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Native American · TsailePhilbert Shorty's family found his abandoned car stuck in the mud outside the small community of Tsaile near the Arizona-New Mexico state line. Family members reported the 44-year-old man missing. For the next two years, they searched through remote canyons on the Navajo Nation.See the Story
Long after tragic mysteries are solved, families of Native American victims are kept in the dark
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Native American · TsaileIt was the winter of 2021 when Philbert Shorty’s family found his abandoned car stuck in the mud outside the small community of Tsaile near the Arizona-New Mexico state line. “We knew something happened from the get-go,” said his uncle,…See the Story
Native American families kept in dark about deaths
Native American · TsailePhilbert Shorty, 44, was reported missing by his family in January 2021. He was found dead a week later in the mud near the Arizona-New Mexico state line. Shiloh Aaron Oldrock was charged in connection with Shorty's death as a result of a separate investigation into the killing and beheading of his uncle.See the Story
Long after tragic mysteries are solved, families of Native American victims are kept in the dark
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Window Rock · Window RockThe Navajo Nation objected to sending human remains to the Moon. In Judaism, the bodies of the dead are to be buried or entombed in the earth. Unlike some other religions, neither Judaism nor Christianity considers the Moon divine or sacred. In Islam, the deceased is ritually washed, wrapped in a shroud and buried in a cemetery.See the Story
Why having human remains land on the Moon poses difficult questions for members of several religions
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Apache County · Apache CountyDanielle Ashley Lee is accused of luring a minor for sexual exploitation. Lee is also accused of child abuse and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. St. Johns Police Department has no information that other students were involved. The case is an ongoing criminal investigation.See the Story
Former St. Johns teacher arrested and accused of sex crimes against a student
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