U.S. Senate committee to hear testimony on tribal water rights
Mar 22, 2022 The chairwoman of the Colorado River Indian Tribes is in Washington, D.C., this week to testify for a bill that would allow her tribe to lease its water to other parts of Arizona.
Indian Health Service head nominated amid tough challenges
Mar 9, 2022 Roselyn Tso most recently served as director of the health service's Navajo region.
$1.7 billion in infrastructure act funds will go towards fulfilling settlements of Indian water rights claims
Feb 23, 2022 Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced the funds in Phoenix this week.
For legal experts and activists, an unexpected win for Indigenous religious freedoms
Jan 31, 2022 Amber Ortega was facing charges for refusing to leave an area where workers were building the border wall. Her acquittal was hailed as an unexpected win for Native American religious freedoms.
A partnership blooms after UA dissertation highlights recruitment biases in higher ed
Jan 27, 2022 One aspect of the partnership is to support Sunnyside and Desert View high school students interested in college.
Indigenous woman arrested for blocking wall construction found not guilty
Jan 19, 2022 Amber Ortega's defense argued her actions should be protected by the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
A survey for and by Indigenous peoples is asking for Native Americans to share their political priorities
Jan 19, 2022 The deadline for the Indigenous Futures Survey is March 1.
Baboquivari Unified School District moves to virtual learning for two weeks
Jan 10, 2022 The Tohono O'odham school district said it took the step to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in the community.
Tohono O'odham chairman tests positive for COVID-19
Jan 5, 2022 Tohono O'odham Nation Chairman Ned Norris Jr. plans to continue work as the chairman remotely while isolating.
Navajo council votes to send big checks to tribal members
Dec 31, 2021 The money comes from coronavirus relief funds.
Bill allows Indigenous students to wear cultural clothing at graduation
Dec 30, 2021 Advocates say after a year of protests over racial injustice, it's a meaningful change.
US Treasury has issued new guidance on deadlines to spend CARES Act relief
Dec 20, 2021 Costs can now be considered incurred by December 31, 2021, if recipients have an order placed or have entered into a contract by that end of the year deadline.
Bill to extend deadline for tribal use of CARES Act funds has passed the House
Dec 11, 2021 The date proposed in the bill moves the deadline to use CARES Act funds from the end of 2021 to December 2022.
Bill would allow Colorado River Indian tribes to lease water to other cities
Dec 6, 2021 The bill comes amid historic low levels in Lake Mead and as Arizona faces a harsh water future.
Biden canceled the wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, but an Indigenous protester is still on trial
Dec 3, 2021 A trial continues for one Indigenous protester facing federal charges for blocking construction machinery at a wall site in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
Tribal leaders raise concerns about redistricting
Dec 3, 2021 Legislative Democrats say proposed maps would leave Latinos underrepresented.Selected Archive Filters
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