Arizona history

A landscape’s dramatic features can overwhelm first-time visitors. But sometimes the places that exist on a more human scale can have a greater impact. In his latest Canyon Commentary, author Scott Thybony tells how this happened to novelist Willa Cather in Walnut Canyon.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation listed the Flagstaff home where the first Arizona flag was sewn as one of the most endangered places in the U.S.

President Joe Biden formally apologized for the U.S. government’s role in running federal Indian boarding schools last month. About four dozen operated in Arizona and one is reflecting on the apology.