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Kayenta Unified School District
Kayenta Unified School District No. 27 is a school district headquartered in Kayenta, Arizona, located within the 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 .... It operates four schools, including Kayenta Early Childhood Education, Kayenta Elementary School (K–4), Kayenta Middle School (5–8), and Monument Valley High School (9–12). The elementary school is known under two names (the second being Debbie Braff Elementary School), as is the middle school (which has the second name "Baker Middle School"). In addition to Kayenta, the district includes Chilchinbito, Oljato-Monument Valley, and Shonto. History In 2013 the district leadership asked voters to approve an "override" of its budget. The measure succeeded, with 464 approving and 95 rejecting, a 83â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kayenta, Arizona
Kayenta ( nv, ) is a U.S. town which is part of the Navajo Nation and is in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. Established November 13, 1986, the Kayenta Township is the only "township" existing under the laws of the Navajo Nation, making it unique in this way. The population was 5,189 at the 2010 census. Kayenta is located south of Monument Valley and contains a number of hotels and motels which serve visitors to Monument Valley. Like other places on the Navajo Nation, it is illegal to serve alcohol. Arizona does not observe Daylight Time; however, the Navajo reservation does. Kayenta Township is the only municipal-style government on the Navajo Nation. It is regarded as a political sub-division of the Navajo Nation. It is managed by a five-member elected town board, which hires the township manager. Kayenta is the name for the Chapter, as well as the township. Kayenta Chapter (a political division within the Navajo Nation that is analogous to a county within a state) en ... [...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] |
Monument Valley High School (Arizona)
Monument Valley High School is a high school in Kayenta, Arizona. It is the only high school under the jurisdiction of the Kayenta Unified School District. Built in the mid-1950s, Monument Valley High School graduated its first class in 1962. The original school building was circular, intended to resemble a traditional hogan. The center was a wood-floored basketball court, with classrooms and other facilities ringing the court. The building had considerable architectural flair. It burned down near the end of the 1978 school year. The current school building was constructed in its place later the same year. The school’s basketball and volleyball teams originally played in the 984-seat Beets Gymnasium until the construction in 1991 of the $11 million, 3800-seat Nash Center, named after Lucinda and Robert Nash, who were both coaches at the school. Considered legends on the Navajo Reservation and in the town of Kayenta, Lucinda Nash coached the Lady Mustangs Volleyball team, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chilchinbito, Arizona
Chilchinbito ( nv, ) is a town located on the Navajo Nation, whose lands spans four state boundary lines in the Four Corners region of the United States. The town of Chilchinbito is a census-designated place (CDP) specifically in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. The population was 506 at the 2010 census. Chilchinbito is also considered to be the source of coronavirus infections on the Navajo Nation, possibly traced to the annual meeting of the Church of the Nazarene's numerous branches, on March 7, 2020. COVID-19 federal relief funds for medical care on the Navajo Nation were being redirected to a non-Native for-profit corporation, and a legal suit is pending. History On March 17, 2020, the first case of the global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the Navajo Nation was identified to be a 46-year-old resident of Chilchinbito by the Arizona Department of Health. The man tested positive for the disease in a hospital in Phoenix after being transferred from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oljato-Monument Valley, Arizona
Oljato-Monument Valley ( nv, ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. The population was 154 at the 2010 census. Geography Oljato-Monument Valley is located at (36.991944, -110.184722). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 12.5 square miles (32.4 km2), all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 155 people, 37 households, and 33 families living in the CDP. The population density was . There were 58 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 0.6% White, 94.2% Native American, and 5.2% from two or more races. There were 37 households, out of which 59.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 32.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.8% were non-families. 10.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shonto, Arizona
Shonto ( nv, ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Navajo County, Arizona, United States, in the Navajo Nation. The population was 591 at the 2010 census. Geography Shonto is located at (36.598209, -110.658156). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. In Shonto, the local Shonto Canyon is where the natural spring is located. It is connected to the canyons that stretch all the way to Navajo Mountain, which can be seen from Shonto. The land is rich in mineral and water deposits. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 568 people, 149 households, and 118 families living in the CDP. The population density was . There were 220 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 1.9% White, 0.2% Black or African American, 96.3% Native American, and 1.6% from two or more races. 1.1% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 149 households 52.3% had children under the age of 18 liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Mountain Independent
Casa Grande Valley Newspapers Inc. is a family owned and operated newspaper and commercial printing company based in Casa Grande, Arizona. Since its inception, it has grown to 6 community newspapers, 4 specialty publications, 3 news websites and a digital marketing division. CGVNI prints all of its publications and those of its sister company, White Mountain Publishing, at its plant in downtown Casa Grande. It recently built a warehouse to store its newsprint rolls in the Central Arizona Commerce Park. Its flagship is the ''Casa Grande Dispatch The ''Casa Grande Dispatch'' is an American newspaper published Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays in Casa Grande, Arizona. Circulated in Casa Grande and surrounding areas, it is Pinal County's largest paid circulation newspaper. It has been publi ...''. Publications White Mountain Publishing References {{Reflist Newspaper companies of the United States Casa Grande, Arizona Family-owned companies of the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
