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Navajo Nation Strengthens Strategy to Address “Modern-Day Monsters”
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (386+ words) On March 1920, members of the 25th Navajo Nation Council joined Din" Action Plan (DAP) Task Force leaders and community advocates for the 2026 Spring Din" Action Plan gathering, a two-day convening focused on assessing five years of progress and shaping the initiative's…...
Senate Committee Examines $5B Water Rights Settlement for Navajo, Hopi, and Paiute Tribes
1+ week, 2+ day ago (413+ words) About one-third of the Navajo Nation lacks access to clean drinking water, a reality that impacts every aspect of daily life. Testifying Wednesday before the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs during a hearing on Indian water settlements, Navajo Nation President…...
Zuni Youth Enrichment Project to Connect with Ancestral Homelands on Grand Canyon Backpacking Trip
1+ week, 3+ day ago (905+ words) ZUNI, N.M. " This month, young adults from the Pueblo of Zuni will have the opportunity to connect with ancestral homelands and sacred sites during a Zuni Youth Enrichment Project backpacking trip to Grand Canyon National Park. The Zuni Youth Enrichment Project…...
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to Host Hearing on Indian Water Rights Settlements
1+ week, 6+ day ago (207+ words) The U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, led by Chair Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Vice Chair Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) will convene an oversight and legislative hearing Wednesday to examine federal policies governing Indian water rights settlements. The hearing, titled "Examining Federal…...
Committee Advances 20% Increase to Navajo Child Support Guidelines
3+ week, 3+ day ago (339+ words) The Navajo Council's" Health, Education and Human Services Committee on Monday approved Legislation No. 0195-24, amending the Navajo Nation Child Support Guidelines for the first time since 1996. Bill sponsor Council Delegate Cherilyn Yazzie said the amendment includes a 20% adjustment to the…...
Truth and Healing Commission Bill on Boarding Schools Introduced in House of Representatives
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (247+ words) The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition on Thursday welcomed the introduction of a bipartisan House measure aimed at addressing the legacy of federal Indian boarding school policies in the United States. House Resolution 7325, titled the Truth and Healing…...
Arizona Senators Introduce Bill to Designate Chiricahua as Arizona’s Fourth National Park
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (303+ words) The two Arizona Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, both Democrats, on Tuesday introduced legislation to designate Chiricahua National Monument in Cochise County as Chiricahua National Park, a move supporters say would permanently protect the area's landscape while boosting tourism…...
Billions in Growth Opportunities Remain Untapped in Rural, Tribal Arizona
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (521+ words) A new analysis released Monday identifies billions of dollars in untapped investment opportunities in Arizona's rural and tribal communities, highlighting sectors where targeted spending could strengthen local economies and support long-term growth. "Rural and tribal communities are often viewed through…...
Feds release draft long-term plans for Colorado River management
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (981+ words) Amid stalled state negotiations over how to share the Colorado River's dwindling water supply, the Bureau of Reclamation on Friday released a range of options that will serve as the foundation for how to manage the river's largest reservoirs " Lake…...
Apache Leader Walks 60 Miles to Court Hearing That Will Decide Fate of Sacred Oak Flat
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (792+ words) The leader of an organization that has been facing off against a foreign mining company with designs on destroying a sacred Indigenous site is walking more than 60 miles across Arizona to attend a court hearing that will decide the fate…...