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The Marshall-Durbin credit card bill will hurt Native communities
As the Navajo Nation continues to struggle to bounce back after the pandemic, we are left with fewer options to get ahead. In Congress we are rarely considered to be […]
Navajo leader calls for tribal vice president’s resignation amid political upheaval
The president of one of the largest Native American tribes in the U.S. has removed responsibilities from his vice president. Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren says Navajo Vice President Richelle […]
How Arizona tackles a language barrier to provide Navajo voters a ballot they can listen to
This story was originally published by Votebeat in partnership with ICT. Votebeat is a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Sign up for Votebeat Arizona’s free […]
Tribes say their future is at stake as they push for Congress to consider Colorado River settlement
Within the heart of the Navajo Nation and in the shadow of the sandstone arch that is the namesake of the tribal capital, a simple greeting and big smiles were shared over and over again Friday as tribal officials gathered: "Yá'át'ééh abíní!"
Proposed settlement is first step in securing Colorado River water for 3 Native American tribes
A proposed water rights settlement for three Native American tribes that carries a price tag larger than any such agreement enacted by Congress has taken a major step forward with its introduction to the Navajo Nation Council.
Uranium mined near Grand Canyon as prices soar, US pushes more nuclear power
The largest uranium producer in the United States is ramping up work just south of Grand Canyon National Park on a long-contested project that largely has sat dormant since the 1980s.
Senator pushes for regulation of sober living homes
Cheers and applause echoed through the Senate on Tuesday when Sen. Theresa Hatathlie, D-Tuba City, saw her first bill pass out of the chamber.
Navajo nation settles tribal rights for Colorado River
A Native American tribe with one of the largest outstanding claims to water in the Colorado River basin is closing in on a settlement with more than a dozen parties, putting it on a path to piping water to tens of thousands of tribal members in Arizona who still live without it.
‘My heart was always just with the sheep.’ One Navajo’s push to keep tradition vibrant
Growing up in Ganado, a small town in Navajo Nation in eastern Arizona, Nikyle Begay always wanted to visit their grandmother's sheep.
Former Navajo Nation president announces his candidacy for Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District
Former Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez announced Monday that he's running for Congress.
Senators urged to step up after Supreme Court ruling on Navajo water rights
Crystalyne Curley told a U.S. Senate panel Wednesday that the Navajo Nation Council is 100 years old this year – and that the tribe’s fight for water access has been going on for at least that long. Curley, the speaker of the Navajo Council, made the comments at a Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing on the government’s trust obligations to ensure water access for tribes.
Sierra Club report card lauds environmental funding, laments climate inaction
The Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter Wednesday released its fall 2023 Environmental Report Card for the Arizona Legislature and governor, and though the organization gave a majority of the state’s legislators negative marks for climate inaction, it praised the state budget’s climate initiatives.
