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Native people are affected by Arizona’s efforts to solidify a strict ban on abortions — and other states with substantial Native populations are trying to do the same.
Cronkite News: Navajo psychiatrist addresses mental health needs (April 29, 2024)
As a Native psychiatrist, Dr. Richard Laughter breaks down accessibility barriers by blending Native cultural practices with Western care. 
Cronkite News: Native organization carries on horse traditions (April 25, 2024)
George Goode explains the significance of farrier education through the Native American Horse Education Foundation, which provides courses to Native communities. 
Cronkite News: Gathering addresses ‘epidemic’ among Native people (April 19, 2024)
Native people die by suicide at rates higher than any other racial or ethnic group, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 
Cronkite News: Long COVID cases remain high in Arizona (April 17, 2024)
An estimated 18.1 percent of Arizona residents have experienced long COVID — a condition broadly defined by symptoms that continue to develop weeks, months or years after COVID-19 infection. 
The famed criminal known as “QAnon Shaman” will not be going back to Washington, for now — at least not in any official capacity.
Lawmakers wanted to talk about the problems of foreign criminal cartels operating on Indigenous lands, but tribal leaders came to Capitol Hill seeking solutions.
Cronkite News: First Native woman in space shares unique journey (April 9, 2024)
“The idea of being an astronaut hadn’t even entered my mind at this point,” Marine Col. Nicole Mann told college students. 
Cronkite News: Tohono O’odham Nation expands internet connectivity (March 27, 2024)
In a vibrant building adorned with murals on the grounds of Tohono O’odham Community College, students gather in a classroom around a U-shaped table.
Tribes are seeking to hold the Indian Health Service accountable for money they say is promised to them under self-determination contracts.
The Gila River Indian Community plans to work directly with federal officials to develop its own proposal for water sharing on the Colorado River.
The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe and Becerra v. Northern Arapaho Tribe on March 25, 2024.
Four states and six tribes in the Colorado River Basin are working on what could be a historic agreement — if it happens at all.
Cronkite News: Congress takes up ban on popular TikTok app (March 18, 2024)
Lawmakers from both parties are supporting — and opposing — a bill that would ban TikTok unless the social media app is sold to a non-foreign owner. 
President Joe Biden delivered a combative State of the Union that laid out his achievements and baited Republicans for not doing more.
Native America Calling: Is there another way to look at time? (March 11, 2024)
Tribes maintain schedules for harvests, ceremonies, family and feasts. How does the concept of time factor in? 
After leaving the Democratic Party, Kyrsten Sinema from Arizona has decided to leave the U.S. Senate for good.
Cronkite News: Arizona set to expand health care program for children (February 22, 2024)
Arizona officials said they have been given federal approval to expand income eligibility for KidsCare, a change that could add 10,000 children to the low-cost health care program. 
KUNC: Water projects blocked due to opposition on Navajo Nation (February 21, 2024)
Federal energy officials took the unusual step of denying permits to several pumped hydropower projects proposed on the Navajo Nation, citing a new policy that gives tribes a greater voice in projects on their lands. 
Cronkite News: Supporters rally for Holocaust education center (February 21, 2024)
Lawmakers in Arizona are advancing plans for the first Holocaust education center in the state, although funding is in debate. 
Cronkite News: Native farmers take advantage of new opportunities (February 15, 2024)
According to the Department of Agriculture, 59 percent of farmers in Arizona were Native, more than any other state. 
Cronkite News: National Congress of American Indians lays out policy agenda (February 13, 2024)
Tribal nations are seeing themselves represented more than ever before, but they still need to make their voices heard at the ballot box, the leader of the National Congress of American Indians said. 
Cronkite News: Native artists share their cultures at Arizona festival (February 12, 2024)
Native artists say knockoffs from overseas undermine their authentic work, which represents their culture. 
Cronkite News: White Mountain Apache Tribe comes together for basketball (February 8, 2024)
Basketball is revered on all of Arizona’s reservations, and one team from the White Mountain Apache Tribe benefits from that enthusiasm. 
KFF Health News: Resources lacking to address suicide in Indian Country (February 6, 2024)
Native people die by suicide at higher rates than any other racial or ethnic group, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 
Cronkite News: Bipartisan immigration and border bill faces uncertain future (February 6, 2024)
The Republican Speaker of the House said the bill is “dead on arrival” even before seeing it. 
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema raised a fraction of what her leading challengers brought in in the last quarter of 2023, raising new questions about her chances in what could be a bruising, three-way race.
Native America Calling: Why are museums taking down Native exhibitions? (February 5, 2024)
New regulations for the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act are prompting museums to pull some items from public display. 
Tribes taken Biden administration to court over $4 billion energy project (January 24, 2024)
The Biden administration’s renewable energy agenda is being tested in court with a lawsuit from tribes opposed to a $4 billion development that runs through their homelands. 
Cronkite News: Arizona a battleground for reproductive rights (January 24, 2024)
In the 51 years since the U.S. Supreme Court recognized – and then reversed – federal abortion protections, advocates and opponents have fought constantly over reproductive rights. 
Tribal cultural resources are being threatened by growing demand for renewable energy projects.
Montana Free Press: Plans call for more solar development on public lands (January 22, 2024)
The federal government is soliciting input on a plan to open public lands to new solar projects. 
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether the federal government continues to shortchange tribes when it comes to funding health care contracts.
Stateline: Tribes tackle broadband disparities in Indian Country (January 22, 2024)
In 2020, more than 18% of people on tribal lands lacked access to broadband, compared with about 4% in non-tribal areas. 
Cronkite News: Native veterans travel far for services and benefits (January 19, 2024)
The president of the Navajo Nation is calling on the federal government to open a full-service veterans medical center to the reservation. 
Cronkite News: Projects document Indian boarding school experience (January 18, 2024)
A national oral history project aims to document the experiences of Indigenous children who attended federal boarding schools. 
Cronkite News: Tribes welcome new and upgraded health care facilities (January 16, 2024)
Three new and upgraded health facilities recently opened in Arizona to provide Native people with better access to health care, and more are in the works.
Cronkite News: Water project on Navajo Nation sees controversy (January 15, 2024)
When Adrian Herder saw the plans for a hydropower project on the Navajo Nation, he was shocked by the “outrageous” amounts of water the project would reportedly use. 
Cronkite News: Non-profit takes Native approach to diabetes (December 21, 2023)
Native Americans for Community Action provides health services primarily to Native people, on and off reservation, in Arizona. 
Native America Calling: Native voting access (December 20, 2023)
Tribes are facing new challenges as they seek to protect Native voter access at the polls.
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