Navajo Nation to create new tribal alert system in wake of girl's death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The Navajo Nation’s president has reacted to concerns raised by the abduction and death of an 11-year-old girl by setting a 60-day goal for establishing a new tribal alert system to provide notifications of abductions and other emergencies.

Tribal President Russell Begaye announced Monday he has created a task force headed by the tribe’s telecommunication director and the director of the Department of Public Safety.

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