Navajo Nation names Sharon Noel chief of staff
Sharon Noel, of mixed Navajo and Flathead heritage, was named chief of staff for Navajo Nation President Kelsey Begaye. The new role follows her long career in law and public service, including work with DNA People’s Legal Services. Noel discusses her identity and the challenges of being accepted as Navajo today while reflecting on her path from college to law school and tribal service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Watson
Rock
Sharon Noel
Noel
Navajo Nation
Kelsey Begaye
Flathead
Montana
Shiprock
Garnenez Bidtah
Jerry Noel
Bidtah
Begaye
Craz
University of Montana Law School
DNA People’s Legal Services
Herb
Yazzie
Tribe
Michael Fagans
Kelsey A. Begaye
Teen dies from sniffing gas in Chinle
A 15 year old Chinle boy died after sniffing gasoline fumes behind a home near the Chinle shopping center. The death occurred Sunday night and was reviewed by the Navajo Department of Criminal Investigations. Police urged teens to avoid inhalants and warned of the dangers.
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Chinle
Kevin Bahe
Old Valley
U.S
Bahe
Navajo Department of Criminal Investigations
Indian Health Service
Navajo Department of Law Enforcement
Edward P. Thompson
Valley Bridge
Redwood
Riverside
Mile Post
Navajo Leaders Vow to Count Everyone in Census 2000
Navajo Nation President Kelsey Begaye and leaders launch the nations most intensive headcount with a proclamation at Window Rock. Census workers will visit homes across the Navajo Nation and Hopi Partitioned Lands to ensure a full count, including remote and checkerboard areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Maniaci
Diné Bureau
Window Rock
U.S
Navajo Reservation
Begaye
U.S. Census Bureau
Gallup
Leila’ Help-Tulley
Census
Jeddito
New Mexico
Ramah
Alamo
Tohamileeh
Tulley
Kelsey Begaye
Navajo banks may ease reservation housing shortage
WINDOW ROCK Navajo Nation officials and housing experts gather for a Banking Summit to discuss creating a Navajo Nation owned bank to offer mortgage loans for homes on the reservation. Ken Peterson, the sole Native on Arizona’s Housing Commission, asserts the new bank could unlock loans, addressing a major obstacle for Indian families seeking homeownership. See Navajo-owned banks, page 2
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Maniaci
Diné
Bureau
Window - Rock
Arizona
Housing Commission
Mort’gage
United States
Division of Economic Development
Ken Peterson
Arizona Commission
Peterson
Fife Symington
Jane Hull
Crime lab blamed in cop killing case delays
In Grants, a pretrial hearing for Michael Archuleta over the March 4, 1999, murder of Sierra County Deputy Kelly Clark shifted to August 14 due to alleged insufficiencies in evidence processing by the state crime lab. Defense and prosecution cited a seven page lab report, urging funding and staffing fixes as key to a fair trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Crime Lab
Sierra County
Kelly Clark
Gary Mitchell
Michael Archuleta
Archuleta
Bob Swartz
Jair
Swartz
Alty
Joseph Arite
Mitchell
Albuquerque
Clark
Cibola General Hospital
Artie
New Mexico
Gary Johnson
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Nicole Goodhue
Anthony Madrid
Buthany Park
Tom Purdom
Sheriff's Department
Grants
Western Skies
Lin
Leona
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