50 Years Ago: Nakai, MacDonald debate at Blue Gap
The Navajo Nation primary will be held Monday and pretty much everyone believes Raymond Nakai and Peter MacDonald will take the two top spots.
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Posted by Bill Donovan | Aug 6, 2020 | 50 Years Ago |
The Navajo Nation primary will be held Monday and pretty much everyone believes Raymond Nakai and Peter MacDonald will take the two top spots.
Read MorePosted by Bill Donovan | Jul 30, 2020 | 50 Years Ago |
I started covering the Navajo government on September 1971 so I missed the 1970 election between Peter MacDonald and Raymond Nakai. So my accounts of the race in the past few columns have been based on stories printed in the Navajo Times and local newspapers as well as a few things I remember being told about the election.
Read MorePosted by Bill Donovan | Jul 23, 2020 | 50 Years Ago |
As members of a Navajo activist group, Indians Against Exploitation, began preparing to hold protests at the 1970 Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial, a federal judge made a ruling on a protest held at the 1969 event.
Read MorePosted by Bill Donovan | Jul 16, 2020 | 50 Years Ago |
Many readers of the Navajo Times learned that there are actually two Hopi governments. Well, actually an official government and an official anti-government.
Read MorePosted by Bill Donovan | Jul 9, 2020 | 50 Years Ago |
While Gallup residents are making last minute preparations for the 1970 Ceremonial, the 1969 Ceremonial will take center stage in Santa Fe.
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