A 19-year-old Native male went missing on the Hopi Reservation over a week ago.
Darion “Ootie” Nevayakewa was visiting his father on the reservation when he failed to return home after a powwow on June 19. A search of the reservation has failed to turn up any leads.
Nevayakewa is a member of Tesuque Pueblo in New Mexico. He is described as 6-foot-1, weighing 180 pounds, with light complexion and light mustache.
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(The Gallup Independent 6/27)
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