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The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled late last month that Canadian-based Resolution Mining Company can build a copper mine on sacred Native American land east of Phoenix. And Utah has opened a new state office dedicated to professional licenses.
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A change in policy by the Biden administration to give tribal voices more of a seat at the table has led to a controversy about proposed changes at Arizona Snowbowl in Flagstaff.
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The growing global debate over an energy source with a deadly past is playing out amidst the sweet sage and pine trees of the forest right by the Grand Canyon. Uranium prices are climbing again and Arizona has cleared the way for a once-stagnant mine to resume operations.
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Quitobaquito Springs is a natural water source near the US-Mexico border in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. It’s a sacred site and historic homestead to a southern Arizona tribe. It's also now housing some of the state’s most endangered species. But the site is now in peril.
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This month, an indigenous woman facing federal charges for blocking border wall construction in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona was found not guilty. The verdict is hailed as an unexpected victory for Native American religious freedoms. From the Fronteras Desk in Tucson, KJZZ's Alisa Reznick reports.
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Builders at Utah State University’s Blanding campus have been working on a traditional Native American Hogan since May. It’s finally ready. KZMU’s Justin Higginbottom reports on the structure’s importance for students and the community.
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Indigenous land acknowledgments are becoming more popular. The statements recognize the Indigenous people who lived on this land long before the rest of us — and their knowledge systems and connection to it.
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In the remote Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region of Alaska, many families practice subsistence hunting to get food on the table. Three students reconnected with that tradition during the pandemic.