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Groups gathered in Tucson's Christopher Columbus Park Oct. 8, 2017, to demand the city change the name.

Tucson weighs renaming Christopher Columbus Park amid push to honor Tohono O’odham leader

Nov 20, 2024 The public comment period closes on November 25th.
Hopi R2D2, a life-size animatronic made to look like R2-D2 with Hopi pottery designs

Art exhibit combining Native life, 'Star Wars' heads to Tempe Center for the Arts in 2025

Nov 15, 2024 The exhibit, previously called "The Force is with Our People," has a whole new name and includes 19 artists from different tribes.
The new inductees into The National Toy Hall of Fame include My Little Pony, the card game Phase 10, and Transformers.

My Little Pony, Transformers, Phase 10 join the National Toy Hall of Fame

Nov 12, 2024 All three of this year's inductees were created in the 1980s.
Australia's Rachael Gunn, known as B-Girl Raygun, competes during the Round Robin Battle at the breaking competition at La Concorde Urban Park at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Aug. 9, in Paris. Her performance drew laughs and criticism and now Gunn is responding.

Australian breakdancer Raygun is retiring from the sport after her Olympics backlash

Nov 7, 2024 Her routine was made into memes and spoofed on late night television.
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland poses for a portrait in her office in the Department of Interior headquarters in Washington, DC on October 8, 2024. She selected each art piece, all made by Indigenous artists, that hangs on the wall behind her.

America's first Native American cabinet secretary says she's righting historical wrongs

Oct 30, 2024 Deb Haaland says she thinks about her elders and the U.S. government’s historical policy of assimilation every day.
Drummers, dancers and other leaders gather to perform and socialize at the Phoenix Indian Center’s Gourd Dance and Social Powwow in the Steele Indian School Park in Phoenix, Ariz., on Oct. 12, 2024.

Native voters could swing Arizona

Oct 14, 2024 Both parties are ramping up efforts to court Native American voters in the final stretch to Election Day.
Performers from the Native American Hoop Dance of Ballet Arizona dance at an Indigenous Peoples Day festival, Oct. 9, 2023, in Phoenix.

Indigenous Peoples Day celebrated with an eye on the election

Oct 14, 2024 The holiday comes about three weeks before Election Day. Events will be geared toward Native voter mobilization and outreach amid renewed recognition of the power of their votes.
The Pinyon Plain Mine shaft in Coconino County, on Wednesday, Aug. 30. In 2016, the mine shaft punctured a perched aquifer that contained natural levels of uranium, requiring the mining company Energy Fuels to pump water to the surface to an impoundment for treatment.

Uranium Mining in the Grand Canyon Region: Tribal Sovereignty vs. Nuclear Energy in the Climate Crisis

Oct 2, 2024 Uranium mining and nuclear energy may be affecting Arizona's tribal nations, posing threats to the region's water resources and the environmental and cultural heritage connected to them.
Head Brewmaster Tobias Zollo poses behind non alcoholic beer at the Weihenstephan brewery in Freising, Germany, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024.

Alcohol-free beer is gaining popularity, even at Oktoberfest

Sep 23, 2024 This year marked the first time an alcohol-free beer garden opened in Munich.
Vista Del Monte Neighborhood Association vice president Emily Ricketts signs a notarized amendment that would remove racist covenants from three out of the eight developments in her neighborhood.

Tucson midtown neighborhood moves to erase racist housing restrictions from historic covenants

Sep 17, 2024 Residents take action to remove outdated racial covenants and promote inclusivity.
Mariachis perform at the Santa Cruz Nature and Heritage Festival.

Hispanic Heritage Month puts diversity and culture at the forefront

Sep 15, 2024 It has been more than 50 years since Hispanic Heritage Week was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. President Ronald Reagan expanded it to a month in 1988.
The downtown Tucson skyline as seen from the base of Sentinel Peak. August 2024.

Tucson's 'Somos Uno' initiative unveils first State of Culture report

Sep 9, 2024 The 'Somos Uno' initiative aims to preserve and grow the city’s cultural heritage through arts, history, and community engagement.

A photographer captures life in America’s last remaining old-growth forests

Sep 3, 2024 NPR interviewed David Herasimtschuk about his efforts to educate people about the importance of preserving these ancient forests.
Players scrimmage during Mama Blair's Basketball Camp at Desert View High School, July 26 2024.

Tucson basketball campers sample vegan nutrition

Jul 29, 2024 UA Wildcat Joseph Blair teaches healthy eating alongside hoops excellence.
A historic home on Speedway and Euclid is being relocated to a new area in the West University neighborhood to make room for new student housing in Tucson on Wednesday, July 17, 2024.

Historic homes near University of Arizona relocating

Jul 17, 2024 Developer Capstone Communities gave Joel Ireland, a resident of the West University neighborhood, the historic homes to be placed on a plot of land he owns.
Alyx Lunada lays a piece of cloth on the printing press at Word of Mouth Print Space on June 22. They have been screen printing since age 17 and have opened up this space for art and activism to the community.

Messy but meaningful: Tucson print space fosters accessible creative environment

Jul 16, 2024 Word of Mouth Print Space opens their doors to anyone looking for artistic or humanitarian inspiration, whether beginner or expert, on a budget or wanting to splurge.

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