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 National Navajo Code Talker Day.

“Our Navajo Code Talkers went many years without being recognized for their honorable service because their actions and the code they used were classified by the federal government and they were told not to speak about their service, but we are honored to be with them today,” Filfred said. “We honor those with us today in person, and...

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 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,”...

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...