Chinle, Arizona

• Rez schools crying foul
  

  But a measure passed last year to cut state funding to school districts that have cash on hand at the end of the present fiscal year has reservation school districts crying foul.

• Food Bank Provides Emergency Food Assistance in Three Arizona Counties
  

  " Continuing its emergency food response to areas of Apache, Coconino and Navajo counties hard-hit by January's record winter storms, St.

• Stranded by heavy snow storms, residents get help
  

  Meanwhile, community health representatives and Navajo Nation Police officers continued to check on stranded Central Agency residents, deliver food and medicine and transport those in need of medical care.

• Valley food bank delivering 550 food boxes to Navajo Nation
  

  St. Mary's food bank PHOENIX a ' St. Marya TMs Food Bank is responding to an emergency call from the Navajo Nation authorities after last weeka TMs storms by delivering approximately 550 food boxes beginning Monday morning.

• Visitors Discover Ancient Earth Landscapes in MNA Exhibit
  

  Sedona, AZ: Geologists who study ordinary layers of limestone, sandstone, and shale in the high desert country of the Colorado Plateau are able to describe the ancient environments that once existed in this region and how those environments evolved.

• Hearing hits housing hot button
  

  Lewrence Zahne of Coalmine Mesa testified that he's been waiting for 16 years for Navajo Housing Authority to build him a home.

• Photo of the Day: December 10, 2009
  

  When it comes to being photogenic, Arizona takes the cake. That's why we're thrilled to share a photo of the day.

• Winter Wonderland in Navajo Nation
  

  The snowflakes magnified the beauty of the Canyon De Chelle-The Spider Rock of Chinle, Arizona.

• Man sentenced after fatal car crash
  

  A Pinon man has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for a car crash that killed a Navajo Nation tribal member and injured two others.

• Survey: Waimea Hot Spot For Travelers
  

  A Big Island city is one of the new hot spots for U.S. travelers, according to a new survey.

• Pat Kenny Invitational Slated This Weekend
  

  Twenty teams will gather in Holbrook this weekend for the annual Pat Kenny Invitational.

• Navajo Code Talkers (Video) Celebrate Veterans Day In NY
  

  Navajo code talkers, the iconic group of native Americans who helped win World War II, are dwindling in numbers, but 13 of them managed to make it to New York to take part in Veterans Day celebrations, and to ensure the memory of the Navajo Code Talkers is not forgotten.

• Cold War Patriots
  

  Some 300 former uranium workers and their family members braved an icy wind Oct.

• Flagstaff's first Native med student to give back
  

  Statistically speaking, there are few aspiring professionals like Rowin Begay. Most patients across the nation's tribal lands visit doctors who don't speak their language or come from their area.

• Arizona man sentenced in fatal 2008 Navajo Nation crash
  

  A northern Arizona resident has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for a fatal crash on the Navajo Nation.

• $6.7 million grant will help ASU train Native American teachers
  

  A $6.7 million grant has been awarded to Arizona State University to enable more students in the Arizona Native American communities to earn teacher certification.

• Chinle High students get taste of opera
  

  Musette is surprised to see her ex-lover Marcello as Rudolfo and Mimi look on in this scene from "La Boheme" performed by members of the Arizona Opera at Chinle High School Tuesday.

• A leader with backbone
  

  Flanked by his daughter, wife, and current Apache County Supervisor Jim Claw, Tom Shirley receives a medicine man's blessing at the open house for the new Apache County building in Chinle Aug.

• Poster for upcoming Totah Festival features Chinle scenery
  

  The 2009 Totah Festival poster depicts a Chinle sunset against three rock spires that draw a shadow across a valley Navajo homestead.

City Description

Chinle (Navajo: Chʼínílį́) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. The population was 5,366 at the 2000 census. Chinle is located at 36°9′17″N 109°34′45″W / 36.15472°N 109.57917°W / 36.15472; -109.57917 (36.154718, -109.579040). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 16.0 square miles (41.5 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 5,366 people, 1,358 households, and 1,076 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 334.7 people per square mile (129.2/km²). There were 1,644 housing units at an average density of 102.6/sq mi (39.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.28% Native American, 6.39% White, 0.19% Black or African American, 0.17% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.60% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. 1.83% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,358 households out of which 52.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were married couples living together, 30.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.7% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.5% had

City Contained By:

• Apache County
• Arizona
• United States of America

City Contains:

• Canyon de Chelly National Monument

Timezones:

• Mountain Time Zone

Size:

• 41.4398097654 km squared

City Featured in Films:

• Baraka
• The Big Country
• Black Cloud
• Chronos
• Contact
• The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle
• Mackenna's Gold
• Poltergeist II: The Other Side
• Redskin
• Billy Jack
• The Sea of Grass

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