Pinon Indian Boarding School

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Pinon Boarding School
Opened 1935
Current Status Active
Building Style Cottage Plan
Location Pinon, Navajo County, AZ
Alternate Names




History

Trellie A. James was Principle of the school starting in 1947.

The school was part of a study conducted in 1961 by the Dept. of Health that tested the blood types of 237 Navajo children at the school (95% of the schools population).

As of today, the school and grounds are owned and operated by the Navajo Tribe as a public school on the Pinon Navajo Reservation. The school offers culture and native language classes.