Navajo times. [volume] (Window Rock, Ariz.) 1960-1984, 1962-06-27
n Giant FIexes His Muscles

II Giant FIeTeS His Muscles
In various parts of the world This is an inspiring
happening, but the Navajo Times feels that Sit
ting right in the middle of an upheava that will far
surpass any mere earthquake in long-range effect.
Within the last six MONTHS changes have been TAX
ing place almost too fast to keep abreast The sleeping
giant is Navajoland is stretching and fexing his
muscles and reachngfar into the reservation and the
lives of the People who dwell there finger touches
hogan, and light springs into being through the wonder
of electricity. hand opens in far places and young
people gather to proudly accept we'll deserved dipo
mas. bill passes in Congress, and many of our
peoplewl have water which has never been available
before sawmill begins operations to provide jobs
Tor many and soon modern housing the reservation
will be reality.
So many things have been done and ACCOMPLISHED
and so much more remains to be done We look with
great pride upon the young Navajos who graduated
recent weeks; those who will begin to assume
some of the responsibility for helping young giant
grow mightier still. Our youth is, and will remain
our greatest resource.
Possibly our second greatest resource is the earth
herset and the beauty bestowed on our land. AS
roads system develops, it is doing quite rapidly,
tourists will in increasing numbers New motels
restaurants and service stations will come behind
them, to mention only few of the more direct pos
sibilties.
Power and water resources are growing, paving
the ay for industry The land is here the power is
here and the tremendous labor market is here, vr-
tually untouched. New industry will come, bringing
new jobs and improved living standards to many.
The gia mt is opening his eyes and looking around
n1m LOO he Is beginning 10 realize MS own Strength
andw probably be surprised by it many times in the
future The present population of the reservation In
dian in Navaoland is co. 900 Annual growth rate
is 80 What fantastic vote potential lies there
good many of this number are young people, who
taking greater interest in the political happen
ngs. is unhappily true that good many politicians
hold office by defautnot because of the people who
actually work to keep them there but rather because
of the Indifference of the Can you imagine
what might be accomplished by unified effort of Nav
ajo voters?
There is great economic strength here, too. There
several towns which derive sixty to ninety percent
of tn eir business from the Indians. THAT is A LOT
OF BUYING POWER! AS ad system continues
to improve, peripheral towns will have to compete
more with each other for the Indian business.
again lies great power for the Navajo giant.
Within very short time, the ir 81 Navajo Bank
will be under construction atWndow Rock, with our
Executive Secretary serving the Board of Directors
the first l-blooded Indian to be honored
It's pretty safe bet that after the bank gets
into swing, other businesses will find their way the
reservation, either at indow Rock elsewhere,
bringing convenience with til e m for reservation
dwellers.
In any direction you wish to look, signs of progress
for the Tribe and the individuals who form may be
More and more of our young people realizing
the value of education and many of them returning
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