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Cronkite News: Native people overrepresented in jail system (January 18, 2022)
Native people are 1.8 times as likely as white Americans to be booked into jail in Pima County, Arizona. 
Cronkite News: Navajo Nation returns to rodeos amid COVID-19 (January 10, 2022)
Rodeo events have long been a part of culture on the Navajo Nation. The COVID-19 pandemic upended the tradition. 
Cronkite News: Native women debut art and social space (January 4, 2022)
Cahokia in Phoenix, Arizona, touts itself as the first modern Indigenous art and social space owned by women. 
Cronkite News: COVID-19 vaccination rate lags for pregnant people (December 17, 2021)
As of December 4, only 17.8% of pregnant people in the U.S. were fully vaccinated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 
Cronkite News: Payments for families set to run out unless Congress acts (December 16, 2021)
Families nationwide may have seen the last – for now – payment under an expanded child tax credit program that advocates say has been a “game changer” for low-income families. 
Cronkite News: Navajo Nation continues fight against COVID-19 pandemic (December 14, 2021)
“Native people are resilient, resourceful, kind, and most of all hopeful,” a sign on the Navajo Nation reads. 
Cronkite News: ‘Rez ball’ returns to community on Navajo Nation (December 13, 2021)
“It’s like the heart of the Navajo Nation here,” coach Francine McCurtain says of basketball on the largest reservation in the United States. 
Oak Flat, a sacred Apache place in Arizona, faces desecration from a large copper mine.
Cronkite News: Supreme Court takes up contentious abortion rights case (December 2, 2021)
Protesters rallied outside the Supreme Court as the justices considered a strict Mississippi law that could lead to the reversal of longstanding abortion rights precedents. 
The so-called “QAnon Shaman” who based his persona on a twisted view of Native beliefs is preparing for a possible appeal for his role in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Cronkite News: New law protects tribal regalia at school graduations (November 24, 2021)
Just minutes before her high school graduation, Dakotah Harvey was told to remove the eagle feather from her mortarboard or she would be escorted out of the ceremony and her diploma would be withheld.
Cronkite News: ‘QAnon Shaman’ sentenced for role in attack on U.S. Capitol (November 22, 2021)
The self-described ‘QAnon Shaman’ who became the face of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was sentenced to 41 months in prison for his role in the assault. 
Cronkite News: Republican loses committee posts for violent social media post (November 19, 2021)
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Arizona) will no longer serve on the House Committee on Natural Resources, where he regularly objected to efforts to protect tribal territories. 
Cronkite News: Tribal leaders welcome return of White House meeting (November 18, 2021)
Tribal leaders said the White House Tribal Nations Summit “shows promise” for the federal commitment to solving problems in Indian Country and to giving Native people a voice in the process. 
Cronkite News: Republican lawmaker faces censure over violent social media post (November 15, 2021)
Democrats continue to press for action against Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Arizona) for a violent cartoon video that appears to show him attacking rival politicians. 
Cronkite News: Republican lawmaker under fire for violent tweet (November 12, 2021)
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Arizona) refused to back down after posting a violent cartoon that appeared to show him and other conservatives attacking President Joe Biden and killing a liberal Democratic lawmaker. 
Cronkite News: Indian schools in line for Great American Outdoors Act funding (November 10, 2021)
The Bureau of Indian Education will invest more than $178 million to repair aging schools in tribal communities. 
Congress has given final approval to a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that’s been a key part of President Biden’s agenda.
Cronkite News: Navajo mother works to improve maternal care for Native women (November 2, 2021)
When Nicolle Gonzales gave birth to her three children in a hospital setting, the care felt routine and mechanical. It led her to start the Changing Woman Initiative for Native mothers. 
Cronkite News: Cocopah Tribe keeps close eye on West Nile virus (October 26, 2021)
With Arizona’s healthy monsoon and an explosion of mosquito-borne West Nile virus cases, the Cocopah Tribe is working with local officials to create an effective shield against the disease. 
