Begaye vetoes Navajo council pay raise debate
President Begaye rejected a $10,000 pay raise for Navajo Nation Council delegates and other salary boosts amid political friction. Overrides eyed for a Monday session as delegates push to overturn two presidential vetoes, with votes possible after 10 am. Begaye cited legal, ethical, and process concerns, urging a comprehensive reform package rather than piecemeal raises.
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Begaye
Navajo Council
Edward T. Begay
Navajo__ Nation Council
Begaye Kills
Fire on the Mountain Near Ramah In Zuni Range
Fire crews from Cheyenne Arapaho and Concho units battle a hot spot in the Zuni Mountains north of Ramah on Friday. Crew member Defrades Soseeah refills water as others work the forest fire with Virick Laweka assisting.
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Zuni Mountains
Ramah
Zuni 54
Soseeah
Virick Laweka
Indian traders feud lands one in court in Gallup
Gallup court records reveal a dispute between two Indian traders escalated into a verbal confrontation. Steve Coleman, owner of The Nugget Gallery, was found guilty on a petty misdemeanor assault for an April 17 incident involving Linda Duckett at Jack's Southwestern Gold. Magistrate Judge John Carey dismissed harassment and trespassing charges.
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Gallup
Steve Coleman
Nugget Gallery
Region II Narcotics Task Force
Linda Duckett
John Carey
Police raid Tuba City chapter house
Navajo Police and White Collar Unit conducted a raid on the Tuba City Chapter House on Friday seizing carts of evidence financial records and chapter files. Officials said investigations by the tribe s Special Investigations and white collar unit are underway with no comment from the chief prosecutor and no FBI involvement reported.
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Tuba City
Ariz
Window Rock
Navajo Police Department
Navajo Tribe
Tribe
Special Investigations
Donovan Brown
Brown
Robert Yazzie
Faron Morgan
Vetoes push Navajo Nation Council into special session
The Navajo Nation Council enters a special session as election turmoil deepens. Ethics and Rules backs Speaker Begay’s bid for an 11th special session, while the Board of Election Supervisors mulls resolutions on postponement and sanctions tied to the Aug. 1 vote and absentee deadlines.
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Jim Maniaci Diné
Window Rock
Navajo Nation Council
Ethics and Rules Committee
Edward T. Begay
Board of Election Supervisors
Supeser
Kelsey Begaye
Council
Begaye
Albinism affects many local people in Pine area
Sylvia Carlson reports on albinism through local voices, focusing on Kathleen De la Rosa Widefoot and Navajo and Hopi reservations. The piece outlines prevalence estimates, personal impact, and the need for education to change attitudes, with expert note on types OCA I OCA II and ocular albinism.
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Pinon, Ariz
Kathleen de la Rosa Widefoot
Widefoot
Chinle
Pifion
Ariz
The
Tri
Hollywood
Murray Brilliant
University of Arizona School of Medicine
Johy
Kathleen Widefoot
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Bine Bureau
ROCK
Kelsey' sBegaye
Taylor McKenzie
Navajo Board of Election Supervisors
Election Administration
Government Development Commission
Michael Fa
Tanya Brazil
Coleman
Jack
Southwestern Gold
Jack Duckett Jr
Independent
Tuba
Catherine Coolwind Feher
Penden
FBI
Phoenix
Sylvia Carlson
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