Native American

Hopi Cultural Center to Reduce Arsenic in Drinking Water

Aug 25, 2016 EPA orders center to come up with measures as part of multiyear management plan.

Native American Superheroes Get a Chance to Fly

Aug 4, 2016 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Education funding changed by Prop 123; meet library writer-in-residence Adrienne Celt, former UA student goes for gold at the Olympics.

National Parks at 100: Will Next Century Diversify Visitors?

Jul 20, 2016 Programs in the works to get more people of color, younger Americans to visit parks.

Navajo Tribe Awaits Possible Donald Trump Campaign Visit

Jun 14, 2016 Tribal Council invites Hillary Clinton, too; no response from either candidate.

Pascua Yaqui Youth Get Involved

Jun 10, 2016 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Native American portrayals in film; profile of Tucson author Ethel Lee Miller; and young love at a long distance.

Border Patrol Faces Pushback on Surveillance Towers

Jun 10, 2016 Plans for the Tohono O'odham Nation, but residents say they invade their privacy.

Pascua Yaqui Voters to Cast Ballots for Tribal Council

Jun 1, 2016 Four-year terms for all 11 council seats up for grabs; incumbents and 39 others on ballot.

Arizona Tribes Spend Big for Washington Lobbying

Apr 25, 2016 Contracts by opponents in Glendale casino fight total more than $1 million.

Mud, Straw, Sweat: Traditional Adobe Builds the Future

Apr 22, 2016 Adobe as building material is back, focus of native cultural development group.

How 'Finding Nemo' Helps Navajo Kids Connect with Native Tongue

Apr 7, 2016 Also on Arizona Spotlight: How changes to campaign finance laws may change Arizona's politics; StoryCorps; and "A Book I LOve".

Finding Navajo: Movie Helps Kids Preserve Native Tongue

Apr 7, 2016 'Finding Nemo' in Navajo is one way nation works to preserve heritage.

Gabriel's Corner of Tucson: 'Where else can you put your feet up and relax?'

Apr 4, 2016 Dímelo has a dispatch from the southwest side of Tucson

Tohono O'odham's San Miguel Border Gate May Be Closing

Mar 30, 2016 Access to ancestral lands on both sides of line may be at an end.

Court Rules in Favor of Tohono O’odham Casino in Glendale

Mar 29, 2016 US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals allows gaming at site state officials have opposed.

Tohono O'odham Find Common Ground with Border Patrol

Feb 17, 2016 Partnership has brought increased security and new technology to the nation.

Graffiti Art at State Museum Shows Evolving Culture

Nov 24, 2015 Native nations are not "frozen in the past" and youth create modern art to prove it.

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