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The crowd pounding on the U.S. - Mexico border wall chanting "tear down this wall" during a protest in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Saturday, November 9, 2019.

Hundreds protest border wall construction through national monument

Nov 12, 2019 The crowd said they were there to protest wall construction as well as treatment of Indigenous sites and the environment.
Pueblo Bonito, an important archaeological site in the Chaco Culture National Historical Park.

US House OKs protections near Chaco park in New Mexico

Nov 1, 2019 The park is at the center of a debate over oil and gas development in an area dotted by historical sites.
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.

Group explores community impact of violence against Indigenous women

Nov 1, 2019 MMWIG committee members hear "heart-wrenching" stories from family members.
The Navajo Generating Station can be seen beyond Lake Powell near Page, Arizona, April 2018.

Group warns of consequences in Arizona if mercury emission standard is rolled back

Oct 21, 2019 A report says lives and costs are saved with the Mercury and Air Toxics Standard in place.
Navajo Code Talker Memorial at Window Rock, Arizona.

Navajo voters elect new delegate to tribal council

Oct 15, 2019 Carl Roessel Slater will represent five communities in the Arizona portion of the reservation.
Image titled "La conquista del Colorado," by Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau, depicts 16th century Spanish conquistadors in the Grand Canyon.

A New Mexico icon, Spanish conquistador faces attacks

Oct 10, 2019 A new generation of activists criticize the use of the figure because of its connection to colonialism and genocide.

Execution of Navajo man put on hold

Oct 9, 2019 Attorneys asked for the stay to investigate potential racial bias by the jury that heard the case.
A view looking east with the confluence of the Little Colorado and Colorado rivers below, November 2010.

Proposals would dam Little Colorado River for hydropower

Oct 9, 2019 The proposals are reigniting concerns brought up by a failed plan years ago to build a gondola into the Grand Canyon.
The San Xavier Cooperative Farm.

San Xavier hay fire burns thousands of dollars of feed

Oct 4, 2019 The fire destroyed approximately 20,000 bales of alfalfa costing between $6.50 and $16 each.
A view looking east with the confluence of the Little Colorado and Colorado rivers below, November 2010.

Environmentalists concerned about two dam proposals near Grand Canyon

Oct 1, 2019 Opponents say the projects would disrupt the ecology of the area and damage a site sacred to the Hopi Tribe.
Tribal officials and representatives from the 14 organizations that received a grant through the Pascua Yaqui Tribe's gaming contributions pose September 16, 2019, with a check for the total amount donated to the organizations.

Pascua Yaqui Tribe distributes gaming funds to community groups

Sep 26, 2019 The grants represent a percentage of its contribution to the state through its tribal gaming compact with the state.
Bison in a corral on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, September 2019.

31 bison from Grand Canyon sent to Oklahoma tribe

Sep 23, 2019 Park officials say the hundreds of bison at the park are harming water sources and the landscape.
Construction on new border wall fencing at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in September, 2019.

Park Service: New border wall will threaten critical archaeological sites

Sep 20, 2019 A report by the agency details impacted sites in Arizona's Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
Image of the brain created from data generated by functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI).

Diné College, UA to train future neuroscientists

Sep 20, 2019 Native Americans are one of the most underrepresented groups in biomedical sciences, according to the NIH.
A dispensary employee weighing and portioning marijuana.

Exploring the science behind medical marijuana

Sep 18, 2019 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Criminal justice employees see what life is like after prison, how to pronounce Tohono O'odham, and a look at "Voices of Vail."
Pascua Yaqui Chairman Robert Valencia.

Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Tucson move to put piece of land in trust

Sep 9, 2019 The tribe hopes the federal government will approve several acres near Old Pascua Village.

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