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Allie Young, the founder of Protect the Sacred, leads voters to the polls within the Navajo Nation on Election Day 2020.

Voters in tribal lands 'reclaimed' Arizona in this election, advocate says

Nov 12, 2020 Pandemic experience key to getting out the Indigenous vote, activists said.
Gov. Doug Ducey holds up HB 2570, a law that will require the state to collect data on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, at the ceremonial signing Aug. 13, 2019.

Missing and murdered Indigenous women study committee releases recommendations

Nov 6, 2020 The committee identified a list of legislative, data and law enforcement recommendations.
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez said the "Stay home, stay safe" message from the tribal government guarantees that businesses in the nation have the "the safest environment" compared to those outside its tribal lands during the pandemic.

Navajo Nation shifts to curfews to decrease travel, exposure to COVID-19

Nov 5, 2020 Residents have been traveling to buy essentials as weekend lockdowns closed businesses in the nation, the president said.
Gabriella Cázares-Kelly thanking people who voted for her Nov. 3, 2020 general election via a Facebook Live video.

Cázares-Kelly declares win in Pima County recorder's race as first Indigenous woman in position

Nov 3, 2020 The Democrat was leading her Republican opponent by more than 20 points Tuesday night.
A screenshot of Arizona State University Indian Legal Clinic's poll and voting location locator for voters living in tribal lands.

Tool helps voters locate polling sites in tribal lands

Oct 29, 2020 The ASU Indian Legal Clinic says the poll locator tool meets a need for Indigenous voters who don't have standard addresses.
Olive Ridley sea turtle hatchlings make their way back to the Sea of Cortez from the shores of El Desemboque in Sonora, Mexico.

Indigenous community in Sonora releases record number of sea turtles

Oct 28, 2020 A coordinator said while the pandemic has been hard on the community, less fishing and tourism has been a boon to turtle nesting season.
The Tucson Skyline. October 23, 2019.

News roundup: Pima County struggles with contact tracing, vote-by-mail deadline arrives

Oct 26, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Oct. 26.
Election materials promoting Native American voting advocacy, 2019.

Early voting begins in the Tohono O'odham Nation, polling place locations

Oct 26, 2020 Historical knowledge is key to knowing where to go to vote on Election Day in the nation.
Sign in the Pascua Yaqui Tribe's lands urging tribal members to wear a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Judge denies early voting site within Pascua Yaqui tribal lands

Oct 22, 2020 The tribe sued Pima County Recorder F. Ann Rodriguez last week in effort to reinstate the site her office closed in 2018.
Tohono O'odham Nation Legislative Council Chairman Timothy Joaquin, Tohono O'odham Nation Chairman Ned Norris Jr., and University of Arizona President Robert Robbins at the press conference announcing the nation's donations to the UA and Arizona State University to further COVID-19 research Oct. 19, 2020.

Tohono O'odham Nation donating $1 million to UA for COVID-19 research

Oct 20, 2020 The tribe also said it will donate another $1 million to Arizona State University.
A line of DPS officers forms in front of an Indigenous Peoples' Day Protest north of the Lukeville Port of Entry on Oct. 12, 2020.

'Falling on deaf ears': Tohono O'odham Nation reacts to use of force at Indigenous protest

Oct 15, 2020 Tohono O'odham Nation Chairman Ned Norris Jr. says tribal needs along the border are being ignored.

Election spurs questions around voting barriers for Indigenous people

Oct 14, 2020 Two recent events highlight how knowing Indigenous peoples' voting rights history provides context for present challenges.
Arizona Department of Safety officers surround and handcuff an Indigenous demonstrator during an O'odham-led blockade at a Border Patrol checkpoint on Highway 85 on October 12, 2020.

Indigenous Peoples' Day border demonstration ends with tear gas, arrests

Oct 12, 2020 11 demonstrators taken into DPS custody during a Border Patrol checkpoint blockade in Pima County.
Deer dancer statue outside of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe's administration building.

Pascua Yaqui Tribe sues over ballot access

Oct 12, 2020 The tribe's hope is the lawsuit against the Pima County Recorder's Office will lead to an early in-person voting site in the reservation.
Legislation making its way through Congress aims to reaffirm that tribal epidemiology centers should have access to state and federal health data. Tribal leaders have had trouble accessing information to help fight COVID-19 and other diseases in places like the Navajo Nation, where this sign stands.

Bill pressures CDC to give Native Americans better access to federal health data

Oct 8, 2020 Experts say the pandemic has further exposed limits to Native American communities' access to accurate health data.
An O'odham demonstrator stands in front of a pickup truck trying to break through a highway blockade the morning of Oct. 5, 2020.

O'odham-led demonstration blocks highway north of Arizona-Sonora border crossing

Oct 5, 2020 Demonstrations against border wall construction on ancestral Indigenous land continue despite Quitobaquito closure.

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