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Proposed Tohono O'odham casino in Glendale.

Tribal Gaming Compact Reworked; O'odham Do Not Sign

Governor, 8 tribal leaders sign to expand opportunities while restricting Phoenix area.
Border wall in Arizona separating the United States and Mexico.

Tohono O'odham Say No to Border Wall on Their Land

Tribe has crossed political border traversing ancestral land since time immemorial.

Does FBI Probe Affect Presidential Race in Arizona?

Plus, the push for Latino, Native American votes; and two asteroids pass by Earth.
In 1996 Elouise Cobell, a member of the Blackfeet Tribe and an accountant, filed the historic class-action suit alleging the federal government mismanaged trust funds of more than 500,000 American Indians. Congress ratified the settlement in 2010. She died a year later.

Buy-Back Program Helps Tribes Consolidate 1.7 Million Acres

Effort aims to consolidate fractionated lands and restore tribal sovereignty.

Tribes Receive EPA Funds For Environmental Projects

Largest project in grants will be water connection between remote communities.

Tohono O'odham Leaders Hope to Get Youth to Vote Early

Those who don't have an ID with an address on it can vote early, tribal officials say.
Hopi Katsina friend.

Congress Condemns Trafficking of Native American Objects

The resolution targets the export of sacred artifacts, calls for collaboration to stop the trade.

Richard Shelton Talks About "Nobody Rich or Famous"

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Feeding Our Future examines "Putting Native Foods Back on the Plate"
Samantha Felix and Jesse Pablo run TOCA's Project Oidag, which means "garden." Click to listen to them describe their work teaching youth about traditional foods.

Feeding Our Future: Putting Native Foods Back on the Plate

Why did the Tohono O'odham stop eating and growing their Native foods?
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Native Americans Still Face Obstacles to Voting Access

Many don't have formal addresses, and distance to polling places may prevent some from voting.
Aerial view of water making its way into the parched Colorado River delta.

Arizona Tribes in Solidarity over Stopping North Dakota Pipeline

For many tribal members in the state, the conflict hits close to home.
Navajo uranium miners dump tailings over the side of a mesa in a photo dated 1952.

$85M Allotted for Navajo Uranium Mine Cleanup

400 abandoned mines run by many companies now out of business.
A Mayan pyramid on the Belize-Guatemala border, where NAU scientists found a secret tomb.

NAU Expedition Uncovers Mayan Tomb in Belize

Burial chamber 5 times as large as typical Mayan tomb found at Xunantunich.

Hopi Cultural Center to Reduce Arsenic in Drinking Water

EPA orders center to come up with measures as part of multiyear management plan.

Native American Superheroes Get a Chance to Fly

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Education funding changed by Prop 123; meet library writer-in-residence Adrienne Celt, former UA student goes for gold at the Olympics.
The Grand Canyon in northern Arizona.

National Parks at 100: Will Next Century Diversify Visitors?

Programs in the works to get more people of color, younger Americans to visit parks.

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