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Delegate Davis Filfred honors Navajo Code Talkers on behalf of Council

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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Speaking before hundreds of people on Aug. 14 at the Veterans Memorial Park in Window Rock, Ariz., Council Delegate Davis Filfred (Mexican Water, Aneth, Teecnospos, Tółikan, Red Mesa) expressed gratitude and appreciation on behalf of the 23rd Navajo Nation Council in honor and recognition of...

Bank of Colorado announces new director of marketing

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FORT COLLINS, Colo. - Bank of Colorado announced Aug. 17 the hire of David Finkelstein as director of marketing for Bank of Colorado and Pinnacle Bank New Mexico. Finkelstein will replace Jill Marvin, who is retiring after 13 years of service with Bank of Colorado.

Previously with Karsh Hagan, a digital advertising agency based in Denver, Colo., Finkelstein served as account manager to Bank of Colorado. His responsibilities now include overseeing all marketing, advertising, and media opportunities, while focusing on new innovative ideas to enhance the customer experience.

Finkelstein is a graduate of the Art Institute of Colorado, with a bachelor of arts in design...

The Gallup Film Festival will feature films from local and global directors

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The Gallup Film Festival is having its fifth-year debut at the El Morro Theatre at 207 W. Coal Ave. on the weekend of September 16 - 18.

The festival grows each year, and the aim is to eventually have the whole city involved by extending its reach one block at a time.

Last year, GFF Director Knifewing Segura said he wanted the number of film submissions from directors, both indigenous and from abroad, to grow.

This year, Segura’s wish is a reality, as diverse genres of films have been submitted and Native American celebrities like Roger Willie and Gary Farmer plan to attend the event.

“Some of these kinds of festivals get thrown together and look like a Spaghetti Western,”...

Ceremonial officials: Preview Night a success

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Event still one of NM’s largest

Throughout the 95th annual Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial’s Preview Night at Red Rock Park, residents and event organizers mixed and mingled at one of New Mexico’s most renown happenings.

Gallup’s Ceremonial is one of the Indian Capital’s top draws for tourism.

“Everything is going very well,” Dudley Byerley, president of the 2016 Ceremonial, said midway through the event. “There are people here from not only Gallup and McKinley County, but people from all over the state and from parts of Arizona and elsewhere.”

Throughout the evening event, Byerley chatted with citizens, business owners, representatives from civic groups, and...

UNM takes steps to streamline course transferals from other institutions

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Alternative programs help students complete degrees

You’ve heard it before. A college student moves to a larger city to finish a degree at their new university’s main campus, but is met with a hang-up. Not all of their credits from their previous school will transfer to the new location. The student who returns to their smaller hometown to wrap up their degree at a branch campus of a major university is often faced with the same predicament.

This can be frustrating for students who want whatever help they can get in finishing their degree. To transfer older credits that are withheld from their new program can be extremely costly, especially for students who don’t want to pay...

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