Navajo Council Rejects Grand Canyon Tram Proposal
Nov 1, 2017 The council voted 16-2 to kill the agreement.
Navajo Nation Holds Out Hope for Navajo Generating Station Buyer
Oct 10, 2017 Potential buyers are under review, the tribe said, the first step in a lengthy process for a possible sale.
HUD Awards $8.3 Million To Arizona Tribes
Sep 18, 2017 The projects aim to create economic opportunities and prevent families from moving off the reservation.
Tucson Turns 242, Though Some Put Age at 4,000
Aug 21, 2017 Community celebration to include native foods, cannon fire on the presidio grounds.
Navajo, Other Tribes Consider Eclipse A Bad Omen
Aug 21, 2017 The Navajo believe a sort of death occurs when the moon blocks out the sun, the most powerful deity for the tribe.
Two At A Time: Cleanup Of Navajo Uranium Mines Slow
Aug 10, 2017 Incidence of kidney failure and cancer, linked to uranium contamination, increased; tribe has banned any mining activity.
Navajo Allocate $3 Million to Area Stuck in Poverty for Decades
Aug 2, 2017 Bennett Freeze area was frozen in time due to restrictions arising from a land dispute.
Report: Rate of Native American Uninsured Fell Under Obamacare
Jul 17, 2017 Still, the uninsured rate remains high and will rise if Medicaid is cut, an author of the study said.
Panel to Look at How Tribes Are Adapting to Climate Change
Jul 12, 2017 Event is free and open to the public.
On Health Care, Crowd Asks Grijalva: 'What can we do?'
Jul 7, 2017 Health care town hall draws more than 250 people.
Fry Bread Nation: A Tragic Necessity
Jun 29, 2017 The staple food on the Navajo Nation simultaneously calls up historical trauma, perseverance, pride and public health issues.
Navajo President: We Will Embrace Renewable Energy
Jun 27, 2017 Move will help transition from coal-fired generating station and find job sources.
Navajo Nation To Negotiate Power Plant Lease
Jun 27, 2017 If the tribe doesn’t approve a lease extension in the next week, the plant will have to close at the end of this year.
Community Support Gives Día de San Juan Festival New Life
Jun 22, 2017 When organizers announced its cancellation earlier this year, the community rallied.
Right in Your Backyard: Foraging for Food in the Sonoran Desert
Jun 16, 2017 This week we learn to harvest cholla buds, speak with expert Gary Nabhan and visit an urban farm that's doing a lot more than growing vegetables.
That Time Andy Warhol Tried to Shoot a Western in Tucson...
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