Kayenta Township Drives Navajo Development Leap
Kayenta Township in the Navajo Nation pushes rapid growth with a $45 million housing subdivision and a new stone post office. Pete Deswood Jr. leads an assault on red tape by proposing title transfers within reservation boundaries to non Indians who commit to local residence and no land speculation. The township also plans to sell tax exempt bonds as it introduces a 2.5 percent local sales tax, following Tribal Council approval in January. Stephen remarks on the unfolding, intriguing shift in Indian country.
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Phoenix
High Desert
Buttes
Monument Valley
Pete Deswood Jr
Deswood
Kayenta Township
Kayenta
Navajo ‘Tribal Council
Stephen
Cornell
University of Arizona
Udall Center
Vi ‘Sion,of Local, Control, Open, Public Meetings and Running. Kayenta
Chinle
Navajo Nation
Navajo Kayenta chapter seeks to dissolve Kayenta Township
Nancy Watson reports from Gallup that Kayenta Chapter seeks abolition of Kayenta Township and transfer of authority to the chapter over development projects including Kayenta Hospital airport rodeo grounds post office and police facility. Township officials dispute the claims noting 1985 township transfer to the commission and warning of a potential model for other Indian reservations.
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Kayenta
George Joe
Joe
Hopi High weighs AIMS plan to help students
Hopi Junior/Senior High starts a strategy to aid students in passing the Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards AIMS test for graduation. Sophomores tested last year with four day test windows and no make up days. The school links attendance to performance while districts align curriculum and train staff to meet AIMS standards.
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Polacca
Ariz
Arizona
AIMS
Hopi High School
Arizona Department of Education
Bureau of Indian Affairs
David Herbert
Hopi
Herbert
Hopi High
Indian dollars grease Gallup economy
Gallup's local economy centers on Native American dollars, a mutual dependence between buyers and sellers. Gurley Motors owner Pat Gurley explains financing and insurance tailored to Native customers, noting a 18 percent Navajo rate and efforts to avoid repossessions while acknowledging paternalistic attitudes and potential misreadings by outsiders.
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Gallup
Pat Gurley
Gurley Motors
Gallup i
Gurley
Hicse
Ford
His.com
Crownpoint drill simulates mass emergency at high school
Diné Bureau reports a Crownpoint Junior-Senior High School drill by the Indian Health Service caused local scanner listeners in Gallup to fear an actual explosion. Ten people acted as victims with makeup for realism, testing response time and hospital readiness.
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Diné Bureau
Crownpoint
Gallup
Indian Health Service
Leigh Fuermann
Gallup High School
Red Rock State Park employee files grievance against supervisor
Red Rock State Park employee Sam Trujillo filed a grievance against former supervisor Joe Athens. The complaint cites Athens for blocking hires and poor communication while Trujillo, the park manager, remains on administrative leave pending city investigations into an morning altercation. Chris Mora has replaced Athens as acting superintendent.
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Red Rock State Park
Gallup
Rock’ Park
Joe Athens
Trujillo
Athens
Chris Mora
Athen
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Reservation Authority
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Irma
Esubio
Gill
Fap
Walter Howerton Jr
Santa Fe Bureau
Claudeen Bates-Arthur
DNA
People’ S Legal Services
God Mney
Farmington
Lorig
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