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Native American Issues

  • Calendar

    September 9, 2010

    With Reservation

    Navajo Nation hosts student photographers

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2010

    Gila River Indian Community Sues Tohono O'odham Nation Over Proposed West Valley Casino

    Ned Norris, chairman of the Tohono O'odham Nation ​The Gila River Indian Community filed suit in federal court against the Tohono O'odham Nation in a bid to prevent it from building a West Valley resort-style casino.The Tohono O'odham bought 135 acres near 91st and Northern avenues ... More >>

  • News

    May 13, 2010

    Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, May 13, 2010

    Ned Norris, chairman of the Tohono O'odham Nation ​The Gila River Indian Community filed suit in federal court against the Tohono O'odham Nation in a bid to prevent it from building a West Valley resort-style casino.The Tohono O'odham bought 135 acres near 91st and Northern avenues ... More >>

  • News

    April 29, 2010

    Wanna Bet? The Tohono O'odham Want to Build a Casino in the West Valley -- Now It's Up to the Feds to Make It Happen or Break Another Promise to the Tribe

    Ned Norris, chairman of the Tohono O'odham Nation ​The Gila River Indian Community filed suit in federal court against the Tohono O'odham Nation in a bid to prevent it from building a West Valley resort-style casino.The Tohono O'odham bought 135 acres near 91st and Northern avenues ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2009

    Hot Links: APS Rates, Joe Shirley, and the Postal Service

    ​The Arizona Corporation Commission will vote today on a possible rate hike for Arizona Power Systems (APS) customers. The proposed increase would raise customers' rates by an average of more than $6 a month. An administrative-law judge has already recommended approval of the rate hike...A judge i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2009

    Navajo Nation Refuses to Turn Over Suspect in Murdered Nun Case

    Sister Marguerite Bartz​The chief prosecutor in the case against a teen suspected of murdering a nun on the Navajo Indian Reservation last week is refusing to turn him over to federal authorities without an extradition request.Tribal police arrested the suspect, 18-year-old Reehahlio Carroll ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2009

    Navajo President Placed on Leave Pending Investigation

    www.wikipedia.com Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr.​Joe Shirley Jr., president of the Navajo Nation, was placed on administrative leave today, pending an investigation into ethical, civil, or criminal involvement with two companies with tribal contracts.During a special session of the ... More >>

  • News

    October 1, 2009

    Rasta Redmon: Hopi Reggae Artist Casper Lomayesva Brings Redemption Songs to the Desert

    www.wikipedia.com Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr.​Joe Shirley Jr., president of the Navajo Nation, was placed on administrative leave today, pending an investigation into ethical, civil, or criminal involvement with two companies with tribal contracts.During a special session of the ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 16, 2009

    Movie Mondays: The Return of Navajo Boy @ Heard Museum

    www.wikipedia.com Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr.​Joe Shirley Jr., president of the Navajo Nation, was placed on administrative leave today, pending an investigation into ethical, civil, or criminal involvement with two companies with tribal contracts.During a special session of the ... More >>

  • News

    April 16, 2009

    Former Judge Bud Lee Would Rather Go to Jail Than Give Up His Fight for Off-Res Poker Parlors

    www.wikipedia.com Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr.​Joe Shirley Jr., president of the Navajo Nation, was placed on administrative leave today, pending an investigation into ethical, civil, or criminal involvement with two companies with tribal contracts.During a special session of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2009

    Sacred Hogan Navajo Frybread

    Growing up in rural Arizona, certain events were anticipated because they were known to be accompanied by a homemade Navajo taco. From Christmas parades to corn festivals, eating a Navajo taco meant sampling Arizona street food at its best. But finding a Navajo taco in the Valley?...not a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 10, 2008

    Heard Mentality

    Don’t shop around. Go here.

  • Calendar

    June 5, 2008

    Brave New Underworld

    Navajo artist contemporizes ancient myth

  • Music

    February 7, 2008

    Mark Grey's cutting-edge classical work Enemy Slayer explores a Navajo creation story

    Navajo artist contemporizes ancient myth

  • Calendar

    November 1, 2007

    Non-Native Son

    Composer comes home to a place he’s never been before

  • News

    March 22, 2007

    Indian Takers

    A war for custody of 4-year-old Raven Laws includes a spurious Alabama tribe

  • News

    October 19, 2006

    Mesa Muttonhead

    The veterinary vulture asks, is it merely hoof-in-mouth disease or the ravings of a racist dumb-ass?

  • News

    September 14, 2006

    Farrakhan Follies

    Could Louis Farrakhan's visit to the Navajo Nation have anything to do with tribe Prez Joe Shirley's tight reelection bid? Inquiring tweeters want to know

  • News

    April 20, 2006

    Off the Reservation

    If you think the Heard Museum is all about dusty old pots and Indian blankets, you haven't been there lately

  • News

    December 22, 2005

    The Crying Game

    Despite a celebrated history, Native American transgenders struggle in the modern world

  • News

    December 1, 2005

    Wisdom of the Ancestors

    A Hopi leader fought a lonely battle to stop a mining company from stealing water that helped build Phoenix. He succeeded. Finally

  • News

    April 7, 2005

    Letters

    Letters from the week of April 7, 2005

  • News

    May 27, 2004

    Indian Givers

    The Havasupai trusted the white man to help with a diabetes epidemic. Instead, ASU tricked them into bleeding for academia.

