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- Opinion by Bonnie Henry : His portraits are from the heart
Here are four of the images in the exhibit. The photos on the left and right are of Dr.
- Economic Woes Pinches Navajo Families
WINDOW ROCK, Az. - The top story of 2008 for many people on the Navajo Reservation may have been the economy.
- Police blotter: Home-invasion suspect still loose
Police said Monday that the search began Dec. 12 when three officers went to Bennett's residence in Inscription House, Ariz., to arrest him on the warrant.
- Updated at 9:30am -- Navajo 'Witchcraft' Case On Hold Again
Plaintiff in longstanding labor complaint asks judge to voluntarily recuse himself.
- A chilly blast
The tribe has been looking to develop wind power on Gray Mountain, about five miles from Cameron, for several years, ever since preliminary studies identified it as a high-potential spot for the alternative ...
- LeChee president-elect accused of illegal tactics
LeCHEE -- Irene Whitekiller is due to be seated as president of the Navajo Nation's LeChee Chapter next month, but first must await a review of complaints of illegal campaign tactics by her.
- Head Start programs need staff on Navajo Nation
Demetrius Billie is a Head Start student in Torreon who wants the program he attends to reopen.
- Navajo Indians
"Navajo Indians." 27 February 2008. HowStuffWorks.com. 20 November 2008. Navajo Indians, a tribe forming part of the southern division of the Athapascan linguistic family.
- Navajos bet first casino is a winner
Eldon Etsitty deals blackjack hands to a half-dozen players, then corrects one trying to double down improperly.
- Native veterans need to organize
Last winter, I used my dividend to backpack around the Native American communities in the Midwest and West Coast.
- IRS grant to help pay for tax preparation in Navajo land
American Indians will have help preparing their taxes because of a grant awarded to Dinebeiina Nahiilna be Agaditahe People's Legal Services in Window Rock, Ariz., by the Internal Revenue Service.
- Tony Hillerman's novels taught readers about American Indians
Tony Hillerman liked to tell the story of what happened when he wrote his first novel, The Blessing Way , in 1970.
- Two Fatal Collisions Closed Eastbound I-40 Near Sanders
On Saturday, October 25, at about 2:55 a.m., Arizona Department of Public Safety officers responded to a one-vehicle rollover on Interstate 40 near milepost 344 eastbound, just outside of Sanders.
- Jenkins vs. Hale a reprise of 2006
You might get a sense of deja vu when looking at the two men vying to fill the Arizona State Senate seat representing Flagstaff and the Navajo Nation.
- Architect gets cold shoulder from council
Will Graven, left, owner of North American Building & Development-Din in Scottsdale, Ariz., watches from the gallery as Speaker Lawrence Morgan, right, conducts council business during the fall session Monday ...
- Pride, respect power
Ernest Tsosie III, left, and Reginald Mitchell, a comedian and martial artist, respectively, are teaming up to help youth learn healthy alternatives to violence.
- Children take center stage in junior rodeo
That's how long the youngest athletes are expected to stay atop a lunging sheep in the annual wooley riding contest at the Shiprock Navajo Fair rodeo.
- Arizona cancer conference targets Navajos
John Wayne the movie star may have done his best work using Monument Valley on the Navajo Reservation as a backdrop.
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City DescriptionWindow Rock (Navajo: Tségháhoodzání) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. The population was 3,059 at the 2000 census.
Window Rock is the seat of government for the Navajo Nation, the tribal government of the largest Native American tribe in the United States, and contains the Navajo Nation Zoological and Botanical Park. Even though the state of Arizona does not currently observe Daylight Time, the Navajo reservation does.
Window Rock is located at 35°40′22″N 109°3′44″W / 35.67278, -109.06222 (35.672752, -109.062097).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.2 square miles (13.4 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,059 people, 876 households, and 713 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 589.3 people per square mile (227.6/km²). There were 998 housing units at an average density of 192.3/sq mi (74.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.46% Native American, 3.17% White, 0.42% Asian, 0.16% African American, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.07% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.44% of the population.
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