Native American Affairs
Today marks the National Day of Remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools, and Arizona's role in assimilating Native children continues casting a dark cloud on the Southwest.
Sep. 29, 2023
The boyfriend of a slain Navajo woman whose case epitomized a movement was convicted of first-degree murder this week in a federal court in Phoenix.
Sep. 28, 2023
Years after the Interior Department displaced a traditional garden from a blight-infested site, NATIVE HEALTH of Phoenix hasn't forgotten about its roots.
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Sep. 28, 2023
A lawsuit in New Mexico alleges a prominent Navajo businessman conspired with a Southern California entrepreneur to lure Chinese immigrants to an illicit marijuana operation, kept them from leaving and never paid them.
Sep. 28, 2023
The Department of the Interior has launched an oral history project to document the country’s dark legacy of abuse against Native children in its boarding schools.
Sep. 26, 2023
The Show spoke with "Reservation Dogs" actor and author of "Tribal Force" Jon Proudstar about where the idea for his historic comic came from, and what his new plans are.
Sep. 26, 2023
Indigenous communities have long been unduly burdened by environmental pollution. Now, the Biden administration has sent nearly $40 million to help tribal communities plug and remediate orphaned oil and gas wells.
Sep. 21, 2023
Nearly a third of the Navajo Nation still lives without running water, but that doesn’t stop travelers from veering off the grid to find a place without a faucet, flushing toilet or shower to spend the night.
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Sep. 18, 2023
The Interior Department announced on Monday new federal grants that may give Indigenous youth public service opportunities on federal and tribal lands in Arizona.
Sep. 11, 2023
The president of the Navajo Nation signed the tribe’s Victims Rights Act of 2023 on Wednesday morning.
Sep. 6, 2023
Last month, the Arizona Game and Fish Department adopted a series of amendments to guide the agency’s relationship with tribal communities. Jon Cooley took it upon himself to update his state agency's tribal cooperative agreement, ensuring that policy accurately reflected today’s relationship between Arizona and its Indigenous communities.
Sep. 5, 2023
The Navajo Nation council has approved the Nation’s Victims Rights Act of 2023, which is intended to offer more support to victims of sexual assault, rape, domestic violence and other types of violent crimes.
Sep. 1, 2023
The life and legacy of one famous Hopi Olympic athlete is being honored on Sunday. Up to 300 runners will dash in his memory, competing in 5k and 10k races through Hopi homelands, including the village of Shungopavi where he grew up.
Sep. 1, 2023
The state gaming department on Tuesday said it had issued the last of 10 sports betting licenses reserved for Arizona tribes. But two remaining licenses earmarked for Arizona sports teams remain dormant.
Aug. 30, 2023
New federal funding from the Indian Housing Block Grant will help develop 48 new affordable housing units at three locations in Arizona.
Aug. 30, 2023
Amelia Flores, chairwoman of the Colorado River Indian Tribes, brought attention to critical issues that her tribal farmers face back at home on her community's reservation.
Aug. 30, 2023
Lois Ellen Frank's latest cookbook, “Seed to Plate, Soil to Sky: Modern Plant-Based Recipes using Native American Ingredients,” is a love letter to the foods and flavors from the Southwest — but most of all, the Indigenous producers who cultivate and cherish them.
Aug. 27, 2023
Hataalii, a 20-year-old musician from Window Rock on the Navajo Nation, spoke with The Show about how he initially took an interest in making music and being named Spin magazine's breakout star of 2023.
Aug. 25, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has allocated $13.5 million in loans and grants to help connect people in Mohave County to affordable high-speed internet.
Aug. 21, 2023
Classes start Monday Aug. 21 at the University of Arizona, where enrollment by first-year Native American students has jumped almost 30 percent from the fall of 2022.
Aug. 18, 2023