Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. said Navajos living in Albuquerque, the largest city in New Mexico, should form their own chapter.
Shirley said a chapter in Albuquerque will alllow urban Navajos to obtain a share of the tribe's funds and give them a voice in tribal matters. "It's your resources. Why shouldn't you have a part of it?" he told a group of Navajos at the Albuquerque Indian Center, the Associated Press reported.
Albuquerque has an estimated 27,000 Navajos.
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Navajo president suggests Albuquerque Navajo chapter
(AP 3/22)
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Thursday, March 23, 2006
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