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The Grand Canyon in northern Arizona.

Uranium Push-Pull Near Grand Canyon in Appeals Court

The two cases deal with uranium mining on public lands, but from different approaches.
The Havasupai Reservation is best known for its waterfalls. Tourism is the tribe’s main source of income.

Havasupai Sue To Protect Their Water

Havasu Creek is both water source and livelihood for the Grand Canyon tribe.
Sunset at Monument Valley, Arizona

Indian Health Service Funds Preventive Services for Native Youth

$1.4 million slated for combating meth use, suicide.
On Aug. 5 the EPA was investigating contamination of this old Colorado mine when it unexpectedly triggered a release of 3 million gallons of toxic waste.

Navajo Farmers Open Legal Battle Over Mine Waste Spill

The spill contaminated three rivers and the tribe's irrigation source.

Comedian Tig Notaro Has a Great Career Despite Bad Advice

Also on Arizona Spotlight: A veteran's eye witness account of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor; the lasting legacy of uranium mining in the Navajo nation.
Bears Ears is considered sacred by many tribes and communities in the Southwest.

Obama Could Still Make Bears Ears A Monument

Southern Utah area is considered sacred by many tribes and communities in the Southwest.
Proposed Tohono O'odham casino in Glendale.

Tribal Gaming Compact Reworked; O'odham Do Not Sign

Governor, 8 tribal leaders sign to expand opportunities while restricting Phoenix area.
Border wall in Arizona separating the United States and Mexico.

Tohono O'odham Say No to Border Wall on Their Land

Tribe has crossed political border traversing ancestral land since time immemorial.

Does FBI Probe Affect Presidential Race in Arizona?

Plus, the push for Latino, Native American votes; and two asteroids pass by Earth.
In 1996 Elouise Cobell, a member of the Blackfeet Tribe and an accountant, filed the historic class-action suit alleging the federal government mismanaged trust funds of more than 500,000 American Indians. Congress ratified the settlement in 2010. She died a year later.

Buy-Back Program Helps Tribes Consolidate 1.7 Million Acres

Effort aims to consolidate fractionated lands and restore tribal sovereignty.

Tribes Receive EPA Funds For Environmental Projects

Largest project in grants will be water connection between remote communities.

Tohono O'odham Leaders Hope to Get Youth to Vote Early

Those who don't have an ID with an address on it can vote early, tribal officials say.
Hopi Katsina friend.

Congress Condemns Trafficking of Native American Objects

The resolution targets the export of sacred artifacts, calls for collaboration to stop the trade.

Richard Shelton Talks About "Nobody Rich or Famous"

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Feeding Our Future examines "Putting Native Foods Back on the Plate"
Samantha Felix and Jesse Pablo run TOCA's Project Oidag, which means "garden." Click to listen to them describe their work teaching youth about traditional foods.

Feeding Our Future: Putting Native Foods Back on the Plate

Why did the Tohono O'odham stop eating and growing their Native foods?
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Native Americans Still Face Obstacles to Voting Access

Many don't have formal addresses, and distance to polling places may prevent some from voting.

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