Hale stresses sovereignty in Paris talks
Navajo Nation President Albert Hale returns to Window Rock after a 10 day Paris visit for a four day conference on indigenous peoples. He says governments often do not recognize indigenous sovereignty, and he pressed for native land rights and self rule amid discussions with international delegates.
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Hale
Paris
Kristen Davenport
France
Albert Hale
Window, Rock
Bolivia
South America
Screams and Panic From Gallup Fire Call
A Gallup mother screamed for help as her young son suffered burns. Brenda Graham, a Metro Dispatch worker, coordinated fire department and MedStar ambulance response while the mother dictated frantic details from West Aztec Avenue. The caller erroneously blamed cold water yet authorities later determined lighter fluid caused the injury.
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Gallup
Brenda Graham
Graham
Metro Dispatch
West Aztec Avenue
Gallup Fire Department
MedStar
Police Department
Dodd to Visit Window Rock for Navajo Breakfast Meeting
United States Senator Christopher Dodd will visit Window Rock on June 23 after the New Mexico Democratic state meeting in Albuquerque. A breakfast meeting at the Navajo Nation Inn begins at 9:30 a.m. with a press conference, followed by Dodd’s departure to Phoenix at 11:30 a.m. Local officials and Navajo Nation leaders attend to discuss voter turnout strategies for Arizona primaries and the November general election.
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Gloria Hale
Showalter
Apache County
Window Rock
United States
Christopher Dodd
D-Conn
New Mexico
Albuque
Navajo Nation
Inn
Dodds
Phoenix
Navajo Nation Council
Arizona
Dodd
White
House
Loretta Avent
Doug Wilson
Clinton
Democratic National Committee
Senate
Gloria Hale-Showalter
Democratic Committee
Evolution and the Navahoopi Community Conference
WINDOW ROCK The Navahoopi Tribe, with 1,250 members but only 774 on the reservation, faces internal challenges despite a profitable pottery co op. A three day conference on youth gangs and drugs sponsored by tribal and state agencies aims to boost community involvement and practical solutions. Local organizer Sgt Tyrone Benally notes the goal of engaging youth in decision making and network based problem solving. The exercise creates a fictional scenario to let participants plan actions, with Lois Vermilya of Futures for Children guiding youth participation and activism.
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Window Rock
Navajo Department of Law Enforcement
Department of Youth and Community Services and
Behavioral Health
Tyrone Benally
Albuquerque
Medallin
Colombia
Lois Vermilya
Vermilya
Futures For Children
Questions are disgusting front Gallup health clinic debate
A Gallup community meeting on a high school based health clinic drew about 60 attendees. Speakers from parents to doctors voiced mixed views over two hours with another forum planned for July 25.
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Gallup
Julie”. Bledsoe
Crownpoint High School
Barbara Kozeliski
Sis
Gallup High School
Richard Glas
Water service interruption impacts Sunshine Canyon area
Notice states water service will be off Tuesday, June 25 from 10 AM to 2 PM for Sunshine Canyon, Gomez Drive, Harold Runnels Complex and nearby neighborhoods. Residents are urged to make necessary collections before 10 AM Tuesday.
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Water Service
Sunshine Canyon
Gomez Drive
Harold Runnels Swimming
Complex
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