Native America Calling: Tribes in the arid southwest face water management uncertainty
Tribes that rely on the Colorado River — and the complex set of rules that govern it — are worried as the Donald Trump administration takes actions affecting their access to water.
Grijalva, Sen. Heinrich Commemorate Native American Heritage Month, Introduce Bills to Elevate Tribes’ Role in Land Management and Protect Cultural Sites | The House Committee on Natural Resources
Grijalva Urges Biden Administration to Save Oak Flat From Foreign Mining Company Backed by Chinese Government, Requests Committee Hearing - Raúl Grijalva
Washington, D.C. – House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack urging him to withhold publication of a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) on proposed copper mining operations in Arizona’s Tonto National Forest. These mining operations threaten to violate religious freedoms […]
Analysis of Trump’s 2025 executive orders and their impacts on tribal entities, from tax status and energy policy to federal recognition and contracting opportunities
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Navajo Nation leaders raise alarm over reports of Indigenous people being questioned and detained during immigration sweeps | CNN
At least 15 Indigenous people in Arizona and New Mexico have reported being stopped at their homes and workplaces, questioned or detained by federal law enforcement and asked to produce proof of citizenship during immigration raids since Wednesday, according to Navajo Nation officials.
UArizona Land Acknowledgement Illustrates Commitment to Indigenous Students, Communities | University of Arizona News
The statement was assembled in consultation with leaders of the Tohono O'odham Nation and the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and with Native American scholars at the university.
Climate change is a strain on the 13,000 Navajo families without electricity
Nationwide, nearly 17,000 homes on tribal lands still need electricity hook-ups. A majority are spread across the Navajo Nation, where climate change is making it harder for families to keep cool. A mutual aid program, however, has helped to change lives.
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