The Navajo Nation is asking the state of New Mexico to designate U.S. Highway 491 as “Chief Manuelito Highway.” On Thursday, a committee of the tribal council approved legislation to that effect. Manuelito, who died in 1893, was a leader of the Navajo people, and the highway serves numerous Navajo communities, including Shiprock, Tohatchi, and Sheep Springs.
Navajo Leaders Want to Designate U.S. 491 as "Chief Manuelito Highway"
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