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THE NAVAJO TIMES November 14, 1963
Navajo Times
ur« ,TN( Published each Thursday
The Official Newspaper of the
NAVAJO TRIBE
WINDOW ROCK - ARIZONA
Phone [phone]
MARSHALL TOME. Editor
CHESTER A. MAC RORIE, General Manager
A project of the Public Relations and Information
Department of the Navajo Tribe.
Subscription rates —$3.50 per year, nine months $2.50, six
months $2.00, three months SI.OO, one month 35c. Single copies
10c each.
Second-class postage paid at Window Rock, Arizona, and
at additional mailing offices.
PLEASE NOTE. Readers are Invited to express their views in letters to the
editor. All communication intended for publication nust be signed with the street or
other address for use in publication. Letters containing net more than 3SO words will
be given preference, others are subject to condensation. Anonymous letters will not
be considered. Publisher reserves the right to reject unsuitable matter.
The “Trouble” In Window Rock
Navajos all over the reservation are wondering just
what is going on in Window Rock. There is some talk
about’’trouble” in the Tribal Council. Is this serious?
Is the Navajo government falling apart? If you stand
back and look at the situation calmly, you will see that
what is happening in the Council now is not ’’trouble"
and is even something that could have been expected.
The most important issue before the Tribe today is
deciding just how we are to become an active part of
life outside the reservation. If we don’t decide this for
ourselves now, the question may be settled later for
us by others not sympathetic to the Navajo people.
The elected officers of the Council feel that the wel
fare of the individual Navajo can best be served by
building modern industries and communities on the re
servation supported and partially managed by the Bu
reau of Indian Affairs arjd private business men. A few
Councilmen Navajos who have worked long and hard
to faithfully serve their people feel that this may not
be the best way to help the Tribe.
This is the "trouble'’ in Window Rock. And if you
think about this carefully it is really not "trouble" at
all. It is just an honest difference of opinion which will
soon be settled.
The Council, when compared with other govern
ments, has been in existence only a short time. It has
had to consider and resolve many complex problems,
quite often with onlv ingenuity, effort and self-confi
dence to rely upon. More often than not it has done well.
A quick reading of a high school history text book
will show that the Federal Government in its first years
also had "trouble" and today faces critical issues where
decisions must be made which will vitally effect mil
lions of people. More "trouble" will come to this gov
'ernment.
Why should the Tribal Council be any different? A
ruling body is formed because a central agency is
needed to guide a people. It cannot carry out its pur
pose without some "trouble", and this will always be
so.
We Navajos have much to be optimistic about. Our
Council is more sophisticated than it used to be and our
relations with agencies outside the reservation, es
pecially the Federal Government, have improved
greatly in the last 35 years.
Our Councilmen want reliable information before
deciding on a question, and important decisions are
not made without much thinking and much talking.
M In the early 1930'5, if a Navajo wanted to find out
why a BIA worker was doing something, he asked a
member of the Council. More often than not the Coun
cilman would only point to the east and say, "Wash
ingdoon. "This was the only answer the Navajo got be
cause it was the only reply the Councilman could give.
Today a Navajo can ask a federal employee a question
directly and not be satisfied until he gets a good an
swer.
Navajos have always fought hard to protect their
heritage, their lands and their families. One hundred
years ago they did this with guns and bows and arrows.
Today we fight with words.
W.e fight with laws.
We fight hard.
We fight well.
We fight together. Marshall Tome
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We received a postcard from JOHN F. KENNEDY
on November 8 in reference to his correct mailing ad
dress of the Navajo Times. . .At this poinj I was rea
dy to say—Yes Sir! Mr. President until I saw the sig
nature of PROF. JOHN F. KENNEDY, Hydrodynamics
Laboratory, M. I. T. , Cambridge 39, Mass. . .We now
have to reserve equal space for ROCKIE GOLDWATER
. . . For visitors on the Navajo Reservation, the past
week we had two Yei-Bi-Chai ceremonies around Win
dow Rock. One near the south-end of the Airstrip, and
the other near the old Coalmine ended on Sunday night.
We will give notices a couple days before these Yei-Bi-
Chai in the future in this column. . .
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"Monday November 11 was Veterans Day—is a day
to honor the Veterans of America to remind citizens
to remember their sacrifices in war and pay tribute to
their contributions in peace. " said the Chairman of the
Navajo Tribal Council, RAYMOND NAKAI joined the
memDers of the TAPAHA-BOWMAN POST 6789 of
V. F. W. , Window Rock and the Nation participation
was meaningful occasion for all.
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RUFUS B. GRAVES, Santa Fe, N. M. said "ONE
GOOD REASON for ruling out good, qualified, young
and industrious civic-minded citizens in political races
is the vast amount of money required in order to com
pete in campaigns. The cost of waging a campaign, and
keeping a name before the public has reached the point
where it is almost prohibitive for any but the monied
class to enter the political scene. The above is true
unless the person sells out to the top monied echelon
. . .the days of log cabin campaigning are all but gone"
. . .Anotherby RUFUS said "POULTRYMEN are now
putting contact lens on their chickens. . .it helps to
prevent cannibalism. . .or chicks from eating each
other. There might be an application of this to the po
liticians somehow". . .Amen
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NAVAJOS IN THF. MIDDLE//
| Letters to The Editor |
November 7, 1963
Navajo Times
P. O. Box 428
Window Rock, Arizona
To Whom This May Concern:
I hope that you will be able to
help me. 1 am very much in need
of a Navajo girl to live in my
lovely home. Her duty would be
as a Mother’s Helper in my home.
We have a lovely home with
two boys, ages Byears ands years.
My husband, the boys and I like
Navajo girls and we would like to
have you help us get a girl.
Please write us and give us
the details how we go about getting
a good Navajo girl.
Thank you for your co
operation. Hoping to hear from
you soon.
I remain,
Very truly yours,
/s/ Mrs'. I. Rosner
PLEASE NOTE. Readers
are invited to express their
views in letters to the editor.
All communication . intended
for publication must be signed
with the street or other add
ress for use in publication.
Letters containing not m ore
than 350 words will be given
preference, others are subject
to condensation. Anonymous
letters will not be considered.
Publisher reserves the right
to reject unsuitable matter.