Cronkite News: Navajo language speakers create broadcast history (October 25, 2021)
History was made as two citizens of the Navajo Nation broadcast a college football game in the Dine language for the first time. 
Cronkite News: Native voting rights bill caught up in partisan debate (October 22, 2021)
The Native American Voting Rights Act will set minimum federal requirements for voting on tribal lands, including early voting, mail-in balloting, ballot collecting and ID standards. 
Depicting history, culture and community all within one jersey couldn’t be more unique.
“There are probably few American Indians that haven’t been touched by MMIW,” said Patricia Hibbeler, chief executive officer for the Phoenix Indian Center.
Cronkite News: Sen. Sinema faces pressure to back Democratic agenda (October 1, 2021)
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s refusal to back the Biden administration’s $3.5 trillion social and clean-energy spending package has made her a target. 
Cronkite News: Water levels in Colorado River falling faster than expected (September 28, 2021)
New projections show that Lake Mead and Lake Powell could reach “critically low reservoir elevations” sooner than expected, spurring experts to say that “bold actions” will be needed to change course. 
Cronkite News: Thousands line up for chance to hunt bison in Grand Canyon (September 23, 2021)
A planned hunt of bison in the Grand Canyon appears to be moving forward despite last-minute pleas to relocate the animals to safety. 
Cronkite News: Sen. Sinema seen as key vote in trillion-dollar agenda (September 22, 2021)
“Where are you, Senator Sinema, now that we need you?” asked activist Dolores Huerta. 
Cronkite News: Fans line up for first day of sports betting in Arizona (September 21, 2021)
With early morning fanfare, a brand new day dawned in Arizona sports history with the first full day of legalized sports betting. 
Cronkite News: How ‘Star Wars’ is helping to preserve the Navajo language (September 20, 2021)
A long time ago on Indigenous land far, far away… 
Cronkite News: Supporters of January 6 insurrection return to U.S. Capitol (September 17, 2021)
Fences, cameras and barricades are back up around the U.S. Capitol as supporters of the violent January 6 insurrection return to the nation’s capital for a so-called rally. 
Cronkite News: Yavapai-Prescott Tribe loses bid to block sports betting (September 8, 2021)
Although legalized sports gambling is set to begin this week in Arizona, not everyone is happy. 
Cronkite News: Tribal nations win court ruling for clean water rule (September 2, 2021)
Six tribes from all regions of the country have secured victory against a Trump-era rule that rolled back protections for water. 
Cronkite News: Indian students fall behind in testing amid COVID-19 (September 1, 2021)
Math and reading scores in Arizona fell across the board last school year, as COVID-19 upended learning and led to a sharp drop in the number of students taking the tests. 
Cronkite News: Indian Country firefighters benefit from pay raise (August 31, 2021)
Fighting wildfires isn’t getting any easier, but pay is rising for firefighters employed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and other federal agencies. 
Cronkite News: Extreme weather prompts push to ‘build back better’ (August 30, 2021)
From 2010 to 2020, Arizona had 13 extreme weather events, costing the state up to $10 billion in damages, according to the White House. 
Cronkite News: Arizona nears COVID-19 milestone as cases ramp up again (August 24, 2021)
Arizona is on pace to record its 1 millionth COVID-19 infection and health experts fear that kids in schools and the looming Labor Day holiday will only make matters worse. 
Cronkite News: Hearing tackles legacy of coal mining on tribal lands (August 11, 2021)
Navajo and Hopi leaders addressed the need to move away from economic dependence on coal, but specific proposals on how to get there remain elusive. 
For opponents of Native mascots, 2021 has been a banner year. Except in Arizona.
Cronkite News: Warriors continue to bring water to Navajo Nation (July 19, 2021)
An estimated 30 percent of Navajo Nation residents lack running water and often must travel long distances to haul it back to their homes.
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