Health care act approved could cut Navajo costs
The Navajo Nation expects a 1.5 million annual saving if the Indian Health Care Amendment Act of 1992 becomes law. The bill reauthorizes the Indian Health Care Improvement Act for 10 years, bans billing to tribal funded insurance plans, expands substance abuse treatment, and supports scholarships for Indians entering health professions. President Peterson Zah praised the measure's potential to improve facilities and clarify Medicare and Medicaid rights.
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Washington, D.C
U.S. Senate Select Committee On Indian Affairs
Duane Beyal
Indian Health Service
Navajo Nation
Peterson Zah
Zach
Senate
Phoenix
Beyal
Former Gallup teacher bound over on drug charges
Michael Savall, a 40 year old Gallup resident and former Gallup High School English teacher, was bound over to state District Court for one count of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute a fourth degree felony. The preliminary hearing saw tampering with evidence and conspiracy to distribute marijuana dismissed for insufficient evidence. Savall was issued a court summons March 16.
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Gallup
Michael Savall
McKinley County
Savall
Oriental food and reservation tough opening night
A bustling city restaurant introduces new oriental dishes and reservation policies amid a challenging opening night. Management reports steady customer flow countered by menu adjustments and staffing refinements to improve service quality.
First Navajo law conference set at Gallup
WINDOW ROCK Ariz In commemoration of their 25th anniversary DNA People's Legal Services Inc co sponsors the first Indiana Law Conference June 24 27 with Hopi Legal Services San Juan County Legal Aid and New Mexico Legal Services Support Project. The program features panel discussions on cutting edge law issues including domestic violence in courts tribal common law tradition and custom and networks for Native Americans. The event gathers DNA alumni and legal officials from across several states with a reunion planned at Red Rock State Park Gallup NM on June 27. Events begin June 24 at 9 30 am with a meeting with Legal Services Corporation president Jack O Hara and include benediction and multiple panels Thursday and Friday discussions on Indian housing legislation and 1990s topics. Registration is 80 for a day or 125 for two days with fee waivers available by contacting DNA at 602 871 4151.
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Window Rock
Ariz
Hopi Legal Services
San Juan
Barnhouse
DNA
Arizona
New Mexico
Minnesota
Utah
Washington
Navajo Nation Supreme Court
Homer Bluehouse
Navajo Nation
Peterson Zah
O’hara
Indian Health Service
Clay Guthridge
U.S. Department of Justice
Bluehouse
Bill Richardson
Hearing on asbestos dump near sacred Navajo mountain
Witnesses at a public hearing voiced fear over a proposed asbestos dumping site at the base of El Huerfano Mountain, a Navajo sacred peak. Lori Goodman of Dine' CARES warned contamination could undermine cultural ties and health efforts, stressing land ties like buried umbilical cords and sacred site use.
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Tori Adams
Dzilth-Na-O
Lori Goodman
Dine’ Cares
Cortez
Colo
el Huerfano Mountain
Navajo
Goodman
Insulation Contractors Unlimited
Site obscures family history near Canyon Blanco Trading Post
Helen Singleton fears an asbestos dump planned by Insulation Contractors Unlimited on a 160 acre site above Blanco Wash will erase her family's history. The 1902 trading post and homestead connected to five relatives' graves and picnics could be lost if the land becomes a dump. Her grandfather started the post, her grandmother gained title in 1922, and ownership later passed to others before sale in 1939.
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Tori Adams
Dzilth-Na-O-Dith
Helen Singleton
Canyon Blanco Trading Post
Blanco Wash
Insulation Contractors Unlimited
Singleton
Emelia,de Martinez
Martinez
Bloomfield
Store Owners Challenge Effect of Law
Gallup two business owners who fought to keep drive up liquor windows open say closing them has greatly affected their businesses. Gary Tomada of the Silver Spur Lounge reports about 20 percent sales drop, especially on weekends with limited parking as customers stay away. Tommy Thompson of Red Rock Package Liquors notes changes in business that vary by shop.
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Gallup
State Supreme Court
Gary Tomada
Silver Spur Lounge
Tommy Thompson
Red Rock Package Liquors
Thoreau
Tomada
Navajo Nation weighs tourism growth with tradition
Navajo Nation leaders at a first tourism symposium in Window Rock discuss turning a potential tourism goldmine into real revenue while preserving culture. Speaker Nelson Gorman notes tourism yields about 600 million on the reservation but only 30 to 5 percent is captured, urging separation from industrial aims and rapid plan updates. He cites unbuilt projects and the need for facilities, services, and tribal law protections to safeguard culture and environment as tourism expands.
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Marley Shebala Dine
Bureau
Window Rock
Ariz
Navajo Nation
Navajo Nation Council
Nelson Gorman
Arizona
Grand Canyon
Navajo Reservation
Tribal
Council
Tribal Economic Development Division
Gorman
Antelope Point
Shiprock
Chinle
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