Phoenix Indian School property will get more renovations to honor its history
For the past 26 years, the old band building of the Phoenix Indian School stood vacant, a reminder of its legacy as a federal boarding school for Native American children and teens. But later this year, it will be renovated and resurrected as a cultural center to hallmark its history.
Arizona schools make up half of priority list for tribal school repairs
WASHINGTON - Half of the 10 schools on the Bureau of Indian Education priority replacement list released this week are in Arizona, while another three are on the New Mexico portion of the Navajo Nation.
Begay urges Senate panel to back bill giving Native students school choice
WASHINGTON - Arizona state Sen. Carlyle Begay, R-Ganado, told a U.S. Senate committee Wednesday that a bill to give Native American students school choice is the "true essence of self-determination and self-empowerment" that tribes are seeking.
