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‘Get Off Our Land’: Navajo Tribe Literally Appear to Chase Sen. John McCain Off Their Reservation
TheBlaze.com ^ | Liz Klimas

Posted on 08/17/2015 2:16:34 PM PDT by TexasCajun

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey Friday visited the Navajo Nation reservation’s capital Window Rock to celebrate the Native Americans whose indecipherable language helped keep messages secret from enemies during World War II.

The event though was met by a protest regarding the federal government’s response to a toxic spill into rivers considered a lifeline for reservation and halted use of water for residential and agricultural use.

According to Native News, McCain and Ducey met with Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye and Vice President Jonathan Nez to discuss the creation of a Navajo Code Talkers Museum.

But the recent spill of millions of gallons of contaminated wastewater into the Animas and San Juan Rivers by a contractor doing work for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ended up being the focus for the tribal leaders.

(Excerpt) Read more at theblaze.com ...


TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: epa; erinbrockovich; goldkingmine; mccain; navajo; navajonation; water; waytomissthepoint
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To: bgill

Where is that reported?


41 posted on 08/17/2015 4:19:12 PM PDT by tbw2
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To: tbw2

Mark Levin read the article on the air. Try his pod casts from last week.
I heard it.


42 posted on 08/17/2015 4:24:26 PM PDT by longfellow (Bill Maher, the 21st hijacker.)
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To: TexasCajun

The natives have joined the Rebellion !


43 posted on 08/17/2015 4:30:41 PM PDT by justa-hairyape (The use of the name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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To: tbw2

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3323794/posts


44 posted on 08/17/2015 4:33:09 PM PDT by bgill ( CDC site, "we still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: longfellow

those native Americans better hope McStooge doesnt sic the USS Forrestal on them.......


45 posted on 08/17/2015 4:34:02 PM PDT by tenthirteen
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To: tenthirteen

OUCH!


46 posted on 08/17/2015 4:39:20 PM PDT by longfellow (Bill Maher, the 21st hijacker.)
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To: TexasCajun
Hehe, git 'em!

I'm always proud to be Dine (Navajo)

47 posted on 08/17/2015 4:52:53 PM PDT by NativeSon ( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the Disco)
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To: TexasCajun

I used to be able to pick up the AM radio station from Window Rock at night up here in Idaho. They played good old country and bluegrass then had some kind of indecipherable language for the commercials. Grunt grunt Burger King grunt grunt Dodge Ram. I can see how it might confuse a Jap or two.


48 posted on 08/17/2015 5:44:14 PM PDT by eartrumpet
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To: bgill

Thank you.
You’re right, that is prescient - or a leak.


49 posted on 08/17/2015 7:31:10 PM PDT by tbw2
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To: MeganC

Get rid of NcCain and Flacke.


50 posted on 08/17/2015 8:01:06 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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