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Hobbs discusses tourism with Nygren, tribes

GRAND CANYON — Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren told tribal leaders that the Navajo Nation is ready to be a leader in tourism.

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Around the Rez: Week of Sept. 27

Around the Rez: Week of Sept. 27

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IHS Director Roselyn Tso gives update on new COVID-19 vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved updated Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna. The next day the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices approved the vaccines.

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Tribal courts across country are expanding holistic alternatives to criminal justice system

The concept of treating people in the criminal justice system holistically is not new in Indian Country, but there are new programs coming on board as well as expanded approaches.

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Record number of Indigenous students at NAU this semester

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — As Arizona’s three universities welcomed students back for the school year last month, Northern Arizona University saw the largest number of first-year Arizona resident students in its history, including an influx of first-time Indigenous students.

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Museum of Northern Arizona: “Moving from Appropriation to Authenticity”

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The Museum of Northern Arizona hosted it’s first in a three-part series on cultural appropriation on Sept. 17, titled, “Moving from Appropriation to Authenticity.”

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Birdsprings archaeologist to study Old Leupp Boarding School at ASU

TEMPE, Ariz. — With a career focused on Indigenous archaeology, Davina Two Bears is excited to be back in Arizona and researching at Arizona State University.

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Taking it in stride: Pinon girls take top spots in Invite

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — “If you’re not puking, you’re moving!” a Flagstaff High School staff member shouted at racers to keep the line moving at the finish line of the 2023 Four Corners Invitational at Buffalo Park Sept. 16.

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Show Low Cougars get early season win against Snowflake

The Snowflake Lobos soccer team hosted the Show Low Cougars Aug. 25.

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Guest column: What is the Interior doing for Indian Country?

During a recent visit to the Hopi Tribe in Arizona, I announced a $6.6 million investment that will replace the water distribution system at Keams Canyon. For generations, Hopi people have been exposed to groundwater that contains unsafe levels of arsenic – a hazard we are finally addressing.

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Guest Column: “Oppenheimer” erases history of nuclear waste caused to Navajo Nation

Hollywood may be gleeful about the long lines to see Oppenheimer, but Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren still thinks Hollywood comes short on reporting on the devastation uranium mining and nuclear testing caused to the country’s largest Indian reservation.

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Gov. Hobbs vows to keep Grand Canyon open if government shuts down

WASHINGTON — Working furiously to take control of a House in disarray, allies of Speaker Kevin McCarthy implored their Republican colleagues Sept. 23 to drop their hardline tactics and work together to approve a conservative spending plan to prevent a federal shutdown.

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Biden deal with tribes promises $200M for Columbia River salmon reintroduction

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Biden administration has pledged over $200 million toward reintroducing salmon in the Upper Columbia River Basin in an agreement with tribes that includes a stay on litigation for 20 years.

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Hundreds left homeless after Tucson recovery center closed

TUCSON — A huge addiction recovery community in Tucson, Ariz., shuttered suddenly this week, leaving more than 200 people homeless as Arizona investigates widespread Medicaid fraud largely affecting Native Americans, authorities said Sept. 21.

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Obituary: Donald Ray Petranovich

Donald will be greatly missed by his family and friends, and all the players and relationships he developed over the years.

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Navajo Nation honors the life of community leader Dorothy Bitsilly

Former Tohatchi Red Willow Farm Board president and beloved community leader Dorothy Bitsilly, passed away Feb. 23 at the age of 93.

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Obituary: Ralph "Sam" Connor Jr.

Ralph “Sam” Conner Jr., age 86, passed peacefully at home in Winslow Arizona on January 21, 2022

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