Navajo vote on council size falls short overall
Voters show strong preference for reducing the Navajo Nation Council but insufficient turnout prevents passage. Unofficial results at Window Rock tally 9,319 against shrinking from 88 to 24 and 22,016 in favor. the measure needed 46,132 votes to pass, as a majority of all registered voters. Results vary by chapter with Shiprock leading in support and several Eastern Agency chapters opposing.
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Window Rock
Navajo Nation Council
Window Rock Sports Center
Red Lake
Wauneka
Red’ Lake
Crystal and Sawmill
Bread Springs
Church Rock
Reading and Math Scores Slump for Gallup Sixth and Eighth Graders
Gallup-McKinley County School District sixth graders show declines in reading and math on last year’s standardized tests, while eighth graders lag in math and reading. Seventh graders perform well in reading, language arts, and math. Administrators, led by Esther Macias, vow curriculum reviews to boost fundamentals, reading support, and integration of reading into language arts. Programs like Success for All and Best Practices are cited, with emphasis on catching up sixth graders at risk and addressing eighth-grade math difficulty.
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Gallup
McKinley County
Esther Macias
Macias
New Mexico Department of Education
Zuni Flute Virtuoso Fulfills Dream At Carnegie Hall
Fernando Cellicion, a Zuni musician, rose from early doubt to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City as the last stop on a 1996 tour. Over 16 years he wrote and recorded traditional Zuni songs and originals, releasing his ninth album Dragonflies Journey soon. He learned to play many instruments, built a unique flute style, and is hailed as a revivalist shaping Native American music.
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S.J. Ludescher
ZUNI
Fernando Cellicion
Cellicion
Céllicion
Carnegie ‘Hall
New York City
R. Carlos Nakai
Treé
Cody
Jeff Jornesinde
Tuesday
al Gore
Navajo resister waits for ruling in partition land case
Kee Shay, Navajo relocation resister, awaits a verdict from Judge Eldridge Coochise in a landmark tribal sovereignty dispute. The May 22 hearing on the 1974 partition of the 1882 Hopi and Navajo Reservation examined Hopi jurisdiction over who may stay on Hopi lands and relief options for Navajos counted as residents on the Navajo side.
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Shay
NPL
Ing
HPL
Reed Tso
Mick Harrison
Tso
Scott Canty
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Eugene Kaye
Coochise
Canty
Isa
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Kayenta
Legislative Branch
Ervin’Keeswood
Government Development Commission
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Edward T. Be‘gay
Zarana Sanghani
Nicole Goodhue
Kevin Curley
Shaniya Betsei
Rehoboth High School
Catherine Coolwind
Feher
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