NAVAJO NATION

Walks focus on domestic violence issues, missing Navajo women case investigation processes

Noel Lyn Smith
nsmith@daily-times.com
Katherine Benally, one of the founders of Diné Sáanii for Justice, calls on tribal leaders to reform how missing person cases are handle on the Navajo Nation before the group walked to the Navajo Nation Council chamber on Oct. 18 in Window Rock, Arizona.
Katherine Benally, one of the founders of Diné Sáanii for Justice, calls on tribal leaders to reform how missing person cases are handle on the Navajo Nation before the group walked to the Navajo Nation Council chamber on Oct. 18 in Window Rock, Arizona.
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Meskee Yatsayte, founder of Navajo Nation Missing Persons Updates, holds a poster that shows photos of missing members of the Navajo Nation before the start of two awareness walks on Oct. 18 in Window Rock, Arizona.
Meskee Yatsayte, founder of Navajo Nation Missing Persons Updates, holds a poster that shows photos of missing members of the Navajo Nation before the start of two awareness walks on Oct. 18 in Window Rock, Arizona.
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Nicole Walker shares her story about sexual assault before walking in the Diné Sáanii for Justice march on Oct. 18 in Window Rock, Arizona.
Nicole Walker shares her story about sexual assault before walking in the Diné Sáanii for Justice march on Oct. 18 in Window Rock, Arizona.
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Participants in the Diné Sááni for Justice march leave the Navajo Nation Museum to walk to the Navajo Nation Council chamber on Oct. 18 in Window Rock, Arizona.
Participants in the Diné Sááni for Justice march leave the Navajo Nation Museum to walk to the Navajo Nation Council chamber on Oct. 18 in Window Rock, Arizona.
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Tisa Bernally holds up a feather while participating in a walk to raise awareness about domestic violence on Oct. 18 in Window Rock, Arizona.
Tisa Bernally holds up a feather while participating in a walk to raise awareness about domestic violence on Oct. 18 in Window Rock, Arizona.
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Posters call attention to cases of missing and murdered Diné women and girls during the Diné Sáanii for Justice march on Oct. 18 in Window Rock, Arizona.
Posters call attention to cases of missing and murdered Diné women and girls during the Diné Sáanii for Justice march on Oct. 18 in Window Rock, Arizona.
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Posters call attention to domestic violence on the Navajo Nation during an awareness walk on Oct. 18 in Window Rock, Arizona.
Posters call attention to domestic violence on the Navajo Nation during an awareness walk on Oct. 18 in Window Rock, Arizona.
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Michelle Kisemh, left, shares a message to Navajo leaders during the Diné Sáanii for Justice march on Oct. 18 in Window Rock, Arizona.
Michelle Kisemh, left, shares a message to Navajo leaders during the Diné Sáanii for Justice march on Oct. 18 in Window Rock, Arizona.
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Participants in the Diné Sáanii for Justice march walk near the Navajo Police Department in Window Rock, Arizona on Oct. 18.
Participants in the Diné Sáanii for Justice march walk near the Navajo Police Department in Window Rock, Arizona on Oct. 18.
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At center left, Delegate Eugenia Charles-Newton, who represents Shiprock Chapter on the Navajo Nation Council, walks in the Diné Sáanii for Justice march in Window Rock, Arizona on Oct. 18.
At center left, Delegate Eugenia Charles-Newton, who represents Shiprock Chapter on the Navajo Nation Council, walks in the Diné Sáanii for Justice march in Window Rock, Arizona on Oct. 18.
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From left, Miss Navajo Nation 2021-2022 Niagara Rockbridge, Navajo Nation first lady Phefelia Nez and President Jonathan Nez participate in an awareness walk for domestic violence on Oct. 18 in Window Rock, Arizona.
From left, Miss Navajo Nation 2021-2022 Niagara Rockbridge, Navajo Nation first lady Phefelia Nez and President Jonathan Nez participate in an awareness walk for domestic violence on Oct. 18 in Window Rock, Arizona.
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Participants in a walk to raise awareness about domestic violence proceed to the Navajo Nation Council chamber in Window Rock, Arizona on Oct. 18.
Participants in a walk to raise awareness about domestic violence proceed to the Navajo Nation Council chamber in Window Rock, Arizona on Oct. 18.
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