Pinedale, New Mexico
Encyclopedia
Pinedale is an unincorporated community
in McKinley County
, New Mexico
, United States
(35.56252, -108.43813). Its Navajo
name is .
It was the home of Hastiin Jeff King
, a Navajo singer (medicine man).
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in McKinley County
McKinley County, New Mexico
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*15.2% White*0.5% Black*75.5% Native American*0.8% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.1% Two or more races*4.6% Other races*13.3% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
, New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(35.56252, -108.43813). Its Navajo
Navajo language
Navajo or Navaho is an Athabaskan language spoken in the southwestern United States. It is geographically and linguistically one of the Southern Athabaskan languages .Navajo has more speakers than any other Native American language north of the...
name is .
It was the home of Hastiin Jeff King
Jeff King (Navajo)
Jeff King was a US Army scout from 1891 to 1911, and went on to become a highly respected ....
, a Navajo singer (medicine man).
Notable residents
- Raphael Martin, Chapter PresidentChapter house (Navajo Nation)A Chapter house is an administrative, communal meeting place on the territory of the Navajo Nation where residents have a forum to express their opinions to their Navajo Nation Council Delegate or to decide on matters concerning their chapter. As of January 2004, there were a total of 110 such...
, Pinedale; Medicine Man - Lawrence T. MorganLawrence T. MorganLawrence T. Morgan is the current Speaker of the Navajo Nation Tribal Council.He was first elected in January 2003 by then the 20th Navajo Nation Council. Current Navajo law requires a Speaker to serve two years per term...
, Speaker of the House of the Navajo Nation Council - Titus Jay Nez, Soloist
- Jeff KingJeff King (Navajo)Jeff King was a US Army scout from 1891 to 1911, and went on to become a highly respected ....
, Medicine Man