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Mural on the side of building in Shiprock, New Mexico, in the Nation Nation March 22, 2020.

Fast rollout of virus vaccine trials reveals tribal distrust

Jan 2, 2021 Suspicion difficult to overcome
Coronavirus pandemic is causing prolonged closures for Navajo Nation gaming sites

Navajo Nation casinos to lay off more than 1,100

Dec 31, 2020 Lack of revenue caused by prolonged closures
Mural on the side of building in Shiprock, New Mexico, in the Nation Nation March 22, 2020.

Navajo Nation reports 153 new virus cases, four more deaths

Dec 30, 2020 Numbers are dropping but worries about holiday surge persist
Mural on the side of building in Shiprock, New Mexico, in the Nation Nation March 22, 2020.

Navajo Nation reports 122 new COVID-19 cases, 10 more deaths

Dec 28, 2020 Nation renews stay-at-home mandate
Lorraine Eiler's great grandfather was one of several Hia C-ed O'odham who used to live at Quitobaquito Springs.

After the wall, border residents take stock of what's next

Dec 25, 2020 The Trump administration is expected to finish 450 miles of wall by the end of the year.
Old Main on the University of Arizona campus.

UA project assists tribal college students in STEAM majors

Dec 18, 2020 A grant will help foster Diné College student success after transferring to the university.
Mural on the side of building in Shiprock, New Mexico, in the Nation Nation March 22, 2020.

Navajo Nation prepares for vaccine deliveries

Dec 11, 2020 Officials are assuming the Pfizer vaccine will be approved this weekend, with shipments expected to arrive Monday.
Tohono O’odham Chairman Ned Norris Jr. during congressional testimony in February. Norris is one of three tribal leaders, with Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Gila River Indian Community Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis, on the slate of 11 diverse electors who will cast the state’s Electoral College votes December 14, 2020, for President-elect Joe Biden.

Three Arizona tribal leaders on diverse slate of 11 electoral voters

Dec 11, 2020 What one former Arizona elector called a "sweet irony" was no accident.
Agnese Nelms Haury

A Tucson Original: Agnese Haury

Dec 10, 2020 Listen to an oral history of Agnese Haury's remarkable life, as told by those who knew and loved her.
Demonstrators at the 2019 Tucson Women's March carry signs reading "MMIW" ("missing and murdered Indigenous women") and "no more stolen sisters."

New Mexico task force submits report on missing and murdered Indigenous peoples

Dec 10, 2020 After collecting data and testimonies, the group made recommendations to the state to better address the crisis.
Mural on the side of building in Shiprock, New Mexico, in the Nation Nation March 22, 2020.

Navajo Nation: 'uncontrolled spread of COVID-19,' stay-at-home order and plateauing cases

Dec 8, 2020 Since late November, the Navajo Nation has been taking steps to flatten a spike of COVID-19 cases.
The exterior of Tucson's Casino Del Sol.

Casino del Sol closing for the holidays

Dec 7, 2020 The casino, along with Casino of the Sun, will be closed from Dec. 7 to Jan. 2.
A Centers for Disease Control image of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

White Mountain Apache Tribe locks down due to increase in COVID-19 cases

Dec 4, 2020 The lockdown was triggered by a rolling three-day case count and will last the weekend.
Dr. Jill Jim - executive director of the Navajo Nation Department of Health

Dr. Jill Jim named a member of President-elect Joe Biden’s COVID-19 advisory board

Nov 29, 2020 Executive Director of Navajo Nation Department of Health
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: Pandemic at levels not seen since summer, tribal nations hit hard

Nov 24, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Nov. 24.
Gabriella Cázares-Kelly won the 2020 contest for Pima County Recorder with nearly 59% of vote.

A conversation with Pima County Recorder-elect Gabriella Cázares-Kelly

Nov 17, 2020 Cázares-Kelly discusses her priorities and goals in her new role.

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