Church Rock is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County,New Mexico,United States. The population was 1,128 at the 2010 census. Church Rock is named for Church Rock,a prominent natural landmark with the same name.
Aneth is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County,Utah,United States. The population was 598 at the 2000 census. The origin of the name Aneth is obscure.
The Navajo Nation Council is the Legislative Branch of the Navajo Nation government. The council meets four times per year,with additional special sessions,at the Navajo Nation Council Chamber,which is in Window Rock,Arizona.
The Navajo are a Native American people of the Southwestern United States.
The Ramah Navajo Indian Reservation is a non-contiguous section of the Navajo Nation lying in parts of west-central Cibola and southern McKinley counties in New Mexico,United States,just east and southeast of the Zuni Indian Reservation. It has a land area of 230.675 sq mi (597.445 km²),over 95 percent of which is designated as off-reservation trust land. According to the 2000 census,the resident population is 2,167 persons. The Ramah Reservation's land area is less than one percent of the Navajo Nation's total area.
Pinedale is an unincorporated community in McKinley County,New Mexico,United States.
Gallup-McKinley County Schools (GMCS) is a school district based in Gallup,New Mexico which serves students from Gallup and surrounding areas of McKinley County.
Kenneth Maryboy is an American politician for San Juan County,Utah,and was Navajo Nation Council Delegate. Kenneth is a former San Juan County Commissioner. Maryboy was the third Democrat in a row to have been elected to the Commissioner District 3 position since its inception in 1984 that divided the county into three districts. Kenneth was replaced on the commission in 2015 by Rebecca M. Benally
Mark Maryboy is a retired American politician for San Juan County,Utah,and a former Navajo Nation Council Delegate for the Utah Navajo Section of the Navajo Tribe. He is the brother of Kenneth Maryboy who currently serves as the Navejo Nation Council Delegate,in the positions he once stood. Mark is of the Navajo Indian Tribe.
Albert A. Hale was an American attorney and politician. A member of the Democratic Party,he served in the Arizona Senate from 2004 to 2011 and in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2011 to 2017.
Davis Filfred is an American politician for the Navajo Nation Council Delegate in the Utah Navajo Section.
The Navajo Nation Presidential elections took place on November 7,2006. Primary elections took place on August 8,2006. Incumbent President Joe Shirley Jr. was re-elected,defeating 11 candidates,including former New Mexico State senator Lynda Lovejoy.
Herbert James Hagerman was an American attorney,was the 17th Governor of the New Mexico Territory from 1906 to 1907.
The Church Rock uranium mill spill occurred in the U.S. state of New Mexico on July 16,1979,when United Nuclear Corporation's tailings disposal pond at its uranium mill in Church Rock breached its dam. The accident remains the largest release of radioactive material in U.S. history,having released more radioactivity than the Three Mile Island accident four months earlier.
The Navajo Nation presidential election of 2010 was held on Tuesday,November 2,2010. Ben Shelly won the election.
Ben Shelly was the 7th president of the Navajo Nation. He was the first president to have been elected both president and vice president of the Navajo Nation,as well as the first New Mexican Navajo to hold the Navajo presidency.
The bill to amend the Act of March 1,1933,to transfer certain authority and resources to the Utah Dineh Corporation.,and for other purposes. This bill was introduced on the Senate floor by Rep. Robert Bennett (R-UT) on 21 September 2009. It was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. On December 9,2009 Senate Committee on Indian Affairs held hearing 111-538. No further action was taken by the Committee.
Jonathan Nez is a Navajo politician who served as the 9th President of the Navajo Nation from 2019 to 2023. He previously served as Vice President and as a Navajo Nation Council delegate.
The 2015 Navajo Nation Presidential Election was held on April 21,2015,with the primary on August 26,2014. Joe Shirley Jr. and Chris Deschene advanced to the general.
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