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A new investigation by The Associated Press and Chalkbeat found that Native American students are more likely to be chronically absent from school — way more likely.
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President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team named outgoing North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the agency that manages the nation’s natural and cultural resources. He’s set to replace Deb Haaland, the first Native American Interior Department secretary.
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Arizonans want national monuments in the state to remain protected. That is the result of a survey commissioned by the environmental group, Grand Canyon Trust.
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Interior Secretary Deb Haaland made history as the nation’s first Indigenous Cabinet member, leading an agency that manages the country’s natural resources. Four years later, some observers have reflected on how her tenure will be remembered.
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An updated lawsuit filed by the surviving family of a Native American man fatally shot by Border Patrol agents in 2023 names three agents attorneys say fired their weapons that night.
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The 25-year-old female golden eagle named Dragon will soon depart for the Phoenix Zoo and become a non-breeding companion for a male golden eagle, whose longtime mate died in 2022.
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The 624,000-acre Chuckwalla National Monument is located just south of Joshua Tree National Park, where the Mojave and Colorado deserts meet. The Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe and Colorado River Indian Tribes maintain ancestral ties to the area.
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Charles “Monty” Roessel, a former director of the federal Bureau of Indian Education and president of the first tribal college to be established in the United States, has died. He was 63.
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A new exhibition at the Heard Museum of Native American art combines fine art — and footwear.
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Petroglyphs are synonymous with the Southwest, and can be found all around Arizona. However, there’s a hidden gem near the border of Glendale and Phoenix that’s celebrating a milestone this month while paying homage to ancestral Indigenous peoples who once inhabited the Valley of the Sun.