12 Jun 1987
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Newspaper
New Mexico Gallup Independent
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1987
Page
1
A partial OCR fragment mentions Dear Abby in volume 3, with scattered words like School Deaths Southwest Leisure and various garbled strings. The content is too fragmented to identify a coherent event, person, or organization for a proper summary.
About 1,000 fans on Hopi lands gathered for the Reggae Sunsplash Tour of 87 in Polacca. Jamaican acts shared stages with Hopi and Navajo attendees, highlighting Rastafarian roots, Garvey’s legacy, and a unity of cultures amid concerted calls for freedom and land rights.
Culture Connection, eight Hopi friends in Polacca Arizona, promotes reggae acts to Hopi audiences linking Jamaican musicians with Hopi communities. They have hosted 15 shows since 1984, stressing positive messages of unity and love. Performances cost $10 to $17.50, with artists often lowering fees to avoid losses while expanding reggae reach among Hopis and area tribes.
The Acoma tribe says it blocked the El Malpais National Monument bill after protests over lands joining the proposal. The Senate committee delayed action to resolve water rights and potential wells access for Acoma and local residents, with debate focusing on future water resource language. The bill remains under consideration for June 17 in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
A conservation area is designated encompassing approximately 377,000 acres. The measure outlines a large protected zone likely affecting land use, wildlife habitat, and regional planning. Officials note the size underscores the scope and environmental goals of the designation.
The Navajo Tribe and Arizona Public Service suspend appellate proceedings in a long running case alleging violations of the Navajo Nation Preference Employment Act at the Four Corners plant. Talks aim at a negotiated settlement, with about 300 workers employed there, roughly 60 percent Navajo.
Crownpoint plans a six acre shopping center beside the new hospital with a 37000 square foot footprint. The project costs 2.8 million dollars and will create about 100 jobs financed by EDA HUD block grants BIA and the Navajo Tribe. Architect David N Sloan & Associates of Albuquerque designed the complex as part of the Navajo Nation push to expand local goods and services.
The 99th Lions Club Rodeo launches with a Saturday parade at 10 am starting Gurley Motor Company. Events run June 16 to 20, including team roping at Red Rock State Park, Jubilee Night, and a shell balloon barnyard scramble for children. The junior rodeo queen will be crowned tonight.
Federal health officials praise the Indian Health Service for smoke free premises after the Hopi Reservation hospital at Reams Canyon Arizona banned smoking in all areas in 1983. CDC says most IHS facilities are now smoke free and 100 percent smoke free health facilities are achievable. The IHS runs 45 hospitals 65 health centers and field clinics as DHHS announced a broader plan to make buildings smoke free.
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