The Shiprock Agency provides quality services to the Navajo Indian people within the northeastern portion of the Navajo Nation. The northeastern portion encompasses the Four Corners Region which includes Utah, Arizona and New Mexico. Shiprock Agency is comprised of both Indian and Trust Services programs. The Shiprock Agency Trust services programs are: Natural Resources, Real Estate Services, and Probate and Estate Services. Trust Services programs are under the general supervision of the Regional Program Divisions, whom report to the Deputy Regional Director, Trust Services. The Indian services programs are Transportation and Safety and are under the general supervision of the Regional Program Divisions, whom report to the Deputy Regional Director, Indian Services. The Shiprock Agency Office is located in Shiprock, New Mexico. The contact information for the Shiprock Agency are as follows:
Natural Resources:
Telephone: (505) 368-3308
Telefax: (505) 368-3312
Safety:
Telephone: (505) 368-3330
Telefax: (505) 368-3312
Real Estate Services:
Telephone: (505) 368-3370/74
Telefax: (505) 368-3312
Transportation/Roads:
Telephone: (505) 258-7172/7174
Transportation Physical/Mailing Address:
Branch of Road Maintenance
304 N Auburn Avenue, STE E
Farmington, NM 87401
Mailing Address:
Shiprock Agency
Bureau of Indian Affairs
P.O. Box 3538
Shiprock, NM 87420
Physical Address:
Nataani Nez Complex Bldg.
2nd Floor
Highway 491 South
by Post Office & Sr. Citizens Center
Below is a map of the Shiprock Agency consisting of the 19 chapters along with the number representing the total population of each chapter. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, Shiprock Agency has a total population of 31,145. Shiprock Agency has a total of 2,725,186 acres and 1,693 grazing permittees.
Below is an Excel data table showing Shiprock Agency's permit and capacity data for each district.
Shiprock Agency | No. of Grazing Permits | No. of Permittees | No. of Sheep Units Permitted (in SUYL) |
---|---|---|---|
District 9 | 593 | 741 | 23,345 |
District 12 | 1,200 | 1,422 | 52,166 |
District 13 | 210 | 261 | 10,995 |
Agency Total | 2,003 | 2,424 | 86,506 |
The following PDF Links contain range inventory reports that have the details on how the carrying capacity data was obtained:
District 9 - 2012 Vegetation Inventory Report-Mexican Water, Sweetwater, and Rock Point Communities
District 9 - 2014 Vegetation Inventory Report-Red Mesa Community
Districts 9 & 12 - 2013 Vegetation Inventory Report-Beclabito, Shiprock, and Teec Nos Pos Chapters
District 12 - 2012 Vegetation Inventory Report-Cove, Sanostee and Red Valley Communities
District 12 - 2014 Vegetation Inventory Report- Aneth, Cudei, Hogback Communities
District 13-Vegetation Inventory Burnham, Nenahnezad, San Juan, Upper Fruitland Communities