Indigenous
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San Carlos Apache teenager’s death reverberates through Indigenous communities and beyond
Emily Pike’s tragic death is stirring heavy emotions and spotlighting a crisis that has long plagued Indigenous communities, where a disproportionate number of people have been killed or have gone missing.
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Arizona Two Spirit Powwow empowers community amid growing anti-trans legislation
President Donald Trump’s recent executive actions have left transgender and two-spirit communities uncertain about their rights and recognition going forward.
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Hobbs pledges $7M to speed state museum’s work to return ancestors, artifacts to Arizona tribes
Gov. Katie Hobbs’ budget request is seeking to speed up Arizona State Museum’s efforts to return Native American human remains and artifacts to tribes.
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U of A & Tohono O’odham College unite to train Indigenous health leaders
The University of Arizona and Tohono O’odham Community College have partnered to offer a transfer pathway for students to pursue a BS in Public Health.
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Deb Haaland reflects on tough choices during tenure as first Native American cabinet secretary
As a member of Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico, Haaland brought a different perspective to former President Joe Biden’s cabinet—one never before infused into decision-making at that level.
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Local news to take major hit in rural Arizona once Trump takes office
News outlets run by colleges and high schools provide valuable job training, but could be forced to close next year.
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New study shows voting for Native Americans is harder than ever
A new study has found that systemic barriers to voting on tribal lands contribute to substantial disparities in Native American turnout, particularly for presidential elections.
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Remember these broken US-Indigenous treaties this Native American Heritage Month
As long as the United States has negotiated treaties with Indigenous nations, it has broken those treaties. Learn about them here for Native American Heritage Month.
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Biden visits Indian Country and apologizes for the ‘sin’ of a 150-year boarding school policy
President Joe Biden on Friday formally apologized to Native Americans for the “sin” of a government-run boarding school system that for decades forcibly separated children from their parents.
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President Biden to apologize for 150-year Indian boarding school policy
President Joe Biden is expected to formally apologize on Friday for the country’s role in the Indian boarding school system, which devastated the lives of generations of Indigenous children and their ancestors.
