Obituaries for March 17, 2022
This week: Richard Beyal Jr., Sanford Towne, and Jerrold B. Yazzie.
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Native News Briefs | Statue to mark drowning of Native American leader’s son
A local organization has won a grant to erect a proposed statue of a Native American leader, his wife and his son, who drowned as an infant when English settlers overturned their boat, according to a contemporary account.
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People | Coalition director testifies before Congress
Indigenous leader Angel Charley, executive director of the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women, testified on March 3 before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.
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Education Briefs | Johnson earns bachelor’s in accounting
Stephanie Johnson, Edgewater Clan, born for Biligáana/Chippewa, earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting in December 2021 from Minnesota State University.
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Capitol Briefs | Judge Carol Perry passes
Navajo Nation leaders and the legal community on March 3 offered condolences to the family of former District Court Judge Carol Perry, who passed away on March 1 in Albuquerque at the age of 70.
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Window Rock Weather
Fair and Breezy
61.0 F (16.1 C)
Dewpoint: 16.0 F (-8.9 C)
Humidity: 17%
Wind: West at 20.7 gusting to28.8 MPH (18 gusting to 25 KT)
Pressure: 29.99
Dewpoint: 16.0 F (-8.9 C)
Humidity: 17%
Wind: West at 20.7 gusting to28.8 MPH (18 gusting to 25 KT)
Pressure: 29.99
Highway 264,
I-40, WB @ Winslow