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The deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy met Wednesday in Flagstaff with Navajo and Hopi leaders to discuss an unprecedented federal investment in solar energy for tribal homes.
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Free coal is available to all members of the Navajo Nation and Hopi Tribe this winter – as long as they can haul it away themselves.
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Tribal leaders are praising President Joe Biden’s designation of a million-acre national monument near Grand Canyon National Park. Representatives of more than a dozen tribes were on hand Tuesday when he signed the proclamation.
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Results of a new statewide poll show high levels of support for the proposed Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument.
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A push to establish a new national monument near the Grand Canyon gained steam recently with the visit of U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland. For years, tribes and environmentalists have advocated for added protections in the area.
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Tribal leaders and elected officials have renewed a push for a new national monument near Grand Canyon National Park. It builds on previous attempts to protect more than a million acres that are significant to several local tribes.
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The Colorado Plateau is rich with Indigenous history. For centuries, First Nations people have practiced traditional ways and ceremonies on the land. KNAU commentator Scott Thybony recently had the privilege of joining the Hopi to gather wild tobacco, an essential ceremonial plant. In his latest Canyon Commentary, Scott recounts the story for us, with permission from the Tribe.
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The Hopi Tribe was under strict safety protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic, with nightly curfews and stay-at-home orders. That left little to do for young people on the remote Reservation in northeastern Arizona. So…they started skateboarding. Anywhere they could. It was something to do outside, together, that was relatively safe. It became therapeutic. In the village of Tewa, two friends decided to create a skateboarding collective and build the Hopi Tribe’s first skate park. KNAU’s Sakya Calsoyas spent a recent sunny day at the half pipe.
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The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture plans to return the ancient remains of more than two dozen Indigenous people to local tribes. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the bone fragments were unearthed in downtown Santa Fe underneath the Palace of the Governors.
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The Sumi’nungwa Hopi Festival at Polacca will return this fall after a two-year break due to the coronavirus pandemic.