Pinedale, New Mexico
Pinedale is an unincorporated community in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States (35.56252, -108.43813). Its Navajo name is Tό Bééhwiisgání.
It was the home of Hastiin Jeff King, a Navajo singer (medicine man).
It was the birthplace in 1917 of noted Navajo print artist Gerald Nailor, Sr. (Toh Yah).
Notable residents
- Raphael Martin, Chapter President, Pinedale; Medicine Man
- Lawrence T. Morgan, Speaker of the House of the Navajo Nation Council
- Titus Jay Nez, SoloistNavajo Shoegame: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navajo_music
- Jeff King, Medicine Man
Sources
(Nailor) http://www.artoftheprint.com/artistpages/nailor_gerald_birdstudy.htm (Titus Jay Nez) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navajo_music
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