Navajo Nation, Arizona

We have been invited to spend the summer of 2010 in the community of Teec Nos Pos.  Teec (pronounced "teess") is a remote community and SSP has never worked there before.  We have been really impressed with this community -- there are interesting things going on in the area of local agriculture and public health.

We will housed in a building that belongs to the local chapterhouse.  Although we'll be inside a building, the conditions are going to be rustic, with limited electrical power.  We plan to bring in portable toilets; showering will take place at a couple of locations nearby with showers.  We will use the kitchen at the adjacent chapterhouse and we will probably set up tables outside for eating.

As with all of our Navajo Nation projects in the past, you can expect hot days, cooler nights, rustic conditions with lots of dirt and mud.  You can also expect great projects, beautiful sites and a wonderful introduction to the culture of the Navajo people.

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Accommodations.   We will lodge indoors in a rustic building, with local showers and some of the Southwest's finest port-a-potties.

Our Work.  We expect do be doing lots of roofing and a variety of construction work, including porches, stairs, floors and wheelchair ramps.  Some homes may be up to an hour away.  We may have an opportunity to assist in the building of bathroom additions to a few houses.

The Weather.  We expect highs in the 90's and cooler nights, with afternoon and evening thunderstorms.  The elevation of the area is about 5,000 feet. 

Phone:  (505) 516-0478

Mailing address:  Volunteer Name

                        Sierra Service Project

                        General Delivery

                        Teec Nos Pos, AZ 86514

Directions: 

FROM THE SOUTH AND WEST:

Take Interstate-40 East or Interstate-17 North to Flagstaff.  Take Highway 89 North for about 60 miles.  Turn right on Highway 160 towards Tuba City.  Follow Highway 160 East for about 150 miles.  Turn right on Indian Route 5114; you will see signs for the Teec Nos Pos Chapter House.  (If you get to the Teec gas station and junction 64 you've gone too far.)  Follow 5114 for about 1/2 mile.  Turn left at the sign for the Teec Nos Pos Chapter House.  The Chapter House is a big, concrete building; you will be staying in the building behind it.

FROM THE NORTH:

Take Interstate-70/Highway 50 in Utah to Highway 191 South.  Take 160 East.  Turn right on Indian Route 5114; you will see signs for the Teec Nos Pos Chapter House.  (If you get to the Teec gas station and junction 64 you've gone too far.)  Follow 5114 for about 1/2 mile.  Turn left at the sign for the Teec Nos Pos Chapter House.  The Chapter House is a big, concrete building; you will be staying in the building behind it.

PLEASE remember that you have a long way to travel to get to this site.  In addition, the Navajo Nation is on Mountain Time, which means that you lose an hour when you enter the reservation from anywhere in Arizona.  Please allow plenty of time to reach the site NO LATER than 4 PM.  Driving Times