Gabriel Pietrorazio
Tribal Natural Resources Reporter | [email protected]Gabriel Pietrorazio is a correspondent who reports on tribal natural resources for KJZZ. He began covering Haudenosaunee communities throughout New York and Canada while attending Hobart College in the Finger Lakes.
After earning bachelor’s degrees in media and society and political science in 2020, Pietrorazio graduated the following year with a master’s degree from Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Since then, he has prioritized uplifting Indigenous voices by bringing greater visibility and attention to their stories as a multimedia journalist. He frequently contributes to Civil Eats, a national newsroom focused on food systems, and the Syracuse-based Central Current, among other digital nonprofit platforms.
His in-depth Indigenous affairs reporting, primarily centered around agricultural issues, has received numerous local and national recognitions, including awards from the North American Agricultural Journalists, Native American Journalists Association and Syracuse Press Club.
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Last month, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals turned down one of the last surviving legal efforts to challenge the transfer of land from the Tonto National Forest to Resolution Copper. Now, drilling is ramping up. -
From frybread to biscochitos, Indigenous cooks have relied on Blue Bird Flour in its iconic cotton bag since the 1930s. The Southwest staple has now found space inside the Heard Museum in Phoenix. -
Since becoming President Donald Trump’s health and human services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spent a lot of time in Arizona. His latest stop in the Valley came on Wednesday while visiting the Gila River Indian Community. -
Under Operation Not Forgotten, more personnel will be filtering through nearly a dozen FBI field offices with close ties to Indian Country. When asked, the FBI National Press Office would not specify how many agency staff are “surging,” writing “we do not have an estimate” in response to KJZZ. -
Tuesday marks the deadline to comment on a Trump administration proposal that could roll back a two-decade ban on mineral leases — including oil and gas drilling — around Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico. -
After much speculation, Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren has decided that he will seek reelection later on this year. The carpenter became the youngest president in Window Rock after defeating incumbent Jonathan Nez four years ago. -
This effort all began three years ago, when Republican state Rep. Teresa Martinez sponsored a bill that pitched letting the Gila River Indian Community design a plate of its own. -
In a 7-2 majority decision from 1884, the nine justices ruled John Elk, a Winnebago living in Omaha who tried registering to vote, was not a U.S. citizen in spite of the 14th Amendment codifying birthright citizenship. -
The statute, sponsored by Republican state Sen. Carine Werner, requires DCS to identify a liaison for each tribe, who is then responsible for providing technical assistance and coordinating communication. The agency will also share best practices, policies, training materials and operational standards. -
The tribal radio station, KNNB, first announced the official results late Wednesday. Whiteriver school board member Orlando Carroll defeated Gary Alchesay in the general election.
