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Navajo And Police

In the high country of northern Arizona, there has long been friction between police departments and the Navajo and Hopi. By all accounts, the situation has dramatically improved in the last 20 years. But relations between the police and Native Americans, as well as Hispanics, remain tense in the towns bordering the reservation, especially with rising apprehensions about gangs. This includes the mountain town of Flagstaff, Arizona, long considered the most tolerant of the Indian border towns. Sandy Tolan reports.

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