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2006 Navajo Nation Election
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. Major Candidates Frank Dayish Jr. On May 6, 2006, then vice-president of the Navajo Nation Frank Dayish Jr. announced his bid for president at the Shiprock Chapter as 450 concern Diné. Lynda Lovejoy Lynda Lovejoy, a former New Mexico state representative, declared her candidancy on April 1, 2006, at the Crownpoint Chapter House in Crownpoint, New Mexico. Candidates {{Cleanup rewrite, date=June 2022, section=yes * Calvin Tsosie Yatahey, New Mexico * Frank Dayish Shiprock, New Mexico * Lynda Lovejoy Crownpoint, New Mexico * Ernest H Begay Rock Point, Arizona * James Henderson Ganado, Arizona * Wilbur Nelson * Harrison Todichiini Shiprock, New Mexico * Vern Lee Kirtland, New Mexico * Joe Shirley Jr. Chinle, Ari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Shirley
Joe Shirley Jr. (born December 4, 1947) is a Navajo politician who is the only two-term President of the Navajo Nation. He served as president from 2003 to 2011. He lives in Chinle, Arizona, and is Tódích'íi'nii, born for Tábaahá. Personal life Shirley was born on the Navajo Nation in Chinle, AZ and raised by his grandmother since he was a toddler. Shirley is married to Vikki Shirley, MBA, and they have three sons and three daughters. Vikki is Kiyaa'nni born for the Ma'iidesh giizhnii clan. Her parents are Victor Moses Begay and Gladys Begay of Lukachukai, Arizona. Since December 2001, after the death of their daughter to a drunk driver, the Shirley family has been heavily involved with MADD. Joe Shirley is a graduate of Chinle High School (1966). He attained an Associates of Arts Degree in 1968 from Magic Valley Christian College, a Bachelor of Science in business from Abilene Christian University (1973) and a Masters in Social Work from Arizona State University (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yatahey, New Mexico
Yah-ta-hey ( nv, ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 580. The English name for this place is an approximation of a Navajo greeting, though the actual Navajo name means "like a devil", in reference to J.B. Tanner, who operated the trading post located here; the same name is used for Aneth, Utah, where Tanner also worked. Geography Yah-ta-hey is located at (35.627018, -108.790430). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 580 people, 156 households, and 138 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 146.3 people per square mile (56.6/km). There were 180 housing units at an average density of 45.4 per square mile (17.6/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 69.31% Native American, 16.21% White, 0.34% Asian, 8.10% from other races, and 6.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navajo Nation
The Navajo Nation ( nv, Naabeehó Bináhásdzo), also known as Navajoland, is a Native American reservation in the United States. It occupies portions of northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, and southeastern Utah; at roughly , the Navajo Nation is the largest land area held by a Native American tribe in the U.S., exceeding ten U.S. states. In 2010, the reservation was home to 173,667 out of 332,129 Navajo tribal members; the remaining 158,462 tribal members lived outside the reservation, in urban areas (26 percent), border towns (10 percent), and elsewhere in the U.S. (17 percent). The seat of government is located in Window Rock, Arizona. The United States gained ownership of this territory in 1848 after acquiring it in the Mexican-American War. The reservation was within New Mexico Territory and straddled what became the Arizona-New Mexico border in 1912, when the states were admitted to the union. Unlike many reservations, it has expanded several times since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter MacDonald (Navajo Leader)
Peter MacDonald (born December 16, 1928) is a Native American politician and the only four term Chairman of the Navajo Nation. MacDonald was born in Arizona, U.S. and served the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II as a Navajo Code Talker. He was first elected Navajo Tribal Chairman in 1970. In 1989, MacDonald was removed from office by the Navajo Tribal Council, pending the results of federal criminal investigations headed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. MacDonald was sent to federal prison in 1990 for violations of US law and subsequently convicted of more U.S. federal crimes, including fraud, extortion, riot, bribery, and corruption. Life and politics Born Hashkasilt Begay, MacDonald was raised among traditional shepherds and groomed as a medicine man. He entered the Marine Corps as a Navajo language code talker during World War II. The war ended soon after his training was complete and he was deployed in post-war China to guard surrendered Japanese officers. After the war, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navajo Nation Council
