Cocopah tribal councilmember is victim in fatal vehicle collision in Yuma County
A Cocopah Indian Tribe council member in southern Yuma County was killed in a two-vehicle crash last weekend. Yuma County Sheriff's Office officials said Irwin Twist, 75, of Summerton, was driving a Ford F-150 truck when the driver of a Toyota Tacoma failed to stop for a flashing stop sign at the intersection of County […]
Poarch Band of Creek Indians Former Tribal Chair Eddie Tullis receives lifetime achievement award
The Atmore Chamber of Commerce recently honored former Poarch Band of Creek Indian Tribal Chairman Eddie Tallis with its Annual Achievement Award. According to the tribe, Tallis was chosen to receive this award in recognition of his long career, active involvement in the community and his accomplishments. Locally, it has a significant and positive impact. […]
Climate change, cost and competition for water drive settlement over tribal rights to Colorado River | State & Regional
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Climate change, cost and competition for water drive settlement over tribal rights to Colorado River – WOODTV.com
FILE – Dropping water levels are seen in Lake Powell's Wahweep Bay along the upper Colorado River (Utah-Arizona border in Wahweep, Arizona, June 9, 2021). The Colorado River Basin is on the verge of a settlement between more than a dozen parties on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, that provides a pathway to water for tens […]
Papua New Guinea Tribal Violence Results In Massacre Of 53 Men: REPORT
At least 53 people have been massacred in Papua New Guinea's highlands in inter-tribal violence, according to reports on Sunday. Papua New Guinean authorities said Sunday that the men were shot dead during an ambush in Enga province, reportedly due to inter-tribal fighting in the region. according to Go to Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) News. […]
‘Hereby Banished’: Gov. Kristi Noem Banned From Tribal Lands Over Border Remarks
The Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota has banned Republican Gov. Kristi Noem from the Pine Ridge Reservation over her stance on the ongoing border crisis, according to the Associated Press. noem talked Friday, a joint session of the state Legislature regarding the ongoing border crisis and issues between Texas and the federal government. South […]
Tribal leaders say California’s Feather Alert has problems
SACRAMENTO — When Yurok tribe member Daniel Ipiña Vigil disappeared in San Francisco last summer, her family asked state police to help authorities search for missing Native Americans in California. requested the issuance of a Feather Alert, an emergency notification. However, the request was denied, making Ipiña-Vigil one of three known cases of missing California […]
Sinema & Colorado River Indian Tribes Tribal Council Celebrate Successes, Discuss Future Opportunities for Tribal Communities
In recent years, cinema has provided historical resources to Colorado River Indian tribes and tribal communities through multiple bipartisan successes. hoodie – Arizona Senior Senator Kirsten Cinema held a roundtable with the Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT) Tribal Council to discuss her recent work contributing to the tribal community. In the bipartisan annual defense bill […]
Colorado Law’s American Indian Law Program supports Tribal Governments at United Nations sessions | Colorado Law
Participated in the University of Colorado American Indian Law Program (AILP) Sixteenth meeting of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples From 17 July to 23 July, indigenous peoples, state representatives and civil society met at the United Nations (UN) in Geneva for a dialogue on the rights of indigenous peoples. EMRIP advises […]
COVID-19 pandemic delays rare disease diagnosis on Arizona’s Tribal lands, new study finds
The COVID-19 pandemic may have delayed the diagnosis of rare diseases in tribal areas in Arizona, according to new research published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the Journal of Emerging Infectious Diseases. This report follows the March 2020 deaths of a mother and son living on the White Mountain Apache […]
