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Kayenta mine. The Kayenta mine was a surface coal mine operated by Peabody Western Coal Company, a subsidiary of Peabody Energy) on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona from 1973 to 2019. [1] About 400 acres were mined and reclaimed each year, providing about 8 million tons of coal annually to the Navajo Generating Station. [2]: 1.
Navajo Livestock Reduction. The Navajo Livestock Reduction was imposed by the United States government upon the Navajo Nation in the 1930s, during the Great Depression. The reduction of herds was justified by the government by stating that grazing areas were becoming eroded and had deteriorated due to too many animals. [1]
Navajo Woman at a waterfall c. 1920. The Navajo Nation (Navajo: Naabeehó Bináhásdzo), also known as Navajoland, [3] is an Indian reservation of Navajo people in the United States. It occupies portions of northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, and southeastern Utah. The seat of government is located in Window Rock, Arizona.
August 2, 2024 at 8:38 PM. PHOENIX (AP) — A uranium producer has agreed to temporarily pause the transport of the mineral through the Navajo Nation after the tribe raised concerns about the ...
The Navajo Nation Council has signed off on a proposed settlement that would ensure water rights for its tribe and two others in the drought-stricken Southwest — a deal that could become the ...
There is an average rate of End Stage Renal Disease of 0.63% in the Navajo Nation, a rate significantly higher than the national average of 0.19%. [8] The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been cleaning up uranium mines in the Navajo Nation since as part of settlements through the Superfund since 1994.
Passed the Senate on June 12, 1934 (Passed) Reported by the joint conference committee on June 15, 1934; agreed to by the House on June 15, 1934 (Agreed) and by the Senate on June 16, 1934 (Agreed) Signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 28, 1934. The Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 (TGA, Pub. L. 73–482) is a United States ...
The Treaty of Bosque Redondo (Spanish for "Round Forest") also the Navajo Treaty of 1868 or Treaty of Fort Sumner, Navajo Naal Tsoos Sani or Naaltsoos Sání[1][2][a]) was an agreement between the Navajo and the US Federal Government signed on June 1, 1868. It ended the Navajo Wars and allowed for the return of those held in internment camps at ...