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Students ask Flagstaff council to support renaming Columbus Avenue to honor Navajo concept of Hozho
Summary
Several Flagstaff High School students and community members asked the council to support renaming Columbus Avenue — proposing 'Hozho' (spelled variably in testimony) — to honor Indigenous values; City Manager Shannon said the city has authority to rename a municipal street and staff will follow up.
Multiple Flagstaff High School students and other community members urged the Flagstaff City Council on Jan. 27 to support renaming Columbus Avenue to a Navajo word expressing beauty and balance.
Tashana Yazzie, a junior at Flagstaff High School, told the council the current name is disrespectful given historical harms and said, "I think the appropriate name to change it is Hajo," explaining the…
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