PHOENIX –  Joel Frank Upshaw, 24, of St. Michaels, Ariz. and a member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced yesterday to 57 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Mary H. Murguia. Upshaw assaulted his cousin in February 2008 and pleaded guilty on July 15, 2008, to Assault with a Dangerous Weapon.
On February 10, [...]

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Navajo Nation Council Delegates Tim Goodluck and Lorenzo Curley participate in the tradional Navajo groundbreaking ceremony for the Nahata Dziil Shopping Center on Sept. 17, 2008 in Sanders, Ariz. (Photo by Natasha Johnson)
SANDERS, Ariz. — Before medicine man Ram Herder, 89, began the traditional groundbreaking ceremony for the Nahata Dziil Shopping Center, he recollected a [...]

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NAVAJO COUNTY- Listed below are the voting locations for those that want to cast their ballot before the November 4th general election date. If you would like to request for an early ballot, please call 1-800-668-3867, press #1 for voter registration. There is no ID equired when you vote early. If you should have any [...]

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TUCSON, Ariz. – Rene Hernandez, 41, of Sells, Ariz., was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Chief Judge John M. Roll to 20 years in federal prison after Hernandez pleaded guilty on March 4, 2008 to Second Degree Murder.
On December 7, 2006, on the Tohono O’odham Nation, Hernandez had been drinking beer and decided to go [...]

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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. ­ Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley, Jr., told
officials from Frontier Communications that they were helping the Navajo
Nation reach the dream of standing on its own and regain its independence by
re-inaugurating the Frontier Communications Scholarship Fund.
On Wednesday, the company presented the President with a check for $20,000
to re-start the scholarship program. Since the [...]

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The 2008 Indian Country Report is available on the Web site of the United States Attorney’s Office at :
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/az/reports/2008_Report.pdf

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PHOENIX (Sept. 23, 2008) – Gov. Janet Napolitano today received the
recommendations for the design of a regional market-based cap and trade
program for the Western Climate Initiative (WCI). The WCI is a
collaboration among seven Western U.S. States, including Arizona, and
four Canadian provinces to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the
western United States and Canada. The WCI recommendations [...]

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The Kayenta Chapter has scheduled a Special Meeting on Monday September 29, 2008.  The items on the agenda are to present and approve the Fiscal Year 2008 Carry Over Budget and the proposed budget for the Annual Kayenta Township Fund Allocations.  This meeting is set to begin at 1:00 PM at the Kayenta Chapter house.
For [...]

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Tuba City, AZ – Former State Representative Ann Kirkpatrick, candidate to represent Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, today announced that she has received the endorsement of the Western Navajo Agency Council.
 
“I am very pleased to receive the endorsement of the Western Navajo Agency Council,” said Kirkpatrick. “Throughout my career, I have been committed to delivering for [...]

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Please join us for a Native American Film Series
featuring Indigneous filmmakers!
Cline Library Assembly Hall
Thursdays @ 7pm
Free and Open to the Public
Film discussions led by guest directors and NAU faculty.
For more information, visit library.nau.edu/information.html
Sincere Thanks to the NAU Institute for Native Americans
for Funding this Film Series! 
 
Fall 2008
October 9                    Weaving Worlds (2007) Guest:  Bennie Klain, Director
October 23                  [...]

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