Leupp (pronounced "loop")was the first designated chapter
of the Navajo Reservation and recently celebrated it's 75th Anniversary. It was once the Western Navajo Agency
headquarters under the BIA. In a sad case of U. S. history,
the community was used as a holding camp for Japanese
Americans during World War II.
Technology is big business in Leupp; Tooh Dineh Industries assembles circuitry boards here, and is the major employer in the community. Leupp Schools, Inc. is another major employer, along with Flagstaff Unified School District, the Navajo Nation government, and El Paso Natural Gas Co.
The Leupp Chapter conducts monthly meetings to keep
residents informed; residents have a forum to express their opinions to their Navajo Nation Council Delegate or to decide on matters concerning their chapter.
Leupp Chapter is located in north central Arizona in the southwestern corner of the Navajo Nation and in the eastern portion of Coconino County.
Flagstaff is approximately 40 miles to the west and Winslow is 30 miles to the southeast. Birdsprings Chapter is located to the east, Tolani Chapter to the northeast, and Cameron Chapter to the north. Wapatki National Park is adjacent to the west boundary as is the Coconino National Forest.
Leupp is situated in portions of the following USGS quadrangles: Standing Rocks, White Water Tank, Grand Falls, Grand Falls NE, Newberry Mesa, Grand Falls SW, Grand Falls SE, Old Leupp, Babbitt Wash, Canyon Diablo and Tucker Mesa NW.
Leupp is one of the 110 chapters on the Navajo Nation. Under the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), the Chapter is part of the Western Navajo Agency and Grazing District 5. The Western Navajo Agency comprises 18 chapters and Leupp is the 10th largest chapter by population within the agency.
Leupp ranks even higher (7th) based on land area. The land area is based on the Navajo Nation map as drawn by the Navajo Nation Land Department. District 5 is made up of three chapters with Leupp being the largest in both population and land base.
- Chapter Meeting: Is scheduled for Sunday, December 23, 2007 @ 10:00 AM (MST).
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The Planning meeting is scheduled for Saturday, January 5, 2007 at 10:00 AM (MST).
The estimated population in 1997 was 1638 persons living
within the chapter boundaries. Nearly 700 students are
enrolled in the two schools, pre-school, and headstart
programs. The chapter is located 48 miles east of
Flagstaff, and 27 miles northwest of Winslow. Those
communities serve as the hubs for health care, shopping,
and federal, state and county governments services. Tuba
City, 100 miles away to the northwest is the BIA Western
Agency headquarters, although some tribal and federal
government services have sub-offices in Leupp.
Areas of great natural beauty surround Leupp. To the west
is a magnificent view of the San Francisco Peaks, one of
the four mountains sacred to the Navajo people. Beautiful
sunsets are frequently seen and often painted and
photographed from this direction. The Little Colorado
River flows through Leupp Chapter, and the Grand Falls of
the Little Colorado are easily accessible from Navajo
Routes 15 and 60.
Leupp has a very active Youth Center with a variety of programs for young
people in the community.
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Thomas L. Cody
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Lorraine Jones-Noline
Vice President
Rosita Ann Kelly
Secretary/Treasurer
Clara Tsosie
Community Services Coordinator
Arlene Jensen
Office Specialist
Johnny K. Thompson
Grazing Board
Leonard Chee
Council Delegate
Thomas Walker Jr.
Council Delegate
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