COYOTE
CANYON
CHAPTER
Navajo
name: M3'ii
t66hit[izhi
Interpretation: Coyote fell in the water(ing hole)
Indian Population : 1980
Census: 835
1990
Census: 1,226
2000
Census: 941
Estimated land size: 125,996.1 Acres
Land Management District : 14
GOVERNMENT
Number of Chapter NNC delegate(s): 1
Delegate(s)
shared with:
Tohatchi Chapter
Navajo
Police district office covering Chapter :
Crownpoint District & Tohatchi
Sub-Station
Tribal
offices that provide services within Chapter :
Community Health Representative
Adult-In-Home Care
Senior Citizen Center
Navajo Department Headstart
MEDICAL
Hospital(s)
& clinic(s) where most Chapter people go:
Hospital Town
Gallup Indian Medical Center Gallup, NM
Crownpoint Ind Health Care Facility Crownpoint, NM
Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hosp Gallup, NM
Clinic Town
Tohatchi Clinic Tohatchi,
NM
Cibola Medical Foundation Gallup, NM
Gallup Medical Group Gallup,
NM
EDUCATION
No.
of Schools:
Pre-School/Head Start 1
Kindergarten to 8th 0
High School 0
Total
enrollment by school
(Fall of 2003):
School Enrolled
Coyote
Canyon Pre-School nr
Students
from the chapter area attend the Gallup-McKinley Schools at Tohatchi,
Crownpoint and Gallup elementary and high schools. Some also go to Wingate High School, Chuska School, St. Michaels
(in AZ), Navajo Prep in Farmington, and Tohatchi Special Education. The chapter estimates the absentee rate at
60% and drop-out rate at 30%.
COMMUNICATIONS
No.
of computers available for public use at Chapter: 4
No.
of public payphones in the community: 2
Regular
TV reception; stations received:
Call
Letters Town
KOAT Albuquerque, NM
KOB ABQ/Farmington, NM
KASA Albuquerque, NM
Clear
AM radio stations received:
Call
Letters Town
KTNN Window Rock, AZ
KGAK Gallup, NM
KYVA Gallup, NM
KNDN Farmington, NM
KHAC Tse Bonito, NM
Clear
FM radio stations received:
Call
Letters Town
KXTC Gallup, NM
KKOR Gallup, NM
KGLX Gallup, NM
KISZ Cortez, CO
KWIN Tse Bonito, NM
Newspaper
received within the Chapter :
Name
of Paper Town
The
Independent Gallup, NM
Navajo
Times Window Rock, AZ
Daily
Times Farmington, NM
Postal
services within the Chapter:
Name of Service
United States Postal Services
United Parcel Service
Federal Express
RECREATIONAL
FACILITIES
Rodeo Arena
EQUIPMENT
(Maintained by Chapter)
Hauling Truck
Front End Loader
SCENIC
ATTRACTIONS
Canyons
CIVIC
Churches:
Name
of Church Est'd Membership
First
Navajo Baptist 20
Roadside
Baptist Church nr
Christian
Reform Church nr
Catholic
Church 20
Church
of Latter Day Saints nr
COYOTE
CANYON CHAPTER (Continued)
Indigenous:
Traditional
Navajo Religion
Native
American Church
Active
community organizations:
Veterans Organization
Community Land Use Planning
Committee
COMMERCIAL
Available
commercial establishments in the Chapter :
Restaurant 1
TRANSPORTATION
Paved
roads through the chapter area:
Navajo Route 9
Distances
to:
Agency:
Fort Defiance39 miles
Window
Rock 33 miles
Gallup,
NM 24 miles
MAJOR
EMPLOYERS
No. of
Name
of Employer Employees
Navajo
Nation 10
Non-Profit
Organizations50
McKinley
County School nr
Health Facilities nr
LOCAL
NATURAL RESOURCES
Coal
Uranium
COMMUNITY/COOPERATIVE
FARMING
Name of farm project:
Red Willow
Year farm was established: 1941
Approximate size of farm: 856.5 Acres
Number of project family farms: 18
Physically, the Red Willow farming area is
situated in the Tohatchi Chapter area.
Historically, families from both chapters have jointly use the farming
area. The farm is currently active and
the farm project does have a farm board.
Estimated number of family farms elsewhere in the
chapter area; all dry farming: 28
BRIEF
OVERVIEW OF CHAPTER
Upon return from the "long walk", or
Navajo imprisonment in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, Chief Manuelito took residence
in the northern part of the chapter area and lived there the rest of his life;
he is buried within his homestead.
Coyote Canyon is rural, isolated
from other improved communities. The
terrain is mostly rolling hills, open dry flatlands, and rocky canyons. It is semi-arid with elevations ranging from
the 5,000 plus to above the 6,000 feet levels.
The climate is mild with plenty of wind during the spring and early
summer. There are a variety of forage
for the livestock and little precipitation.
The first chapter "house"
was built about 1930. The first council
delegates were Charles Damon and Billy Duncan.
The Trading Post was established about 1900. Programmatic health and social services were started between 1950
and 1980. The first housing units under
the Navajo Housing Authority were built in the early 1980s. Twenty-five mutual help units were
constructed by 1990, making a total of 65 units. Council Delegate Ben Muskett worked diligently on bringing
electrical services to a great majoity of the residents during the latter half
of 1970s.
The Coyote Canyon Chapter upholds
the belief that the establishment of appropriate facilities is required in
meeting local needs.
This
Chapter information was provided by:
Name Telephone No.
2004 Chavez John,
Chapter Pres 505/735-2204/05
Fax: 505/735-2207
Email: maiichapter@hotmail.com
'96 Esther M.
Roanhorse, CSC Tel: 505/735-2204
Fax: 505/735-2207
'96 Chavez
John, Chapter President
'92 Arthur J.
Hood, CSC
'92 Leonard
Begay, Chapter President
