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Article: Mexican Springs, N.M.-Area Indian Communities Live Without Electricity.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
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- June 26, 2000
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Jun. 23--MEXICAN SPRINGS, N.M.--In the mountains and on the mesas of the Navajo Nation, children read and silversmiths work by kerosene lantern at night, traveling to neighbors' homes in the day to use their refrigerators during the hot summer months.
"There's a lot of silversmiths, carvers and weavers here," says Michael Atsitty of Mexican Springs. "They like to do most of their work in the evenings."
Atsitty said for Navajos, electricity means being able to work at night, and for children, it means being able to read and study.
"Some of them like to use an open fire, but it's too dry now. They use kerosene lanterns and Coleman lamps. It costs ...