scholarly journals Analysis of the Magnitude and Frequency of Peak Discharges for the Navajo Nation in Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott D. Waltemeyer
Keyword(s):  
New Mexico ◽  
Navajo Nation ◽  
Peak Discharges

scholarly journals Quantification of Elemental Contaminants in Unregulated Water across Western Navajo Nation

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (15) ◽  
pp. 2727 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Credo ◽  
Jaclyn Torkelson ◽  
Tommy Rock ◽  
Jani C. Ingram
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
New Mexico ◽  
Hard Rock ◽  
Water Systems ◽  
American Southwest ◽  
Western United States ◽  
Navajo Nation ◽  
Hard Rock Mining ◽  
Rock Mining ◽  
American Nation

The geologic profile of the western United States lends itself to naturally elevated levels of arsenic and uranium in groundwater and can be exacerbated by mining enterprises. The Navajo Nation, located in the American Southwest, is the largest contiguous Native American Nation and has over a 100-year legacy of hard rock mining. This study has two objectives, quantify the arsenic and uranium concentrations in water systems in the Arizona and Utah side of the Navajo Nation compared to the New Mexico side and to determine if there are other elements of concern. Between 2014 and 2017, 294 water samples were collected across the Arizona and Utah side of the Navajo Nation and analyzed for 21 elements. Of these, 14 elements had at least one instance of a concentration greater than a national regulatory limit, and six of these (V, Ca, As, Mn, Li, and U) had the highest incidence of exceedances and were of concern to various communities on the Navajo Nation. Our findings are similar to other studies conducted in Arizona and on the Navajo Nation and demonstrate that other elements may be a concern for public health beyond arsenic and uranium.

“The Lights of Albuquerque”1

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina M. Jacobsen
Keyword(s):  
New Mexico ◽  
Navajo Nation ◽  
University Of New Mexico ◽  
Cover Songs ◽  
The University ◽  
Mother Earth

The epilogue reflects on what has changed since the years when the fieldwork for the book was carried out, providing updates on key interlocutors and musicians in the book. This includes discussion of Chucki Begay and Mother Earth Blues Band, Candice Craig and the Wranglers, Native Country Band, and Re-Coil. I discuss the cover songs “Mississippi,” Gram Parsons/Emmylou Harris’ version of “If I Could Only Win Your Love,” and Charley Pride’s “Is Anybody Goin’ to San Antone.” Epilogue concludes with a reflection on artists from the Navajo Nation visiting the author’s class at the University of New Mexico and Candice Craig’s performances of songs including “Redneck Woman” and “Okie from Muskogee.”

scholarly journals Spatial clustering of metal and metalloid mixtures in unregulated water sources on the Navajo Nation – Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah, USA

2018 ◽  
Vol 633 ◽  
pp. 1667-1678 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph H. Hoover ◽  
Eric Coker ◽  
Yolanda Barney ◽  
Chris Shuey ◽  
Johnnye Lewis
Keyword(s):  
New Mexico ◽  
Spatial Clustering ◽  
Water Sources ◽  
Navajo Nation

The Case Against Population Control: The Probable Creation of the First American Indian State

1971 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 393-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larry Stucki
Keyword(s):  
New Mexico ◽  
American Indian ◽  
Great Increase ◽  
Population Control ◽  
Navajo Nation ◽  
Economic Control ◽  
Indian State ◽  
Probable Outcome ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Rising Power

Population is viewed as being the key variable in explaining the rising power of the Navajo Nation in recent years as it has rapidly been extending its political and economic control over vast stretches of Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico. One result of this expansion has been a great increase in tensions between the tribe and these three Western states. Reasons are given in this paper to support the conclusion that the probable outcome of this struggle will be the creation of our 51st state. The broader implications of this event are then briefly explored.

Bashas' Diné Markets and the Navajo Nation: A Study of Cross-Cultural Trade

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Carder
Keyword(s):  
New Mexico ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Poverty Line ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Navajo Nation ◽  
Niche Marketing ◽  
Unemployment Rates ◽  
Retail Chain ◽  
Four Corners

The Navajo Nation occupies more than 27,000 square miles in the Four Corners region of Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico. Population is widely dispersed. The Navajo (Diné) People are isolated both culturally and physically from the mainstream population of the region. Unemployment rates consistently exceed 20 percent and nearly 40 percent of the population lives below the poverty line. In this unlikely setting a retail chain of supermarkets, Bashas' Diné Markets, is thriving. This study analyzes cross-cultural trade practices on the Navajo Nation from the early traders to today's supermarkets and the positive impact the Diné Markets have had on the Navajo Nation. The study also looks at the potential for the Diné Markets to serve as a model for niche marketing to similar cultural clusters.

Guns, Alcohol, and Intimate Partner Violence: The Epidemiology of Female Suicide in New Mexico

Crisis ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 121-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lenora Olson ◽  
Frank Huyler ◽  
Arthur W Lynch ◽  
Lynne Fullerton ◽  
Deborah Werenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
New Mexico ◽  
American Indians ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
The United States ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Injury Death ◽  
Female Suicide ◽  
Blood Alcohol Levels ◽  
Associated Risk Factors

Suicide is among the leading causes of death in the United States, and in women the second leading cause of injury death overall. Previous studies have suggested links between intimate partner violence and suicide in women. We examined female suicide deaths to identify and describe associated risk factors. We reviewed all reports from the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator for female suicide deaths occurring in New Mexico from 1990 to 1994. Information abstracted included demographics, mechanism of death, presence of alcohol/drugs, clinical depression, intimate partner violence, health problems, and other variables. Annual rates were calculated based on the 1990 census. The New Mexico female suicide death rate was 8.2/100,000 persons per year (n = 313), nearly twice the U. S. rate of 4.5/100,000. Non-Hispanic whites were overrepresented compared to Hispanics and American Indians. Decedents ranged in age from 14 to 93 years (median = 43 years). Firearms accounted for 45.7% of the suicide deaths, followed by ingested poisons (29.1%), hanging (10.5%), other (7.7%), and inhaled poisons (7.0%). Intimate partner violence was documented in 5.1% of female suicide deaths; in an additional 22.1% of cases, a male intimate partner fought with or separated from the decedent immediately preceding the suicide. Nearly two-thirds (65.5%) of the decedents had alcohol or drugs present in their blood at autopsy. Among decedents who had alcohol present (34.5%), blood alcohol levels were far higher among American Indians compared to Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites (p = .01). Interpersonal conflict was documented in over 25% of cases, indicating that studies of the mortality of intimate partner violence should include victims of both suicide and homicide deaths to fully characterize the mortality patterns of intimate partner violence.

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