Fred and all,
You are correct! The Navajo Tribe does not stay on AZ time (standard time)
during the DST timeframe. However, there are several reasons for that. For
one thing, the Tribe itself is scattered over 3 states--AZ, NM, and UT. The
biggest chunk is in AZ, but those other states do go on DST. More
importantly, perhaps, is that the "capital" of the Tribe, Window Rock, is
just barely in Arizona. However, for a great many things the Tribe is
joined commercially at the hip with New Mexico. The biggest nearby city of
any consequence is Gallup, NM, and Window Rock itself is generally served
mainly from NM sources. Anything they need from an even larger city usually
comes out of Albuquerque, including all (or nearly all) their professional
services, etc. So, since New Mexico does go on DST, I think that makes it
much more convenient for the Navajo Tribe to do likewise. I'm not sure
what the Hopi Tribe does, and they are surrounded by the Navajo Tribe in AZ.
That's the same issue that causes a couple of other non-DST areas to ignore
their time zone in favor of what the nearest large metro center does. I
think Indiana has some of this. At least one county in Oregon (my home
state) is not in the Pacific time zone! that county aligns more with Idaho.
I remember back in the late 50's, when I went to Ft. Knox, KY, the state of
Kentucky was/is split between the central and eastern time zones (Tennessee
is also). The odd thing back then was that the eastern half did go on DST
(it was optional back then), but the western half did not! So, in the same
state you had a two hour difference!!! That was pretty crazy!
Isn't DST fun!!!
Dave W7AQK
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