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Federal court rejects challenge to Arizona Snowbowla��s mountain snow-making plan
A federal appeals panel Thursday upheld a lower courta��s ruling that Arizona Snowbowl can use reclaimed water to make snow on federal land at the Flagstaff ski resort.
Navajo official: New EPA emissions rule could cost thousands of jobs
WASHINGTON – Power plants on Navajo Nation land need more time to meet new emissions standards or they could be forced to close, throwing thousands of Navajo out of work and costing the tribe millions, an official said Wednesday.
Tuba City’s Tithing House
At the turn of the century, about 20 Mormon families lived in the Tuba City, Moenkopi Wash, Reservoir Wash and Moenave areas of northern Arizona. The families farmed and raised livestock and followed the church practice of tithing — giving one tenth of the increase in their income or goods each year to the Mormon Church.
Census: Few among Arizona’s tribes claimed to be multiracial
The number of American Indians who claimed to be multiracial jumped sharply over the last decade, but not so much in Arizona, the Census Bureau reported Wednesday.
Rural lawmakers excited to have leaders from beyond Phoenix, Tucson
Unlike his colleagues from the Valley and Tucson, Democratic Sen. Jack Jackson Jr. of Window Rock comes to the State Capitol with concerns that he calls “Third World.”
But after he and other Senate Democrats met a month ago with new Senate President Steve Pierce, R-Prescott, Jackson said he’s optimistic that the needs of the Navajo Nation will be better recognized.
IRC eyes moves for Greenlee, Mohave
Some white voters who are hoping to be moved out of a predominantly Native American legislative district may get their wish under changes being considered by the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, but not everyone is getting what they want.
Navajo Nation president wants leeway in federal rules on coal-fired plants
Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly told a Senate committee Thursday that the Environmental Protection Agency “ignores reality” by insisting on the most-advanced pollution control technology to update coal-fired power plants.
Arizona tribal leaders lobby in Washington on budget cuts, regulations
With Congress required to come up with more than $1 trillion in multiyear budget cuts this fall, tribal leaders converged in Washington this week to make sure their concerns are included in the discussion.
Jail population a crisis level in Coconino County
Managers of the Coconino County Jail say the inmate population has reached "crisis" levels for the third time in three years.
Navajos seek tribal-dominated district in Arizona
The Navajo Nation is proposing that Arizona's next map of congressional districts include a district with enough Native Americans to send one of their own to Congress.
Hopi chairman says same district with Navajos OK
The chairman of the Hopi Tribe says it makes sense to place its reservation in the same congressional and legislative districts as the larger Navajo Reservation that surrounds it.
Redistricting commission to hear tribal leaders
The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission plans Thursday afternoon to hear presentations by Indian tribal leaders about their concerns about how new congressional and legislative districts are drawn.
