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Frank Dayish
Frank Dayish Jr. (born 1958) is an American politician, who was the 6th Vice President of the Navajo Nation under President Joe Shirley, Jr 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. Person .... References External links 1958 births Living people Vice Presidents of the Navajo Nation 20th-century Native Americans 21st-century Native Americans {{NativeAmerican-politician-stub ...
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Joe Shirley Jr
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 ...
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Taylor McKenzie
Taylor McKenzie (1931 – April 13, 2007) was the first Navajo medical doctor (since 1958), the Vice President of the Navajo Nation (1999–2003, under Kelsey A. Begaye), and the first Navajo Nation Chief Medical Officer (since 2006). He was married to Betty McKenzie and they had nine children: Judith, Kathleen, Claire, Jeremy, Patrick, Marvin, Gilbert, Michael, and Edward. Son Edward is now a doctor at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori .... McKenzie was a graduate of Wheaton College in Illinois. He studied medicine at the Baylor University School of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He studied under the famous heart surgeon, Dr. Michael DeBakey after whom he named his first child, Michael. References ...
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Shiprock, New Mexico
Shiprock ( nv, ) is a unincorporated community on the Navajo Nation, Navajo reservation in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 7,718 people in the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Shiprock as a census-designated place (CDP). It is part of the Farmington, New Mexico, Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. Shiprock is named after the nearby Shiprock rock formation. Since 1903, the town has been called ''Naat’áanii Nééz'' (meaning “tall leader” in the Navajo language) after the San Juan Indian Agency superintendent William T. Shelton who settled Shiprock for the United States government. Diné College is a local four-year college (formerly Navajo Community College), a Tribal colleges and universities, tribally controlled community college with seven other campuses across the Navajo Nation. It is the site of a Chapter House for the Navajo, a Bureau of Indian Affairs ag ...
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Vice President Of The Navajo Nation
The office of Vice-President of the Navajo Nation was created in 1991 following restructuring of the Navajo Nation government. The president and vice president are elected every four years. The Navajo Nation Vice-President shall serve no more than two terms. In 2010, Ben Shelly Ben Shelly (born July 6, 1947) was the 7th one-term president of the Navajo Nation. Shelly was the first president to have been elected both president and vice president of the Navajo Nation. He is also the first New Mexican Navajo to hold the Na ... became the first vice president to be elected president of the Navajo Nation. Office holders References {{Navajo Nation * Navajo Nation politicians ...
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Joe Shirley, Jr
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 ...
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1958 Births
Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third overland journey to the South Pole, the first to use powered vehicles. ** Sputnik 1 (launched on October 4, 1957) falls to Earth from its orbit, and burns up. * January 13 – Battle of Edchera: The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol. * January 27 – A Soviet-American executive agreement on cultural, educational and scientific exchanges, also known as the "Lacy-Zarubin Agreement, Lacy–Zarubin Agreement", is signed in Washington, D.C. * January 31 – The first successful American satellite, Explorer 1, is launched into orbit. February * February 1 – Egypt and Syria unite, to form the United Arab Republic. * February 6 – Seven Manchester United F.C., Manchester United footballers are among the 21 people killed i ...
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Vice Presidents Of The Navajo Nation
A vice is a practice, behaviour, or habit generally considered immoral, sinful, criminal, rude, taboo, depraved, degrading, deviant or perverted in the associated society. In more minor usage, vice can refer to a fault, a negative character trait, a defect, an infirmity, or a bad or unhealthy habit. Vices are usually associated with a transgression in a person's character or temperament rather than their morality. Synonyms for vice include fault, sin, depravity, iniquity, wickedness, and corruption. The antonym of vice is virtue. Etymology The modern English term that best captures its original meaning is the word ''vicious'', which means "full of vice". In this sense, the word ''vice'' comes from the Latin word '' vitium'', meaning "failing or defect". Law enforcement Depending on the country or jurisdiction, vice crimes may or may not be treated as a separate category in the criminal codes. Even in jurisdictions where vice is not explicitly delineated in the legal code, th ...
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