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Native Americans in Arizona could swing the election. Activists are pushing them to vote
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Native Americans in Arizona could swing the election. Activists are pushing them to vote

LA Times  

On a recent sweltering Saturday in Phoenix, about 40 Native American leaders and community organizers gathered in an art gallery, where a backdrop had been decorated with posters proclaiming “Native Americans for Harris-Walz.” Mark Kelly, Arizona’s Democratic senator, quickly assessed the audience. “If there’s anything I know about our Native young people is our deep, deep reverence for our elders, …

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Tribes say their future is at stake as they push for Congress to consider Colorado River settlement
7 months ago

Tribes say their future is at stake as they push for Congress to consider Colorado River settlement

Associated Press  

Within the heart of the Navajo Nation and in the shadow of the sandstone arch that is the namesake of the tribal capital, a simple greeting and big smiles were shared over and over again Friday as tribal officials gathered: “Yá‘át’ééh abíní!” It was a good morning, indeed, for Navajo President Buu Nygren as he signed legislation in Window Rock, …

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Native tribes are getting a slice of their land back — under the condition that they preserve it
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Native tribes are getting a slice of their land back — under the condition that they preserve it

LA Times  

A bird’s-eye view of the Cottonwood Wash property and the public lands that surround it. In what would be a novel arrangement, the deed is expected to include a coalition of five tribes as co-owners and managers with Wildlands — an effort to acknowledge the history of the land, which the conservation group named Cottonwood Wash. “There are once tribes …

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Protest derails planned celebration of 20-year ban on oil drilling near Chaco national park
1 year, 6 months ago

Protest derails planned celebration of 20-year ban on oil drilling near Chaco national park

Associated Press  

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It was supposed to be a homecoming of sorts for U.S. But her return to Chaco Culture National Historical Park on Sunday was derailed when a group of Navajo landowners blocked the road, upset with the Biden administration’s recent decision to enshrine for the next 20 years what previously had been an informal 10-mile buffer around the …

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Tribes seek more inclusion, action from US officials
2 years, 8 months ago

Tribes seek more inclusion, action from US officials

Associated Press  

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It was a quick trip for U.S. But it also marked an opportunity for Haaland — as head of the agency that has broad oversight of tribal affairs — to deliver on promises to meet with Native American tribes that have grown increasingly frustrated about the federal government’s failure to include them when making decisions about land …

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Biden restores protections for Bears Ears monument, 4 years after Trump downsized it
3 years, 2 months ago

Biden restores protections for Bears Ears monument, 4 years after Trump downsized it

NPR  

Biden restores protections for Bears Ears monument, 4 years after Trump downsized it Enlarge this image toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Biden restored the boundaries of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments in southern Utah and added protections for the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts national monuments on Friday. Sponsor Message "This may be the easiest thing …

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Navajo leaders seek hearing on oil and gas drilling dispute
3 years, 2 months ago

Navajo leaders seek hearing on oil and gas drilling dispute

Associated Press  

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Top officials with the largest Native American tribe in the United States are renewing a request for congressional leaders to hold a field hearing before deciding on federal legislation aimed at limiting oil and gas development around Chaco Culture National Historical Park. The Navajo Nation has struggled for years with high poverty rates and joblessness, and the …

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US energy secretary meets with Navajo Nation in New Mexico
3 years, 4 months ago

US energy secretary meets with Navajo Nation in New Mexico

Associated Press  

NENAHNEZAD, N.M. — U.S Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm met with Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and other tribal leaders Thursday at a power plant in northwest New Mexico Thursday to discuss renewable energy initiatives, including a solar project and energy storage system. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-N.M., and U.S. Office of Indian Energy Director Wahleah Johns …

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Tribes have high hopes as Haaland confirmation hearing nears
3 years, 10 months ago

Tribes have high hopes as Haaland confirmation hearing nears

Associated Press  

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Deb Haaland stood with fellow tribal members protesting an oil pipeline outside a reservation in North Dakota, advocated for protecting cultural landmarks in her home state of New Mexico and pointedly told government witnesses in a hearing about blasting sacred Native American sites near the U.S.-Mexico border: “I don’t know how you can sleep at night.” Native …

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Only Native American on federal death row executed
4 years, 3 months ago

Only Native American on federal death row executed

Associated Press  

— The only Native American on federal death row was put to death Wednesday, despite objections from many Navajo leaders who had urged President Donald Trump to halt the execution on the grounds it would violate tribal culture and sovereignty. Asked by a prison official if he had any last words for victims’ family members and other witnesses behind glass …

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