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“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.
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. 
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. 
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.
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.
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.
As it deteriorates, the ecosystem around the Salton Sea in California, has been creating a toxic environment that hurts the health of Indigenous and immigrant communities.
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. 
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.
After leaving the Democratic Party, Kyrsten Sinema from Arizona has decided to leave the U.S. Senate for good.
Since the start of the 118th Congress, only 40 bills have passed both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
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. 
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: Border crossings drop amid debate in Congress (February 16, 2024)
Border encounters plunged from record highs of more than 300,000 in December 2023 to 176,205 in January 2024, a decline of 42 percent. 
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. 
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.
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. 
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether the federal government continues to shortchange tribes when it comes to funding health care contracts.
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. 
Cronkite News: Native youth come together for annual White House Forum (November 28, 2023)
The third annual White House Tribal Youth Forum brought more than 100 Native and indigenous youth together to share information on the issues affecting their communities. 
Cronkite News: Prescribed burn projects protect federal forest lands (November 6, 2023)
Through the Inflation Reduction Act, the U.S. Forest Service will receive $5 billion over 10 years, including $1.8 billion that will be used to increase forest treatments in Western states. 
Cronkite News: Republican lawmaker from Arizona won’t run again (October 19, 2023)
Declaring Washington “broken,” four-term Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-Arizona) made the surprise announcement that she will not seek reelection in 2024.
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