  • Music

    June 12, 2003

    Navajo Hum

    James Bilagody and the Cremains prove Native American music and metal can co-exist on Sacred Stage

  • News

    October 3, 2002

    Getting the Shaft

    A water dispute puts both the economy and the environment at risk

  • News

    August 1, 2002

    It Takes a Tribe

    A tiny Indian community struggles to educate its young

  • News

    August 9, 2001

    Righteous Run

    Native Americans protest water loss from mining company

  • News

    January 18, 2001

    Letters

    From the week of January 18, 2001

  • News

    December 28, 2000

    Letters

    From the week of December 28, 2000

  • News

    December 28, 2000

    Pot of Gold

    Arizona's tribes use casino revenue to provide scholarships for every college-bound Indian. Where are the graduates?

  • News

    December 14, 2000

    Tribal Belt

    Margarite Faras tried to fix what she thought was wrong with the San Carlos Apache Reservation. Instead, San Carlos fixed her.

  • Culture

    August 24, 2000

    Leave It to Weaver

    Navajo textiles loom large in Heard Museum blanket show

  • News

    April 29, 1999

    Subversion of Guadalupe

    Town and tribe fight over land, accountability

  • News

    July 23, 1998

    A Different School of Thought

    The state's unabashed enthusiasm for charter schools stops at the borders of Indian reservations

  • News

    March 19, 1998

    Snow Clouds Over the San Francisco Peaks

    Like some weather cycle, the battle between skiers and Native American religion returns to Arizona Snowbowl

  • News

    January 15, 1998

    Reservation Politics

    Recall effort aims to oust Gila River tribal leader

  • News

    November 20, 1997

    Babbitt's Department of Ulterior

    When wealthy casino tribes sought to derail a would-be competitor, campaign donations were the currency of the day

  • News

    June 12, 1997

    Letters

    When wealthy casino tribes sought to derail a would-be competitor, campaign donations were the currency of the day

  • News

    May 1, 1997

    A People Betrayed

    Recently discovered documents indicate that the lawyer who represented the Hopi Tribe in crucial negotiations with Peabody Western Coal Company was working for the mining company at the same time

  • News

    April 24, 1997

    Dark Days on Black Mesa

    The Hopi want one of the largest coal mines in North America to stop using their groundwater. If springs and wells continue to dry up, they say, their ancient culture may disappear, too.

  • News

    December 26, 1996

    Finances With Wolves

    Telemarketers rake in millions of dollars by telling donors they're helping Native Americans. But the biggest beneficiary by far is the charity itself.

  • News

    February 23, 1995

    VILLAGE OF THE DAMMED

    WHEN A LEVEE ON BABBITT RANCHES GAVE WAY, THE HAVASUPAI INDIANS WERE LITERALLY PUSHED AGAINST THE WALL. NOW THEY'RE PUSHING BACK.

  • News

    January 6, 1994

    DEATH OF AN ECO WARRIOR

    LEROY JACKSON TRANSFORMED HIMSELF FROM A PHOENIX STREET WINO INTO A CHARISMATIC NAVAJO ENVIRONMENTALIST. HIS FRIENDS THINK HE WAS MURDERED FOR HIS EFFORTS.

  • News

    April 21, 1993

    THE BIG GAMING HUNT ARIZONA TRIBES' CASINO REFERENDUM SHOULD EASILY MAKE THE BALLOT

    LEROY JACKSON TRANSFORMED HIMSELF FROM A PHOENIX STREET WINO INTO A CHARISMATIC NAVAJO ENVIRONMENTALIST. HIS FRIENDS THINK HE WAS MURDERED FOR HIS EFFORTS.

  • News

    January 13, 1993

    GET A READING ON THE NAVAJO-HOPI DISPUTE

    LEROY JACKSON TRANSFORMED HIMSELF FROM A PHOENIX STREET WINO INTO A CHARISMATIC NAVAJO ENVIRONMENTALIST. HIS FRIENDS THINK HE WAS MURDERED FOR HIS EFFORTS.

  • News

    December 23, 1992

    ARIZONA'S SHOOTING STAR

    RYNELDI BECENTI IS A HERO TO THE NAVAJO NATION-----AND THE BEST BASKETBALL PLAYER AT ASU

  • News

    September 16, 1992

    HOME OF THE BRAVE

    A REVOLUTION ERUPTS ON THE CHEMEHUEVI INDIAN RESERVATION.

  • News

    August 12, 1992

    FROZEN IN TIME

    THE 20-YEAR WAR BETWEEN NAVAJOS AND HOPIS OVER HOPIS OVER HOMELANDS LEAVES THEM COLD

  • News

    July 29, 1992

    Republican Revenge

    THE 20-YEAR WAR BETWEEN NAVAJOS AND HOPIS OVER HOPIS OVER HOMELANDS LEAVES THEM COLD

  • News

    July 22, 1992

    The White Man's Justice

    THE 20-YEAR WAR BETWEEN NAVAJOS AND HOPIS OVER HOPIS OVER HOMELANDS LEAVES THEM COLD

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