Do you know if these protests where by the typical liberal goofballs or by the native tribe?
They were cancelled back in the 1970s during the Indian problems caused by the American Indian Movement (AIM). Farmington had a serious problem then when the Fairchild plant at Shiprock laid off a bunch of people, mostly Indians, causing a takeover of the plant. This led to a mini riot in downtown Farmington during the Rodeo parade. We were a few blocks away and heard the sirens, then the tear gas.
Also, at that time several Indians were murdered by teens in Farmington which did not help any.