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San Carlos Apache Tribe reports arrest for arson on reservation (July 24, 2024)
A citizen of the San Carlos Apache Tribe has been arrested in connection with a fire that led to significant destruction on the reservation in Arizona. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (July 22, 2024)
Make California your next trip for #NAFOAFall2024, NAFOA’s fall conference! 
Indian Country set for big and busy week on Capitol Hill (July 22, 2024)
Indian Country is set for a busy week in the nation’s capital, coming after the GOP convention and the end of Democratic President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign. 
What does another Donald Trump presidency mean for Native America?
“Just because a scientist says something doesn’t mean it’s true,” a first-term Republican lawmaker said.
“Indigenous communities and Native communities do not publicly humiliate their elders the way the media has,” said April Ignacio from the Tohono O’odham Nation.
A federal program to compensate people exposed to fallout from U.S. nuclear testing expired, leaving countless Navajo Nation residents in limbo.
Cronkite News: Bill returns bison to tribal homelands (July 1, 2024)
A bipartisan bill would relocate some of the 20,500 buffalo on public lands to tribal lands. 
A chaotic and heated scene played out in the nation’s capital as a Native activist advocated for tribal sovereignty on the steps of the highest court in the land.
Phoenix, Arizona, is the latest city to face federal allegation of police discrimination against Native people.
Cronkite News: Supreme Court rules in domestic violence case (June 24, 2024)
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a ban on gun possession by domestic abusers with a a ruling that came as a huge relief to advocates for survivors. 
As digital technology increasingly becomes the main infrastructure for information and commerce, tribes will need to create an informed strategy to make sure their voices are included.
More than 30 pieces of century-old Hopi pottery, baskets, and other items are making a return visit to the their community of creation.
Teachers have been in short supply across Arizona. Nowhere is that felt more than at schools run by tribes and the federal government.
A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court upheld access to a widely used abortion drug, tossing out an effort to take mifepristone off the market across the country.
A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds Indigenous people suffer a higher percentage of heat-related deaths than any other population.
Cronkite News: Indian citizenship law hits century milestone (June 8, 2024)
June 2 marked one century since then-President Calvin Coolidge signed a law granting U.S. citizenship to Native people.
Defects with the federal application for financial aid have left countless students still unsure if they can afford college in the fall.
Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren hosts a press conference on May 28, 2024.
The House Committee on Appropriations heard from dozens of Indian Country leaders who testified about their funding needs.
Nearly a year after the state of Arizona announced a crackdown on a Medicaid scheme exploiting vulnerable Native people, tribal citizens are still calling for action to combat the problem.
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.
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