Gabriel Pietrorazio
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KJZZ
Long before the National Science Foundation ever looked up to the starry sky searching for answers about the mysterious cosmos and universe, O’odhams like Jacelle Ramon-Sauberan stood atop I’oligam Du’ag — or Manzanita Shrub Mountain.
Russ McSpadden
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Center for Biological Diversity
Gabriel Pietrorazio
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KJZZ
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Silas John Edwards was a towering figure among the Apache people in Arizona about a century ago — until he was accused of murdering his wife and put behind bars -
On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a measure out of its upper chamber that would transform the Chiricahua National Monument into the Grand Canyon State’s newest national park. -
Back in March, the U.S. Forest Service transferred ownership of more than 2,400 acres to Resolution Copper — following a 2-1 ruling by a panel of 9th Circuit judges that legally cleared the way for the land exchange to be finalized. -
A mining company executive said the proposal to dig for copper is effectively stalled unless the community changes its mind. -
It’s been more than 150 years, but a small piece of Arizona land has been returned to the Apache people. The Oklahoma-based Fort Sill Apache Tribe recently bought 55 acres of land in the Dragoon Mountains in Southeastern Arizona. -
Chelsey Luger and her husband, Thosh Collins, have spent their careers teaching wellness in tribal nations all over North America. -
As demand grows, tech companies are looking toward tribal lands to expand on construction of data centers. But, tribes are moving to stop them. -
Founder of the popular food and lifestyle blog The Fancy Navajo, Alana Yazzie of Queen Creek is now also the author behind “The Blue Corn Kitchen: A Navajo Story of Food, Family, and Tradition.” -
Municipalities across the Grand Canyon State are raising concern over the rapid rise of data centers, especially when it comes to water consumption in the drought-stricken Southwest. -
A professor at Northern Arizona University teamed up with Navajo communities to test water quality in remote wells. The map is meant to help tribal members still struggling with the effects of past uranium mining. -
Cataloging information from the Confluence may also be used to potentially deter future commercial development by industries like hydropower — while the Trump administration is eyeing energy projects on tribal lands. -
The federal agency’s action — published Tuesday — contends that its decision is intended to “encourage energy production” in the midst of Trump’s self-declared national energy emergency.
