AZ: Native American/Indigenous
Indigenous AZ researcher calls for more quality focused farming
By Breanna Draxler for Yes! Magazine.Broadcast version by Alex Gonzalez for Arizona News Connection reporting for the Yes! Magazine-Public News …
AZ celebrates Colorado River conservation agreements
Arizona leaders are celebrating the federal government's just over $63 million investment for water conservation, efficiency and protection of the …
AZ coalition seeks expansion of wildlife refuge and protection of ancestral lands
An Arizona-based coalition is calling on the Department of the Interior to expand the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge in addition to returning …
Federal judge blocks AZ law that 'disenfranchised' Native voters
A federal judge has blocked a 2022 Arizona law that voting-rights advocates say would have made it harder for some Native Americans to vote. House …
First-Year ASU Student Helps Close Engineering Gender Gap
The percentage of female engineers varies by specialty, but 2021 figures show only 9% of mechanical engineers are women. One Arizona State University …
Biden Announces Historic National Monument Near Grand Canyon
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden announced the designation of a new national monument near the Grand Canyon. The latest move will conserve and …
Arizona School Boards Association Elects First Indigenous President
The Arizona School Boards Association has for the first time in the organization's approximately 80-year history chosen an Indigenous woman to be pres…
Dental Therapists Could Fill Dental-Health 'Gap' in AZ
Since last month, dental therapists can apply for licenses to practice in Arizona, and some believe they'll play a critical role in a state full of …
New Leader at Arizona State University for American Indian Affairs
Arizona State University wants to continue fostering and cultivating relationships with tribal nations in the state. It plans to continue to do so …
AZ Tribal Nations, Lawmakers Want New Grand Canyon Nat'l. Monument
President Joe Biden has designated new national monuments in Nevada and Texas - and some in Arizona say it is time to do the same for the Grand Canyon…
Rural, Tribal AZ College Works to Support Student, Community Needs
A tribal college in Arizona has gotten some national attention this spring for "community college excellence," in this case, on the Navajo Nation…
New Map Outlines Reasons for Protecting Great Bend of Gila
Conservation groups have added an interactive story map to their toolkit as they continue to push for permanent protections for the Great Bend of the …