dave Pederson
Ridgecrest
Boggios
Washington
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