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Crystalyne Curley makes history as first woman president of Navajo Nation

Native American women earned historic wins in Tuesday's elections. Crystalyne Curley made history as the first woman elected to the Navajo Nation presidency. Peggy Flanagan became the first Native woman elected to the U.S. Senate. Former U.S. Interior Secreta…

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Crystalyne Curley makes history as first woman president of Navajo Nation

Native American women earned historic wins in Tuesday's elections. Crystalyne Curley made history as the first woman elected to the Navajo Nation presidency. Peggy Flanagan became the first Native woman elected to the U.S. Senate. Former U.S. Interior Secreta…

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) A third-grade field trip to the Navajo Nation Council sparked Crystalyne Curleys political ambition when she witnessed a fiery debate erupt between two tribal lawmakers. I tho…

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