06 Oct 1982
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Newspaper
New Mexico Gallup Independent
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1982
Page
1
A partial, garbled excerpt discusses concerns about independence and integrity. It mentions unity, pride, and potential undermining of sovereignty without clear names or concrete events in readable text. The fragment lacks identifiable persons or organizations.
Attorneys for the Navajo Tribe file a class action in Albuquerque seeking 1.9 million acres in Eastern New Mexico. The suit targets patents on checkerboard lands, aims to reclaim tribal ownership, and seeks damages for unauthorized occupancy. It cites violations of treaties, laws, and the 1908 allotment law.
At a state Environmental Improvement Division public meeting residents and Gallup officials criticized Savage Bros. coal loading facility located near town limits. The firm operates under a temporary permit while seeking a permanent air quality permit. Debates centered on location near two shopping centers, a park, and an elementary school, dust control, and monitoring. The EID plans to address raised issues before a final decision later this month with a deadline for comments by Oct. 13.
The Zuni Tribe filed a class action in U.S. District Court to halt Gallup's plan to drill for water south of Gallup, naming six defendants and seeking injunctions and adjudication of tribal rights to surface and groundwater in the Zuni River, Rio Nutria, Rio Pescado, and Gallup Sag aquifers. The suit claims the four aquifers could suffer irreversible depletion, harming Zuni water needs and sacred springs. It also seeks retroactive recognition of tribal water rights dating to March 16, 1877, and declares tribal rights superior to others. The city plans seven wells and argues alternatives are unfeasible.
A Gallup grand jury urged a study on separating city and county prisoners housed at Gallup-McKinley County Jail since 1974. It also recommended fire safety upgrades, a gas leak fix, regular medical exams, and an outdoor recreation area as it reviewed jail conditions.
The 1982 Navajo Tribal chairman race highlights tribal politics, media manipulation, and core issues. An editorial on Opinion page 2 weighs lessons from past campaigns and media obfuscation while noting the ongoing debate on tradition and leadership within the Navajo Nation.
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