BURNT CORN, Ariz. - About 100 residents of Naadáá Díílid filled the new multipurpose building to officially take ownership of the new facility during the Nov. 7 building dedication.

They were joined by chapter officials, tribal leaders and surrounding community members.

A Pendleton blanket with the Great Seal of the Navajo Nation covered the doorway as Navajo prayers and chants filled the space within.

The celebration began with the posting of colors by Tachee-Blue Gap veterans Jackie Burbank and Eddie Yazzie. Shalaya Begay, Miss Cottonwood Junior Princess, provided the Pledge of Allegiance and Bobby Tullie sang the Flag Song.

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Protecting water in an era of Climate Change

WASHINGTON, D. C. - U.S. Senators Tom Udall, D-N.M., and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., were joined by U.S. Representatives Xochitl Torres Small, D-N.M., Deb Haaland, D-N.M., and Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., on Oct. 28 as they introduced the Western Water Security Act of 2019: legislation to improve water management in the West through investments in water infrastructure, a focus on conservation, efficiency, and environmental restoration, and tailored funding for local communities. The forward-looking legislation will arm communities with the federal funding and research necessary to grapple with the potential of a long-term drying trend in the...

The cremated remains of former U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Timothy John Clark were laid to rest at a special unclaimed veterans’ funeral at the Gallup State Veterans Cemetery Nov. 15.






Clark went unclaimed by family members when he passed away at the age of 69 on Sept. 14, 2016 in the Four Corners area. A small gathering of local veterans attended today’s funeral, including State Representative Harry Garcia, D-Bernalillo, Cibola, McKinley, Socorro, San Juan & Valencia, and Medal of Honor Recipient and Gallup native Hiroshi Miyamura.


At the funeral, the Tohatchi Veterans Organization Honor Guard provided a Rifle Volley and a bugle rendition of Taps. New Mexico Department of Veterans...

Unclaimed vet honored in Gallup

GALLUP - The cremated remains of a U.S. Army veteran who was unclaimed by family members after his death will be interred at the Gallup State Veterans Cemetery at 333 National Cemetery Dr. on Nov. 15 at 11 am.

Former Staff Sgt. Timothy John Clark will be laid to rest with military honors – a privilege accorded to all honorably discharged veterans. Mr. Clark, who served from 1965 to 1973, passed away in the Four Corners area of New Mexico in September 2016.

The urn will be provided by woodshop class students of Mr. Geno Perez at Valley High School in Albuquerque – the same class which provided urns used in a Forgotten Heroes Funeral for 22...