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Newspaper
New Mexico Gallup Independent
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 2000
Page
1
The Navajo Nation Council moved toward granting itself a pay raise after 12 years. Delegates can override President Begaye’s veto if 76 of 110 chapters approve within 30 days. The council voted 61 to 12 to seek chapter surrender of pay-raise authority, first overturning a Begaye veto since 1999. Chapters have a Feb 28 deadline to approve or oppose.
A century‑long feudal dispute over Big Mountain in northeastern Arizona escalates as Tuesday marks the legal start for eviction proceedings against about a dozen Navajo families who refuse to leave or sign leases with Hopis. Elders and leaders see it as a potential end to a divided land’s turmoil, with May Shay, a Navajo elder, calling for peace amid the fragile scene on Hopi reservations.
The Anzona Republic reports Navajos faced with relocation to Hopi land after a 1974 federal law. Dozens of Navajo families, including Katherine Smith, feel their ancestral homeland and cultural ties will be severed as land is transferred to the Hopi Tribe amid accusations of racism and injustice in a long intertribal dispute.
In Gallup New Mexico the McKinley County DWI Court aims to divert handlers from jail by pairing offenders with a team including a public defender prosecutor judge and treatment adviser. For two to five DWI charges or alcohol related crimes the program requires counseling random tests and regular reviews.
Santa Fe officials faced a delayed vote on Indian gambling compacts after two letters from the Interior Department and Pojoaque Pueblo Gov. Jake Viarrial cast doubt on repayment terms and the final pay rate. The letters halted progress, prompting lawmakers to reconsider amid a crowded public hearing that moved to the House chamber. Laguna Pueblo Gov. Harry Early cited economic initiatives like the Dancing Eagle casino and referenced the Jackpile uranium mine as historical employment in the area.
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