Bill Paul, ABA's first Native American president, dies at 94
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Native American Veterans: Acknowledging Their Service, Recognizing Their Needs, and Learning from Their Tribal Restorative Tradition
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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 Denounces Hostilities Against Dakota Access Water Protectors - Raúl Grijalva
TUCSON – Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) released the following statement today in response to reports that tear gas, freezing water and rubber bullets were used Sunday night against a crowd of approximately 400 Water Protectors and demonstrators at the Dakota Access Pipeline. The altercation injured more than 150 demonstrators and one law enforcement officer. […]
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 […]
Grijalva Celebrates President Biden’s Commutation for Indigenous Activist Leonard Peltier - Raúl Grijalva
WASHINGTON – Representative Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following statement on President Biden’s decision to commute the life sentence of renowned Native American activist Leonard Peltier. Mr. Peltier will be able to serve the remainder of his sentence at home. “For too long, Mr. Peltier has been denied both justice and the pursuit […]