Arizona congressional delegation introduces $5 billion tribal water rights legislation
The legislation would ratify a settlement agreement that was approved by each of the tribes in May.
Activists submit 17,000 signatures urging closure of uranium mine near Grand Canyon
Groups like the Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity along with Tribal members say the mine risks drinking water.
Pascua Yaqui Tribe welcomes new council members
The tribe celebrated the newly elected officials during an inauguration Saturday evening.
Dozens of hikers became ill during trips to waterfalls near the Grand Canyon
The waterfalls are on the Havasupai Tribe's reservation, which is accessible only by foot, helicopter or by riding a horse or mule.
Judge dismisses Native American challenge to $10B SunZia energy transmission project in Arizona
Judge Jennifer Zipps said in her ruling issued Thursday that the plaintiffs were years too late in bringing their challenge.
U.S. Supreme Court sides with Native American tribes in health care funding dispute with government
Facilities are often inadequate and understaffed, the San Carlos Apache Tribe in Arizona said in court documents.
Arizona tribe temporarily bans dances after police officer is fatally shot responding to disturbance
The Phoenix FBI is investigating the fatal shooting, but it has not released many details.
Native American tribes give unanimous approval to proposal securing Colorado River water
The Navajo Nation Council has signed off on a proposed settlement.
Family of Tohono O'odham man killed by Border Patrol last year files wrongful death suit
Raymond Mattia was killed in the Tohono O’odham community of Menagers Dam the night of May 18, 2023.
Proposed settlement is first step in securing Colorado River water for 3 Native American tribes
The Navajo Nation has one of the largest single outstanding claims in the Colorado River basin and will vote soon on the measure in a special session.
District of Arizona works to improve handling of MMIP cases
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona is fortifying how they handle cases involving missing or murdered Indigenous peoples.
Native tribes file to dismiss lawsuit threatening Grand Canyon National Monument
Conservations groups joined the tribes in filing to intervene in the case.
‘Combating this epidemic’: Native Americans gather to address suicide prevention
In 2019, suicide was the second leading cause of death for Native Americans and Alaska Natives between the ages of 10 and 34.
Ancient farmers dug canals that shaped Phoenix's modern water system
Those ancient farmers have been referred to as the "Hohokam" but it’s not the name of a tribe or a people, and their O'Odham, Hopi, and Zuni descendants do not call them that.
US court rejects a request by tribes to block $10B SunZia energy transmission project in Arizona
The project — approved in 2015 following a lengthy review — has been touted as the biggest U.S. electricity infrastructure undertaking since the Hoover Dam was built in the 1930s.
