Tohajiilee Cemetery
The Tohajiilee (Navajo: Tó Hajiileehé [tóhɑ̀t͡ʃìːlèːhé]) Indian Reservation, formerly known as the Cañoncito Indian Reservation, is a non-contiguous section of the Navajo Nation lying in parts of western Bernalillo, eastern Cibola, and southwestern Sandoval counties in New Mexico, USA, west of the city of Albuquerque. It has a land area of 314.911 km² (121.588 sq mi) and a 2000 census resident population of 1,649 persons. The land area is only about one-half of one percent of the entire Navajo Nation’s total.
The following is a list of 13 burials occurring in Tohajiilee Cemetery on the Tohajiilee Indian Reservation.
| Cemetery: | Tohajiilee Cemetery |
| AKA: | Canoncito Navajo Indian Reservation Cemetery |
| AKA: | Platero Cemetery |
| GPS: | N 35.14549, W 107.086214 |
| County: | Bernalillo |
| Directions: | Exit 131 on W I-40 (9 miles W of Rio Puerco [Rt. 66 Casino]), N on Trail 56 (Canoncito School Rd) approximately 6.2 miles and turn west toward some buildings and a water tank. Keep left. Register at the Chapter Office in the Desidero Center, N of court house, on W side. Then N from Chapter House on same paved road 1.7 mi, turn E after crossing bridge, and immediately N on Trail 76 for 3.2 mi. Keep right at first ‘large’ intersection. Just past Pentecostal Church, W side, road has gentle curve to the NW. Before the Y in the road there is a old overgrown trail leading N and E to cemetery. |
Tohajiilee Cemetery, Tohajiilee Indian Reservation, Bernalillo County
| Last Name | First / Middle | Born | Died | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Begaye | Travis Ben | 1985 Mar 17 | 2009 Jun 13 | 24 | |
| Blakeman | Eva Apachito | 1967 Aug 14 | 2011 Oct 7 | 44 | |
| Chapo | Mary | 1912 Dec 15 | 2007 Jun 5 | 94 | |
| Martin | Margaret Chakee | 1907 Jul 4 | 2001 Mar 25 | 93 | |
| Martinez | Alarick | ~ | 2006 Dec 15 | ~ | |
| Otero | Carol S. | ~ | 2009 May 11 | ~ | |
| Piaso | Mary | 1922 Dec 15 | 2005 Dec 21 | 83 | |
| Platero | Nelson | 1930 Nov 10 | 2007 Jun 12 | 76 | |
| Platero | Pamela Lynnsey | ~ | 2006 Jul 14 | ~ | |
| Platero | Patrick Plus | 1954 May 12 | 2001 Apr 17 | 46 | Husband of Jayme Platero |
| Sitting Hawk | Jesse Mark | 2007 Jun 1 | 21 | Born Rushville, NE | |
| Watson | Arthur Sr. | 1935 Mar 15 | 2000 Nov 9 | 65 | |
| Werito | Joe Gale | 1953 Feb 27 | 2003 Mar 31 | 50 | Husband of Anna Werito |
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