Navajo Code Talkers Honored in Tribal Ceremony
Navajo Nation held a special ceremony honoring World War II Code Talkers. About 30 veterans, including units from 1st 3rd 4th and 5th Divisions, attended with flags raised outside the Tribal Council chambers. Speeches by Samuel Billison and performances in Navajo celebrated the veterans and their crucial role in securing victories at Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
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Okinawa
Radmilla A. Sous Saing
Nina Begay
Marine Corps
Samuel Billison
Aatcolm Broiinwande
Samuel, Billison
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Navajo Code Talkers Association
Tribal Council
Vigil honors Native American domestic violence victims
Anna Peshlakai, 27, was killed in June 1993 when her husband stabbed her 17 times. The Silent Witness Program hosts a candlelight vigil at the Navajo Nation Tribal Council chambers, drawing travelers and locals. A Chinle church group presented a play, Fade to Black, on domestic abuse, as attendees reflect on reservation life and survivor stories.
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Guy Jacobs
Navajo Nation Council
Kelsey Begaye
Isaiah Thomas
St. Michaels
Ariz
Regina Dahory
Window Rock
Anna Peshlakai
Silent Witness
Navajo Nation Tribal Council
Chinle
Tribal Council
Our Church
Jésus Christ
Navajo Council delays action on budget items
Navajo Nation Tribal Council, in the fourth day of fall session at Window Rock, put 9.9 million CIP funds on hold as sponsors were not ready. The panel approved Leupp Schools Inc. space for Shonto Head Start, and backed Kevin Gover for assistant secretary of Indian affairs. Silversmith failed to win support for spending 2.4 million from Undesignated Reserves on Head Start and bus and renovation needs.
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Navajo Nation Tribal Council
CIP
Leupp Schools Inc
Winslow
Council
Clinton
Albuquerque
Kevin Gover
Gover
Ada. Deer
Bureau of Indian. Affairs
David Silversmith
Silversmith
Navajos Vote On Legalizing Gaming In Nov Referendum
In a week long gaming series from Window Rock, Navajos go to the polls in November to decide on legalizing gaming. The segment explores tribes, lotteries, and conflicts within Indian nations as they debate nonprofit gaming ventures and regulatory limits.
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Carolyn
Calvin
Ming
Fouph Poe Lee
Florida
California
Indian gaming rights expand after Supreme Court ruling
The text notes state pressure on tribes and federal court rulings culminating in California vs Cabezon, allowing tribes to run forms of gambling not banned by states, and requiring states to engage in good faith gaming negotiations. It references the 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and page transition to Tribes.
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U.S. Supreme Court
California
Cabezon
U.S. Congress
Buses ferry Navajo gamblers to casinos in Arizona
Navajo Transit System has been transporting gamblers free of charge to Hollywood Casino in San Felipe, with plans to add routes to Sky City Casino in Acoma and Ute Mountain Casino. The program, tied to tribal casino partnerships, aims to boost transit revenues as routes to other gaming facilities expand.
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Hollywood Casino
San Felipe
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Acoma
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Mountain Casino
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Division of Economic Development
Wayne’ Claw
Navajo Transit System
Lawmakers to stitch statute loophole in New Mexico
Lawmakers seek to close a loophole after removing the statute of limitations for violent first degree felonies. Rep. Dave Pederson says the law aimed to end limitations on serious crimes, but concerns arise over nonviolent first degree felonies and potential unpunished cases. Assistant DA Michael Sanchez fears some crimes could escape due to vague definitions.
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Dave Pederson
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New Mexico
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Pederson
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Transit Spatial
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City’ Casino
Andrea Egger
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