The Navajo Nation Council ( nv, Béésh bąąh dah siʼání) 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 council is composed of 24 district delegates, or councilors, chosen by direct election, who represent 110 municipal chapters within the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. Delegates must be members of the Navajo Nation and be at least twenty-five years of age. Delegate offices are at the Navajo Nation governmental campus in Window Rock. The council selects a speaker, chosen from among all delegates, to preside over the day-to-day functions of the council for a two-year term. Power and jurisdiction As codified in Section 101 of the Navajo Nation Code: (2 N.N.C. § 101(A)) ''The Legislative Branch shall consist of the Navajo Nation Council and any entity established under the Navajo Nation Council.'' (2 N.N.C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leupp, Arizona
Leupp ( nv, ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Coconino County, Arizona, on the Navajo Nation, United States. The population was 951 at the 2010 census. In 1902 an Indian boarding school was constructed here, administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. It had been closed before the US entry into World War II. In 1942 the facility was converted for use as the Leupp Isolation Center, designed to detain Japanese and Japanese-American internees from the several larger internment camps established by the War Relocation Authority to hold citizens and immigrants from the West Coast. They were sent here if characterized as troublemakers; some were men trying to regain their rights as American citizens. History The Navajo and their ancestors occupied this area for thousands of years. In 1868 they were forced by the United States to agree to a reservation, which was within the New Mexico Territory until 1912. After Arizona and New Mexico were admitted as states, the reservat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinle, Arizona
Chinle ( nv, ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. The name in Navajo means "flowing out" and is a reference to the location where the water flows out of the Canyon de Chelly. The population was 4,518 at the 2010 census. Geography Chinle is located at (36.154718, -109.579040). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.16%, is water. Climate According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Chinle has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. Demographics 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 . There were 1,644 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.3% Native American, 6.4% White, 0.2% Black or African American, 0.2% Asian, <0.1% |
Kirtland, New Mexico
Kirtland is a town, made up of part of the former census-designated place (CDP) of the same name in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population of the former CDP was 6,190 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Kirtland was founded in the early 1880s by Mormon settlers, who named it after Kirtland, Ohio. (Reflecting its history and principal demographic, the city's principal thoroughfare is Brigham Street, with a Mormon meetinghouse on the street and a release-time seminary building across the street from Kirtland Central High School.) There had been a few Mormons who had settled in Fruitland as early as 1878. As of 2000, Fruitland was designated as part of Kirtland for census purposes. Another Mormon settlement of these early days was Waterflow, just west of Fruitland, which appears on maps to this day. A Mormon meetinghouse was dedicated in Kirtland by Heber J. Grant in 1928. The town incorporated in January 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganado, Arizona
Ganado ( nv, ) is a chapter of the Navajo Nation and census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,210 at the 2010 census. Ganado is part of the Fort Defiance Agency, of the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and is the delegate seat for the district that encompasses the Jeddito, Cornfields, Ganado, Kinlichee, Steamboat communities at the Navajo Nation Council. The Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site in Ganado is maintained as an example of a 19th-century trading post. Geography Ganado is located at (35.702571, −109.553234). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. The greater Ganado area includes Ganado, Burnside, Cornfields, Kinlichee, Wood Springs, Klagetoh, and Steamboat and the family ranches dispersed amongst these sub-areas. Climate According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Ganado has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. Demographics A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Point, Arizona
Rock Point ( nv, ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. The population was 642 at the 2010 census. Its name is descriptive of the point where Chinle Creek enters high sandstone walls. Geography Rock Point is located at (36.719317, -109.625001). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 724 people, 168 households, and 150 families living in the CDP. The population density was . There were 229 housing units at an average density of 16.6/sq mi (6.4/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.8% Native American, 1.7% White, 0.1% from other races, and 0.4% from two or more races. 0.1% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 168 households, out of which 64.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 22.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
