tag: arizona
Tribal youth get a taste of food sovereignty at White House gathering (November 15, 2022)
Dozens of young Native people flocked to the nation’s capital for the return of the White House Tribal Youth Forum, where they saw food sovereignty in action. 
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs schedules business meeting and hearing (November 14, 2022)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is getting back to work after a lengthy absence. 
Cronkite News: Judge address harassment of voters at ballot boxes (November 3, 2022)
A federal judge set new limits on groups watching ballot drop boxes, ordering them to stop confronting and filming voters, to stop carrying weapons near the boxes and to correct voting misinformation on their social media. 
Cronkite News: Judge won’t stop groups from watching ballot boxes (November 2, 2022)
Some places are trying to make it easier to vote. But intimidation tactics are sprouting up. 
PolitiFact: Republican candidate tells tall tale about tribal governments (October 26, 2022)
Republican Arizona Corporation Commission candidate Nick Myers claims financial assistance to tribal nations is “foreign aid.” PolitiFact checks the facts. 
Cronkite News: Heated Senate race in Arizona brings in big dollars (October 18, 2022)
Democratic Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly continued to widen his fundraising lead over Republican challenger Blake Masters, who still trailed the incumbent despite heavy spending by outside conservative groups. 
Native America Calling: Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day (October 10, 2022)
Join host Shawn Spruce as he checks in with Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations around the country. 
Cronkite News: Tribes at odds over future of online gaming in California (October 4, 2022)
California voters will decide between two competing sports betting measures — a struggle that underscores a divide among tribal nations. 
Cronkite News: Tribes support greater protections for sacred sites (October 3, 2022)
Tribal leaders urged lawmakers to pass a package of bills that would protect cultural and sacred sites on public lands. 
Indian law attorney Rob Rosette passes on (September 19, 2022)
Tribal leaders and friends are paying tributes to Rob Rosette, a noted Indian law practitioner. 
A star of the hit film Prey wants to find out the “truth” about his supposed tribal ancestry. But Hollywood studios don’t share the same commitment.
Apache Stronghold heads back to court to protect sacred Oak Flat (September 6, 2022)
The fight to protect a sacred site from development is once again back in court as defenders of Oak Flat try to stop a huge copper mine on Apache territory. 
Cronkite News: Indian boarding schools confront genocidal legacy (August 30, 2022)
Few dispute that Indian boarding schools led to more than a century of abuse, systematically seizing Indigenous land, separating children from their families, destroying communities and working to erase tribal languages, religions, cultures and economies. 
‘We just need to be safe’: Monkeypox vaccine rolls out in Indian Country (August 23, 2022)
The Navajo Nation is receiving its first doses of the Monkeypox vaccine as experts and providers in Indian Country respond to the latest public health threat. 
Cronkite News: Fight over copper mine at sacred Apache site continues (August 15, 2022)
A long-running political, legal and environmental dispute over a copper mine on sacred Apache land in Arizona shows no signs of ending anytime soon. 
DVIDS: San Carlos Apache Tribe dedicates building to fallen veteran (August 11, 2022)
U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Michael A. Noline was killed in action in Operation Desert Storm. 
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez announces new running mate (August 8, 2022)
President Jonathan Nez of the Navajo Nation has a new running mate as he seeks a second term in office. His rival, meanwhile, made a historic announcement of his own. 
Cronkite News: Nation’s teachers in health crisis (August 2, 2022)
There’s a widespread and growing mental health crisis among U.S. teachers – a problem so grim that many are leaving the field. 
Cronkite News: Mental health hotline now taking calls at 988 (July 26, 2022)
Among racial and ethnic groups, Native people face the highest rates of suicide in the United States. 
Indian Country’s most celebrated chef is facing calls for greater accountability after hiring a domestic violence offender.
Getting access to Colorado River water is “the only feasible solution” for the Hualapai Tribe, Chairman Damon Clarke said.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a legislative hearing on three bills on July 20, 2022.
Rain couldn’t stop an estimated 1,500 activists from marching to the White House in what was called an “uprising to protect abortion rights.”
Navajo Code Talkers Museum prepares for special celebration (July 12, 2022)
The Navajo Code Talkers Museum is breaking ground on a permanent facility to honor the tribal citizens who served in World War II. 
Voting rights advocates welcomed the Biden administration’s decision to challenge Arizona’s strict new voter ID law that federal officials called a “textbook violation“ of the law.
Doctors, nurses and other health care workers across the country have reached crisis levels of burnout, prompting the U.S. surgeon general to urge employers to review workloads and take further steps to address well-being.
With over $13 billion on the table, the Biden administration is making sure tribes get access to historic levels of funding for infrastructure in Indian Country.
Indian Health Service nominee up for confirmation hearing (May 24, 2022)
With his administration sounding the alarm on health worker burnout, President Biden’s pick to lead the Indian Health Service is up for a long-awaited confirmation hearing. 
Cronkite News: Tribes struggle with public safety hires (May 24, 2022)
Tribal police departments across the country find it difficult to recruit and retain law enforcement personnel. 
Navajo Nation citizen makes history as newest federal judge (May 23, 2022)
Sunshine Suzanne Sykes is joining a group that is small yet growing — Native women who serve on the federal bench. 
The Biden administration is investing $29 million in infrastructure funds on dam safety in Indian Country.
Arizona’s at the leading edge of a national trend, with Alzheimer’s cases expected to see double-digit percentage increases as the population ages.
Tribal forestry officials are watching the landscape, and Native firefighters are already on the scene at several hot spots, trying to contain wildfires.
Despite federal protections under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, burrowing owls remain threatened by land development.
Democrats and Republicans presented very different views of human trafficking and how to address the problem at hearing in the nation’s capital.
Two Arizona waterways landed on an annual list of the top 10 “most endangered” rivers in the United States.
Jonathan Nez, the incumbent president of the Navajo Nation, kicked off his re-election campaign over the weekend.
Cronkite News: Study highlights impact of lead poisoning in eagles (April 13, 2022)
A new study found that almost half of bald eagles and golden eagles across the United States suffered from chronic lead poisoning. 
Cronkite News: Navajo Nation works to address climate change (April 12, 2022)
Indigenous people across the globe are disproportionately impacted by the effects of climate change. 
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs took testimony from tribal leaders whose communities are in dire need of infrastructure and revenue.
Popular Tags
117th
2020
alaska
arizona
bia
cherokee
chuck hoskin
consultation
coronavirus
crime
cronkite news
dc
deb haaland
democrats
doi
donald trump
economic development
elections
employment
house
ihs
joe biden
languages
media
meetings
montana
native america calling
native sun news today
native vote
navajo
ncai
new mexico
oklahoma
race
racism
radio
republicans
scia
senate
south dakota
sovereignty
supreme court
treaties
women
youth
Search
Advertisement
