Ramah Chapter fires 13 in shift to cut funds
Eastern Bureau reports Ramah Navajo chapter fires 13 employees and lays off one as new leadership cites lack of funds and reorganization. Chapter president Martha Garcia says terminations were at the administrative level to reduce costs while maintaining remaining staff and services from the Ramah-Navajo School Board.
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Eastern Bureau
David Jose
Jose
David Martin
Martha Garcia
Ms. Garcia
Albuquerque
Barry Welch
Welch
Ramah
Ramah-Navajo
Navajos draft new relocation bill in Arizona town
Navajo Tribal Chairman Peter MacDonald told about 100 residents in Tee C Yatch Arizona that the tribe is drafting a bill to end relocations. He did not set a timeline but said it would come in months and would address concerns of resisters, relocated residents, and those in the Bennett Freeze Area. MacDonald noted he would press Washington for a settlement and suggested talks with Sen. Daniel Inouye to seek a solution.
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Betty Reid
Dine Bureau
Yatch
Ariz
Peter MacDonald
MacDonald
Sarah Begay
Dinnebito
Hopiland
Hogan
Bertha Yazzie
Washington
Bennett Freeze
Mother Earth
Daniel Inouye
Hawaii
Inouye
Senate
Select Committee On Indian Affairs
Ivan Sidney
Sidney
Gallup weighs future water taps as Navajo Dam plan proves too costly
Gallup mayor says a $278 million to $344 million Navajo Dam Diversion Project is too expensive and will delay water from Farmington. A new 40 year plan and a committee of 30 to 45 year olds will study power and water options, seeking federal funding and long term solutions for city and nearby Navajo communities.
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Jean-Pierre Carmela
Gallup
San Juan
Edward Munoz
Munoz
Jeff Condrey
George Bubany
Navajo Dam
Bubany
Farmington Dam
Crownpoint
Prewitt and
Thoreau
Zuni
Houck
Ariz
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Daybreak Debuts as New Indian Newspaper Nationwide
The first issue of Daybreak, a 27 page quarterly national Indian newspaper, debuted with 115000 copies sent to potential subscribers. Published in Charlottesville Virginia the paper plans to become monthly. Daybreak aims to present indigenous cultures and issues with earth based wisdom and features articles by Mohawk and Barriero among others.
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George Hardeen
Western Bureau
Daybreak
Daily Progress
Charlottesville
Bob Stiles
Stiles
Oren Lyons
Onondaga Nation
New York
Indi
Lyons
Eagle Eye Report
The
Five Rings Corp
John Mohawk
Maryland
U.S
Para — Protect Americans
Jose Barriero
Northeast Indian Quarterly
Cornell University
Zuni Black Rock water remains unsafe for drinking
Health officials report ongoing unsafe drinking water in Zuni and Black Rock with high bacteria levels detected Sept. 22. A boil-water advisory remains in effect as a disinfection effort continues and residents line up for free water from Gallup.
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Enscore
Pueblo
Learning to Live Sober aids Zuni alcohol awareness week
Patricia Guthrie reports on Zuni’s first week long alcohol awareness program. Wives and children describe chaotic homes with burnt meals and absent fathers. Counselor Pat Pacheco notes that many women marry drinkers to share roles, while Margaret Mitchell, a VA social worker, recalls growing up with alcoholic parents and choosing to change. The event titled Learning to Live Sober offered about a dozen workshops and school presentations to help those affected by alcoholism and combat stereotypes of Native American drunkenness.
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Patricia’ ‘Guthrie
ZUNI
Pat ‘Pacheco
Grants Resource Center
Pacheco
Margaret Mitchell
Veterans Administration
Mitchell
A .Ng
Ms. Mitchell
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Penesree Dd Television
Aean Bonnaresr
Gallup Independent Co
Red Rock Park
David Hadley
Couser Creek
Calif
Beverly Shilling
C.C.R
Hadley
Oklahoma City
Navajo
Robert Allan
New National Indian Quarterly
Five Rings
Virginia
Florida
Thomas Worrell Jr
Worrell
Worrell Enterprises, Inc
Katsi Cook
Akwesasne
Living Traditions
Arts Showcase
Earthwatch
Ecomyopia
Voyageur
Daylight
Blackrock
Patricia Guthrie
Independent _ UNI
Russell Enscore
Zuni High School
Engcore
Con
Bruce Goldberg
Zuni Public Health Service Hospital
Goldberg
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