Native tribes in Yuma and La Paz counties get federal funding for housing and historic preservation
Native American communities in Yuma and La Paz counties in Arizona will receive federal funding to preserve their homes and historic buildings. U.S. Congressman Raul Grijalva announced today that the Cocopah Tribe of Summerton and the Quechan Tribe of Yuma will receive a share of $1.1 billion from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban […]
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Tribes hope Biden’s Arizona visit means long-sought Grand Canyon monument
Proponents of mining restrictions around Grand Canyon National Park on Monday expressed hope that the new national monument will preserve land for future generations. President Joe Biden is visiting the area on Tuesday and will announce plans for a new national monument to preserve about 1,562 square miles (4,046 square kilometers). Representatives from various northern […]
Tribes hope Biden’s Arizona visit means long-sought Grand Canyon monument designation
comment on this storycomment PHOENIX — Proponents of a mining ban around Grand Canyon National Park expressed hope Monday that the new national monument will preserve land for future generations. President Joe Biden We are visiting the area on Tuesday and will be announcing our next plans. new national monument We need to save about […]
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 […]
Sinema meets with Colorado River Indian Tribes on water infrastructure
PARKER — Leaders of the Colorado River Indian Tribe met with Senator Kirsten Cinema on Wednesday to discuss a list of concerns, including water and the infrastructure to supply it, which leaders called the most important issues. . The Tribe, with its 4,270 members, also took this opportunity to commit to continued support for tribal […]
Supreme Court Cases May Impact Child Welfare, Water Rights for Montana Tribes
Continue Some Indigenous lawmakers say the Congress was defined by anti-Indigenous racist currents The Interim Commission on State and Tribal Relations met for the first time in Helena on July 19 to resolve the most pressing issues for Montana’s 12 indigenous tribes and set an agenda for the interim period. During the day-long meeting, lawmakers […]
Feds hear from tribes, residents, local leaders on Grand Canyon National Monument proposal
On Tuesday, local and tribal leaders, conservation groups, and northern Arizona residents voiced the proposed creation of the new Burj Nwabjo Ita Kukuveni Grand Canyon National Monument at the Doubletree Ballroom in Flagstaff. The event drew a crowd of over 200 people. Speakers came from across the region, from as far away as Yuma and […]
75 years after tribes won the right to vote, they are still fighting
GIRA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY — About 100 tribal leaders, voting rights activists and tribal members celebrated the 75th anniversary of a landmark event that enabled indigenous peoples to vote in state and local elections on Friday. Also honored were the first Arizona tribe members who sought to secure their basic rights in 1924, as well […]
Native American Tribes Fight Over Who’s Native Enough To Claim Ben & Jerry’s Land
Native American tribes are fighting over whether Ben & Jerry’s can claim land after they tweeted about how America was built on “stolen” land. The Abenaki Band Council of Odanak, a Canadian tribe, has reportedly demanded compensation from Ben & Jerry’s and Abenaki from another Canadian tribe, Wollinak. Newsweek. Vermont-based Kusk Abenaki Nation’s Nurhegan Band […]
