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Havasupai Tribal Council Member Carletta Tilousi tapped to join the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council in 2021.

Havasupai tribal council member named White House environmental justice advisor

Apr 2, 2021 Carletta Tilousi is representing all of Arizona within a council focused on challenging environmental injustices.
The Colorado River weaves through the Sonoran desert near Yuma, Arizona.

Colorado River tribes aim to establish ‘one unified voice’ in policy talks

Apr 1, 2021 Those reliant on the river’s flows for agricultural, municipal and industrial use are gearing up for years of negotiation over future policies.
Photograph of Navajo Indian Code Talkers Henry Bake and George Kirk, 1943.

Governor establishes Navajo Code Talker holiday

Mar 30, 2021 Now every August 14, the state of Arizona will recognize the Navajo U.S Marines in World War II who created an unbreakable code.
Arizona National Guard service members at a COVID-19 drive-thru testing site in the Tohono O'odham Nation in Sells, Arizona, July 6, 2020.

Anniversary of first COVID-19 cases among Tohono O'odham members

Mar 29, 2021 According Tohono O'odham Nation Health Care in early March 2021, 1,740 tribal members had contracted the disease.
La Indita moved to the 622 N. Fourth Ave. location in 1985.

La Indita has launched a fundraising campaign to buy its own building

Mar 25, 2021 The Tohono O'odham-Mexican restaurant will be moving in April but hopes to stay on Fourth Avenue.
Arizona State Rep. Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren and her husband at her graduation at Stanford University.

Bill would allow Indigenous students to wear cultural clothing at graduation

Mar 17, 2021 Advocates say after a year of protests over racial injustice, it's a meaningful change.
Former Arizona State Representative Arlando Teller, who is a member of the Navajo Nation, resigned in January 2021 after accepting a job with the U.S. Department of Transportation as the deputy assistant secretary for tribal affairs.

Conversation with Arlando Teller about transportation in tribal lands

Mar 9, 2021 The former Arizona state lawmaker talks about his new job in the U.S. Department of Transportation and his legacy in Arizona.
A member of the Arizona National Guard speaks to a COVID-19 vaccine recipient at a vaccination event at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park on the Gila River Indian Reservation on Feb. 20, 2021.

COVID-19 vaccine rollout across AZ tribal lands

Mar 8, 2021 Indian Health Serves lays out how the pandemic has impacted Indigenous Arizonans.
Oak Flat, east of Superior, Arizona. A company proposes to build one of the world's largest underground copper mines at this location.

Appeals court denies emergency motion for injunction at Oak Flat

Mar 5, 2021 The decision comes as a nonprofit appeals a district court's ruling that denied a preliminary injunction at the proposed mine site.
Border wall construction near Walker Canyon, east of Nogales.

Borderlands groups submit list of wall sections prioritized for removal

Mar 5, 2021 One of the most comprehensive outlines so far lists roughly 70 miles of wall segments across the Borderlands.
The Tohono O'Odham Community College's main campus outside of Sells, Arizona.

Tohono O'odham Community College has received hygiene supplies from AT&T

Mar 2, 2021 The community college hopes the nearly $77,000 worth of supplies helps protect students when they come back to campuses.
A scene from the Oak Flat campground, a site sacred to Apache peoples and the epicenter of lawsuits trying to block the development of a large copper mine.

Forest Service rescinds environmental review for Resolution Copper proposed mine

Mar 2, 2021 It is unclear how the withdrawn final environmental impact statement will impact Oak Flat or the land swap.
Squaw Peak Drive street sign in Phoenix

Phoenix to dismantle Squaw Peak, Robert E. Lee street signs

Mar 1, 2021 Historically, “Squaw” is a slur used to describe Native American women
During a Facebook Live video Feb. 20, 2021, Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez greeted patients who had just received a COVID-19 vaccine dose at Tsaile Indian Health Center.

Navajo Nation Covid-19 cases continue to decline

Feb 28, 2021 Navajo Nation reports 7 new COVID-19 cases and 3 more deaths
Biden administration’s nominee for Secretary of Interior, Rep. Deb Haaland

Native American nominee's grilling raises questions on bias

Feb 26, 2021 The confirmation hearing for Native American Deb Haaland has raised questions about whether she's being treated differently
Oak Flat, east of Superior, Arizona. A company proposes to build one of the world's largest underground copper mines at this location.

Apache Stronghold files emergency appeal in Oak Flat case

Feb 24, 2021 As the expected date of the land swap approaches, a nonprofit fights to save an Apache religious site from becoming a copper mine.

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