Two Pedestrians Struck and Killed East of Grants
State police report two separate fatal pedestrian crashes near Grants. An 82-year-old New Laguna woman, Clara Encino, was struck on I-40 near Laguna by a San Antonio driver, Juan Jose Hernandez, and died at the scene. Alcohol not involved. A 35-year-old man, Willard James Garcia of Cubero, was killed in a hit and run on SR 124 near Budville. the vehicle, later recovered, left the scene with the driver unrecovered and Garcia was intoxicated per medical examiner.
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Laguna
Grants
Faron Segotta
Clara Encino
New Laguna
Juan Jose Hernandez
San Antonio
Texas
Segotta
Hernandez
Encino
Willard James Garcia
State Rd
Budville
Garcia
Resolution protects burial sites and tribal tax talks
SHIPROCK AP The New Mexico Commission on Indian Affairs asks that when an Indian is buried the remains not be disturbed and burial sites be protected. A second resolution urges state inclusion of tribal governments in tax negotiations to end double taxation hindering self sufficiency.
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Shiprock
New Mexico Commission On Indian Affairs
Raphel Martin
Official busted sparks protest at Navajo Nation offices
Navajo Nation Legislative Advisor and Election Supervisor Robert Salabye was arrested for failing to appear in court on a battery charge, prompting a dispute over police procedures. Tribal officials say officers did not notify the supervisor or carry a warrant, and used three patrol vehicles to arrest Salabye at the legislative offices. Salabye was booked on a nonpayment of child support warrant, not the battery charge.
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Marley Shebala Dine
Window Rock
Ariz
Navajo Nation
Robert Salabye
Salabye
Legislative Branch
Ray Baldwin Louis
Louis
Navajo Nation Council
Nelson Gorman
Nazlini
Miracle Network telethon raises funds for New Mexico hospital
Harry Ramsey performs George Strait song during the Children's Miracle Network Telethon in Grants to benefit the Children's Hospital of New Mexico. The event raised 5760 dollars toward a 5000 dollar goal as Cheryl Ladd discusses allocation with Trudy Crumb of 7 Cities Productions.
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Harry Ramsey
George Straight
Children’s Miracle Network
Children’s Hospital of New Mexico
Grants
Cheryl Ladd
The
Hospital
Trudy Crumb
7 Cities Productions
Navajo Reservation Informal System Helps Homeless
Eastern Bureau reports on Navajo Way director Angela Johnson-Connor outlining temporary homelessness among Navajo families during divorce or livelihood displacement. She notes extended family networks reduce permanent homelessness yet services remain hard to find on and off the reservation.
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Tori Adams
Eastern Bureau
Window Rock
Ariz
Navajo Reservation
Gallup
Angela Johnson-Connor
Navajo Way
Johnson-Connor
Queen of hearts Dawn Begay crowned junior queen
Five to six year olds competed in the Lioness Junior King and Queen contest at Rio West Mall. Dawn Garri Begay, five, performed Achy Breaky Heart with an inflatable doll and was named junior queen, while Sheldon Baca, five, was named junior king.
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Dawn Garri Begay
Billy Ray Cyrus
Rio West
Begay
Sheldon Baca
John Encino
Baca
Gallup
Relocation papers compiled in Flagstaff collection
About 50 boxes and more than 5,000 documents on the Navajo Hopi relocation sit in the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation in Flagstaff. Three people spent months organizing them and a user’s guide is available for researchers. The materials cover relocation events, government relations, and the 1974 partition creating a Joint Use Area.
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Mary Wicoff
Western Bureau
Flagstaff
Ariz
E. Birch
United States
Mexico
Congress
Elston
Southwest
Sacred Ground
Navajo Nation Ford Teacher Education Program launching
The Navajo Nation Division of Education plans a five year drive to certify 1,000 Navajo teachers. The Ford Foundation funded program will start Aug 1, with six colleges offering on site courses for Navajo teacher aides to earn bachelor degrees in education within two years.
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Macario Juarez Jr
Window Rock
Ariz
Navajo Nation Division of Education
Navajo Nation-Ford
Roxanne Gorman
Office of Navajo Scholarship and
Peterson Zah
New York
Ford Foundation
Gorman
Office of Navajo Scholarship
Zach
Council
Navajo Nation Divison of Education
Gallup High to Reward Positive Behavior for Grades and Attendance
Gallup High School will shift from punishment to positive reinforcement next year. Principal Joe Gill says the program rewards perfect attendance top grades and good behavior with perks like movie discounts free hamburgers and merchant coupons. The aim is to raise attendance and grades and prepare graduates for better jobs. 84 percent of last year’s 1050 suspensions were for attendance or tardiness. the rest for acts like fighting.
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Gallup
Gallup High School
Joe Gill
King
Gill
Guid Gill
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