The Navajo name for Chinle is Ch'ini'li meaning Flowing out
(inference to stream from the mouth of canyon). Chinle
Chapter is situated in the center of the Navajo Nation near
the scenic area Canyon De Chelly. Chinle was noted for
agriculture and grazing in the late 1800s and early 1900s;
these trades are still practiced by the local Navajo
farmers influencing nearby areas as Many Farms and the
Chinle Valley.
The Chinle Chapter conducts monthly meetings to keep
residents informed; residents have a forum to express their
opinions to their Navajo Nation Council Delegate or to
decide on matters concerning their chapter.
- Chapter Planning Meeting, November 06, 2007 @ 6:00 pm
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Regular Chapter Meeting, November 18, 2007 @ 1:00 pm
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Chapter Selection Committee meeting, November 14, 2007
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Chinle Agency Council meeting, December 01, 2007 - Tsaile/Wheatfields Chapter
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Chinle Agency Roads Committee meeting, December 06, 2007 - Tsaile/Wheatfield Chapter.
A bill authorizing the establishment of Canyon De Chelly as
a National Monument was signed by President Herbert Hoover
on February 14, 1931. The Tsegi (canyon) has several
Anasazi ruins, notably the White House, Mummy, and Massacre
Cave ruins. These and other ruins are protected by the
part service. Spider Rock is also an attraction within the
canyon. The park area is within the boundaries of the
Chinle Chapter, but is operated by the National Park
Service.
The Chinle Health Care Facility was opened in August, 1983.
The 65,000 square-foot Tseyi' Shopping Center as expanded
three times since it opened in 1981 and has the largest
sales volume of any of the Navajo Nation shopping centers.
This commercial complex is owned and operated by DCI
Shopping Center, Inc., a subsidiary of Dineh Cooperatives,
Inc. Further expansion of the center would provide for
additional space for Navajo-owned businesses. Due to its
unique master lease, DCI is able to process leases with
tenants more quickly than is possible elsewhere on the
Navajo Nation.
"Servicing the Governmental Needs of the Chinle Chapter
Residents."
Navajo Nation Information ----> http://www.navajo.org/
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Spider Rock, Canyon de Chelly, Arizona.
Chinle Chapter
Dwayne Billsie
President
David Yazzie, Jr.
Vice President
Cecelia M. Begaye
Secretary/Treasurer
Timothy Y. Begay Jr.
Acting Community Services Coordinator
Ernestine Lynch
Office Specialist
Deswood Bitsoi
Grazing Board
Andy R. Ayze
Council Delegate
Nelson Gorman, Jr.
Council Delegate
Harry H. Clark
Council Delegate
Harry Claw
Council Delegate
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