Funding stalled for federal program that’s reducing diabetes among Arizona Native Americans
WASHINGTON – Tribal nations depend on Special Diabetes Program for Indians grants to fuel prevention programs in tribal communities. Congress has still not reauthorized future funding. Type 2 diabetes is especially prevalent in tribal populations.
‘We’re still here to stay’: Indigenous Peoples Day festival gives Arizona Native communities visibility
PHOENIX – Phoenix marked its second official Indigenous Peoples Day holiday with a festival held Oct. 11-14. The festival gave Arizona Native communities visibility.
After 2022, tribal involvement in the Arizona’s State Fair’s Native American Rodeo waned
PHOENIX – The Native American rodeo is one of the Arizona State Fair’s most popular events, bringing together tribal nations from all over the country. Featuring exclusively Indigenous competitors, there are still questions surrounding Indigenous consultation in all aspects of the rodeo.
Gila River Indian Community solar panel-over-canal project powers up on a hot October day
SACATON – A recent event held in Sacaton marked a historic milestone for the Gila River Indian Community. Its solar-over-canal project is the first in the Western Hemisphere.
Arizona organizations look to help Indigenous communities with voting obstacles ahead of November
Ahead of the upcoming tightly contested presidential election, organizations across Arizona are ramping up efforts to help Indigenous communities overcome voting challenges. From the grassroots to the federal level, Arizona Native Vote, Native Health and others are breaking barriers.
California panel calls attention to ties between Southwest climate crisis and cancer disparities
LOS ANGELES – A recent California panel highlighted the urgent connection between climate change and cancer disparities affecting marginalized communities in the Southwest. Experts underscored the need for equitable policies to combat these related public health challenges.
Arizona tribes’ long fight for share of Colorado River water nears resolution in Congress
WASHINGTON – Arizona tribal leaders welcome progress in Congress toward the settlement of long-standing fights for Colorado River water. Yavapai-Apache, Navajo, Hopi and San Juan Southern Paiute leaders met with senators to discuss the pending deals.
Navajo and other radiation, uranium mine survivors demand action on stalled RECA compensation program
WASHINGTON – Survivors of radiation exposure from Arizona and New Mexico protested in Washington and demanded a U.S. House vote on a compensation program that expired in June. The Navajo and Laguna Pueblo nations largely made up the group pressuring Speaker Mike Johnson.
‘Bridge between the generations’: Miss Navajo Nation merges traditional and modern Diné customs
PHOENIX – Six contestants vied for the crown of Miss Navajo Nation, a pageant that celebrates Navajo culture and tradition, and imbues the winner as a role model in the country’s largest Native American tribal nation.
Certamen muestra tradiciones de la Nación Navajo
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Seis mujeres navajo compiten en el certamen de Miss Nación Navajo. La Nación Navajo es tradicionalmente una sociedad matriarcal; una tradición que se transmite a las mujeres de generación a generación.
Havasupai Tribe continues to oppose controversial uranium mine as Energy Fuels assures safety
PHOENIX – The Pinyon Plain uranium mine near the Grand Canyon has been under scrutiny, but Energy Fuels continues to say its operations are safe. Despite this, the Havasupai are continuing their decades-long fight against the mine.
Navajos will press U.S. House to revive aid for victims of bomb fallout and uranium mines
WASHINGTON – The Navajo Nation is planning a protest at the U.S. Capitol to pressure House Republicans to revive a program for victims of radiation exposure. The program has compensated tens of thousands of bomb test downwinders and uranium miners.
