Big Council or small?
Navajo people to decide Dec. 15

Navajo President Joe Shirley, who has been put on leave by the Council, speaks in favor of decreasing the size of the Navajo Council to 24. “This would give local governments more power,” Shirley said. — © 2009 Gallup Independent / Adron Gardner

Copyright © 2009
Gallup Independent
By Karen Francis
Diné Bureau

GALLUP — Two sides presented their points of view during a debate on issues that are going before Navajo voters in a special election Dec. 15.

The debate on the reduction of the Navajo Nation Council and the line-item veto power for the president was held at the Calvin Hall auditorium at the University of New Mexico-Gallup branch campus Wednesday evening.

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