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Members of the Pascua Yaqui tribal council break ground on their third casino alongside other local leaders on Monday, January 13, 2025 in Tucson, Arizona.

Pascua Yaqui Tribe breaks ground on culturally significant land for third casino

Jan 13, 2025 The new casino is expected to create upwards of 500 new jobs.
A series of turquoise signs along southbound U.S. 89 near Tuba City proclaims the Navajo Nation’s resiliency amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Arizona tribes receive nearly $750k for climate adaptation plans

Jan 8, 2025 The funding comes from the Bureau of Indian Affairs' annual tribal community resilience awards program.

A New Legacy: Tucson considers renaming Columbus Park to honor Tohono O’odham educator

Jan 7, 2025 Danny Lopez spent over 30 years teaching the Tohono O'odham Nation's traditional way of life to its people and surrounding community.
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes speaking with attendees at the 2023 Legislative Forecast Luncheon hosted by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona.

The Buzz: Catching up with Arizona AG Kris Mayes

Jan 3, 2025 Mayes talks about what happened in 2024 and what may come in 2025.
U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, in 2017.

Ruben Gallego becomes first Latino U.S. Senator from Arizona

Jan 3, 2025 Gallego will serve on the Banking, Veterans Affairs, Homeland Security, and the Energy and Natural Resources committees.
Baboquivari Peak, the most sacred site for the Tohono O'odham people, can be seen from many parts of Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge.

Tohono O’odham Nation gains co-stewardship over sacred lands

Jan 2, 2025 The Tohono O’odham Nation and the Bureau of Land Management agree to co-steward the Baboquivari National Wilderness.
Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren will be replacing former Arizona State Representative Arlando Teller in District 7.

Apache County appoints Navajo Nation First Lady to be top prosecutor

Dec 17, 2024 Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren takes the position after her predecessor resigned amid investigation.
President of Navajo Nation Dr. Buu Nygren in Window Rock, Ariz., on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024.

Navajo President cleared of harassment allegations; AG fired amid new probe

Dec 17, 2024 Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren is cleared of harassment allegations, Attorney General Ethel Branch is fired, and a new probe is launched.
A Cholla High School student puts on a virtual reality headset on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024.

Cholla High School students experience Native art through virtual reality

Dec 6, 2024 Students, through the use of virtual reality sets, listened to three different stories from Navajo artists.
A canal carries Colorado River water to farmland near Poston, Arizona, owned and operated by the Colorado River Indian Tribes, a key player in Arizona's Drought Contingency Plan.

Hobbs signs largest tribal water rights agreement in US history

Nov 20, 2024 The settlement is contingent on Congressional approval.
Groups gathered in Tucson's Christopher Columbus Park Oct. 8, 2017, to demand the city change the name.

Tucson weighs renaming Christopher Columbus Park amid push to honor Tohono O’odham leader

Nov 20, 2024 The public comment period closes on November 25th.
President Joe Biden greets people as he arrives at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024 in Phoenix.

Biden visits Indian Country and apologizes for the 'sin' of a 150-year boarding school policy

Oct 25, 2024 It was a moment of both contrition and frustration as the president sought to recognize one of the “most horrific chapters” in the national story.
Buu Nygren announces his win for the Navajo Nation president as he reads tabulated votes from chapter houses across the reservation at his campaign's watch party at the Navajo Nation fairgrounds in Window Rock, Ariz., on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.

Navajo leader calls for tribal vice president's resignation amid political upheaval

Oct 15, 2024 The tribe has been mired by political upheaval that began earlier this year when the vice president outlined allegations of intimidation and sexual harassment within the administration.
Drummers, dancers and other leaders gather to perform and socialize at the Phoenix Indian Center’s Gourd Dance and Social Powwow in the Steele Indian School Park in Phoenix, Ariz., on Oct. 12, 2024.

Native voters could swing Arizona

Oct 14, 2024 Both parties are ramping up efforts to court Native American voters in the final stretch to Election Day.
Performers from the Native American Hoop Dance of Ballet Arizona dance at an Indigenous Peoples Day festival, Oct. 9, 2023, in Phoenix.

Indigenous Peoples Day celebrated with an eye on the election

Oct 14, 2024 The holiday comes about three weeks before Election Day. Events will be geared toward Native voter mobilization and outreach amid renewed recognition of the power of their votes.
Yazzie Family in Dennehotso, Ariz., on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024.

Broken Promises, Contaminated Waters: Uranium mining on the Navajo Nation

Oct 9, 2024 An investigation reveals the deadly health toll of uranium mining on Navajo land, where contaminated water and broken promises have left generations fighting for survival.

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