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Navajo Nation opens its flagship casino in Arizona
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21.5.2013 |
Durango Herald |
| TWIN ARROWS, Ariz. x2013 New sets of twin arrows are beckoning travelers on Interstate 40 in northern Arizona.The Navajo Nation has opened its first casino in the state, the Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort, named after an old trading post, diner and gas station where red and gold twin arrows aimed at the ground remind motorists of... |
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Tribex2019s police without stable chief
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20.5.2013 |
Durango Herald |
| FARMINGTON x2013 The Navajo Nation Police Department has gone five years without a permanent leader.The police chiefx2019s position has been vacant since April 2008 when Police Chief Jim Benally was put on paid leave.Officials havenx2019t given an explanation as to why Benally was placed on leave.The Daily... |
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Navajo Nation considers tougher crime sentences
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19.5.2013 |
Durango Herald |
| FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. x2013 Under Navajo Nation law, tribal members can shoplift, abandon a child, obstruct justice, receive stolen property and commit burglary and fraud without facing any time in jail or paying a fine. That would change under a proposal by tribal officials to stiffen penalties for numerous crimes. Public hearings were... |
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Book News: Navajo Nation Names Its First Poet Laureate
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3.5.2013 |
NPR News |
| Also: MediaBistro says Granta is closing its New York office; poetry for Martians; the freakish charms of David Bowie. |
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Navajo Nation votes to form company that would run mine near Farmington
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30.4.2013 |
Durango Herald |
| FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. x2013 The Navajo Nation is moving closer to getting into the coal-mining business.Tribal lawmakers voted Monday to form a limited liability company that would run the Navajo Mine near Farmington. The tribe said it will decide by July 1 whether to buy the mine from Australia-based BHP Billiton for about 85... |
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Navajo selected as latest language for new x2018Star Warsx2019 dub
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28.4.2013 |
Durango Herald |
| FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. x2013 In the new translation of x201cStar Wars,x201d Darth Vader is Lukex2019s bizhex2019e.The classic 1977 film that launched a science-fiction empire and revealed the force within a farm boy who battles evil has been dubbed in Japanese, French, Spanish and about a dozen other languages. Add Navajo to the... |
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Navajo the chosen one for new 'Star Wars' dub
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27.4.2013 |
Seattle Times: Top stories |
| In the new translation of "Star Wars," Darth Vader is Luke's bizhe'e. |
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Navajo the chosen one for new 'Star Wars' dub
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27.4.2013 |
Star Tribune: Latest |
| In the new translation of "Star Wars," Darth Vader is Luke's bizhe'e. |
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Navajo the chosen one for new 'Star Wars' dub
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27.4.2013 |
AP Top News |
| FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) -- In the new translation of "Star Wars," Darth Vader is Luke's bizhe'e.... |
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Navajo the chosen one for new 'Star Wars' dub
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27.4.2013 |
Terrorism |
| In the new translation of "Star Wars," Darth Vader is Luke's bizhe'e. ... |
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Criminal charges filed against ex-Navajo lawmaker
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17.4.2013 |
Seattle Times: Nation & World |
| A former Navajo Nation lawmaker has been charged with receiving kickbacks, submitting false information and conspiring with a colleague to funnel nearly $100,000 to members of his immediate family while he served on the Tribal Council. |
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Utah school, Navajo Nation leaders sign education agreement
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13.4.2013 |
Salt Lake Tribune |
| by Lisa Schencker The Salt Lake Tribune
Published Apr 12, 2013 01:00PM MDT
Historically, education has been a thorny topic between government officials and American Indian leaders who recall the days of forced assimilation at boarding schools. But on Friday, the two groups joined together, signing an agreement aimed at improving education for Navajo students across the state. Leaders of Utah schools and the Navajo Nation signed a memorandum of understanding that will allow the Navajo Nation access to achievement data for Navajo students throughout the state. Navajo lea... ... |
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Permit lets Hopi take 40 golden eaglets in 2013
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11.4.2013 |
Seattle Times: Nation & World |
| The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has authorized the Hopi Tribe to collect 40 nesting golden eagles this year for religious use, but the number that can be taken from the neighboring Navajo Nation will be limited for the first time under the federal permit. |
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Permit lets Hopi take 40 golden eaglets
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11.4.2013 |
Yahoo: Opinion/Editorial |
| The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service allowed the tribe to collect the nesting birds for religious use. |
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Feds help poor, rural counties with grants, subsidized loans
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4.4.2013 |
Salt Lake Tribune |
| by Dj Summers The Salt Lake Tribune
Published Apr 3, 2013 03:34PM MDT
Farmer Gilbert Harrison used to work sunup to sundown to keep his 10-acre alfalfa crop growing. The land, in southern Utah’s Navajo Nation reservation, used an antiquated irrigation system from the 1930s. When he received a subsidized grant from the Natural Resources Conservation Service, his life changed dramatically. He no longer had to labor merely to keep the irrigation system workable. “The one we installed with the NRCS is so much more water efficient,” Harrison said. “It’s let me grow the... ... |
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Navajos may order 2nd study on mine
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21.3.2013 |
Durango Herald |
| FARMINGTON The Navajo Nation is digging deeper into the likely costs and benefits of purchasing a coal mine from the Australian-based mining company of BHP Billiton.The tribe announced in December it wants to buy the Navajo Mine, the sole provider of coal to the Four Corners Power Plant near Farmington. |
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Tribes plan for worst with looming budget cuts
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16.3.2013 |
Twincities.com: Nation |
| FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.—When it comes to the automatic spending cuts that began taking effect this month, federal lawmakers spared programs that serve |
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Tribes plan for worst with looming budget cuts
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16.3.2013 |
Star Tribune: Nation |
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Tribes Plan For Worst With Looming Budget Cuts
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16.3.2013 |
WCCO: Local News |
 When it comes to the automatic spending cuts that began taking effect this month, federal lawmakers spared programs that serve the nation's most vulnerable — such as food stamps, Medicare, Medicaid and veterans' assistance — from hard hits. |
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Tribes plan for worst with looming budget cuts
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16.3.2013 |
Seattle Times: Top stories |
| When it comes to the automatic spending cuts that began taking effect this month, federal lawmakers spared programs that serve the nation's most vulnerable - such as food stamps, Medicare, Medicaid and veterans' assistance - from hard hits. |
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