HM 6 — "GALLUP/ MCKINLEY COUNTY DAY"

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 6PROCLAIMING 56THJANUARY LEGISLATURE26, -2023 STATE"GALLUP/MCKINLEY OFCOUNTY NEWMEXICODAY" -IN FIRSTTHE SESSIONHOUSE 2023OF INTRODUCEDREPRESENTATIVES. BY Patricia A.

Lundstrom5 WHEREAS, the city of Gallup and D.McKinley county are the northwestern gateway to New Mexico;

Wonda Johnson and HarryWHEREAS, Garciathe andcity Eliseoof LeeGallup Alconand 7McKinley 9county Areflect MEMORIALthe PROCLAIMINGrich JANUARYcultural, 26,recreational 2023and "GALLUP/MCKINLEYeconomic COUNTYdiversity DAY"of INNew THEMexico; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

14and WHEREAS, McKinley county has the citygreatest number of GallupNative American residents of any New Mexico county, is the home of members of the Navajo Nation and McKinleythe countyPueblo areof Zuni and is the northwesternsite gatewayof toone Newof Mexico;the largest annual gatherings of Native Americans, the intertribal Indian ceremonial;

and WHEREAS, thelast cityyear, of Gallup andhosted McKinley county reflect e t 17 the richone cultural,hundredth recreationalannual andintertribal economicIndian diversityceremonial; of New w l n d 18 Mexico;

and = = 19 a l WHEREAS, McKinley county hasincorporates the greatestcontinental numberdivide, ofwhich Nativeseparates i a e r 20 American residents of any New Mexico county, is the homewatersheds of a t m m 21 members of the NavajoPacific Nation and theAtlantic Pueblooceans; of Zuni and is the d r e 22 site of one of the largest annual gatherings of Native c e s k 23 Americans, the intertribal Indian ceremonial;

and e a n b 24 WHEREAS, last year, Gallup hosted the one hundredth annual u [ intertribal Indian ceremonial;

and .224237.1 WHEREAS, McKinley county incorporates the continental divide, which separates the watersheds of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans;

and WHEREAS, McKinley county boasts world-renowned adventure HM 6 Page 1 venues and trails, including the Zuni mountain trail system, the jewel of the southwest;

and WHEREAS, the city of Gallup is recognized as the most patriotic small town in America and is home to a state-nationalstate- national veterans cemetery;

and WHEREAS, the city of Gallup is a center of commerce and, since the nineteenth century, has been recognized by the BNSF e t 17 railway as a heritage community for its importance along its w l n d 18 transcontinental rail line;

and = = 19 a l WHEREAS, McKinley county is home to Gallup energy i a e r 20 logistics park, one of only a handful of BNSF-certified sites a t m m 21 for economic development located in an internal-revenue- d r e 22 service-designated opportunity zone;

c e s k 23 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF e a n b 24 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that January 26, u [ 2023 be designated "Gallup/McKinley County Day" in the house of .224237.1 - 2 - representatives to honor and showcase the many facets of the city of Gallup and McKinley county;

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