BIA’s new policy: Indian preference for job vacancies
One of the biggest changes that occurred in Indian Country, one that would have a profound effect on both the Navajo Nation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, took place in August 1971.
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50 Years Ago: Diné own most of stock in blasting company
Most people today probably won’t recognize the name but back in the early 1970s there was a company operating at Fort Wingate that manufactured blasting agents and distributed them throughout the United States.
Read More50 Years Ago: MacDonald struggles to respond to ban of non-Indians at Hopi ceremonies
Navajo Tribal Chairman Peter MacDonald is having serious problems trying to find a Navajo response to a problem that is dividing the members of the Hopi Tribe – whether to allow non-Indians to attend the Hopi traditional ceremonies this summer.
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50 Years Ago: Building of homes on rez blasted for lack of insulation
For the first time, but definitely not the last, the Navajo Times looked at the construction of public housing on the reservation and found massive problems.
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50 Years Ago: July 8th edition of Navajo Times sets ad, circulation records
The July 8, 1971, issue of the Navajo Times set all kinds of records, including the first with 48 pages and the biggest circulation so far in the Navajo Times history, according to its publisher at the time, Chet MacRorie.
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