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Arizona governor signs ‘Emily’s Law’ to alert when Native Americans go missing
The measure signed Tuesday by Gov. Katie Hobbs clears the way for the creation of system that will function like an Amber ...
Arizona creates ‘turquoise alert system’ for missing Indigenous people
Emily’s Law,” named for a Native American teen who was found dead, highlights the disproportionate rates of disappearance and ...
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Trump’s Fast-Tracked Deal for a Copper Mine Heightens Existential Fight for Apache
Apache tribal members are already feeling psychological and spiritual harm as the Trump administration moves to fast-track a ...
Native American inmate secures right to wear religious Apache headband in settlement with R.I. prisons
Wolf Pawochawog-Mequinosh filed a federal lawsuit last year alleging his religious rights were violated by the state ...
San Carlos Apache tribal members fight to protect sacred site from mining operation
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — San Carlos Apache tribal members are at the center of a fight to protect their sacred land from being ...
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Apache, allies again ask courts to block Oak Flat transfer to foreign mining company
Apache Stronghold and its attorneys have argued the land transfer and subsequent destruction of Oak Flat would violate the ...
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Catholic-backed suit to protect Native American site wins temporary block in federal court
which has been viewed as a sacred site by Apaches and other Native American groups for hundreds of years and has been used extensively for religious rituals. Apache Stronghold filed a ...
The Sacheen Littlefeather story: Did John Wayne assault a Native American activist at the 1973 Oscars?
When Sacheen Littlefeather declined the 'Best Actor' Oscar on Marlon Brando's behalf in 1973, many people in the room were ...
US judge halts land exchange for Rio Tinto copper mine opposed by Native Americans
A U.S. federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from transferring land to Rio Tinto and BHP for a ...
Dueling Native Fashion Week shows in Santa Fe feature creative takes on tradition
Odo Ishkiin sees Native design differently than most. For the Shoshone-Bannock, Blackfeet and San Carlos Apache student — three Native American groups that stretch across three states — he’s had to ...