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October 30, 2024
Grace Segers
Abortion Rights Could Spur Big Native Turnout in Arizona
A proposition to expand the right to the procedure will be on the ballot in this critical swing state, and it could be a decisive boost for Kamala Harris.
October 20, 2023
Sam Russek
“Navajo Police: Class 57” Takes a Long Look at an Impossible Job
The HBO docuseries follows recruits as they face hazing from their bosses, mistrust in the community, and a legacy of dispossession.
March 20, 2023
Matt Ford
Amy Coney Barrett Could Be the Deciding Vote That Affirms the Navajo Nation’s Water Rights
In oral arguments Monday, the conservative justice seemed like she might actually side with the liberals.
March 9, 2023
Matt Ford
Navajo Nation Is Taking on Three States and the Federal Government for the Right to Colorado River Water
The Supreme Court will have to sort through more than 150 years of byzantine rules and regulations to determine the fate—and the future—of a drying West.
April 6, 2021
Nick Martin
Kick the Fracking Industry Out of Indian Country
For decades, the federal government has helped the extractive industry exploit Indigenous lands. Instead, it could support tribes that want to say “no.”
February 24, 2021
Nick Martin
How Does a State Use 40 Percent Less Water?
A recent study found that if the Colorado River drought continues, Arizona, California, and Nevada may have to cut their water usage by nearly half. Acceptance is the first step.
January 5, 2021
Nick Martin
Who Really Loses When America Phases Out Natural Gas?
Bright young aspiring oil executives have more options than people trapped in a town with no jobs.
October 16, 2020
Kirsi-Marja Hayrinen-Beschloss
“Over Half of the People Who Used to Grow Crops Here Can’t Do It Anymore”
Canyon de Chelly, part of Navajo Nation lands in Arizona, has been suffering from worsening droughts.
September 25, 2020
Nick Martin
Can the Census Be Saved in Indian Country?
Historic undercounts have been catastrophic for tribal nations. The days ahead will be crucial.
August 26, 2020
Nick Martin
The Federal Government Killed a Navajo Man Just to Prove It Could
The execution of Lezmond Mitchell, a Diné citizen, was a long, grisly test case about tribal sovereignty.
August 26, 2020
Nick Martin
The Sad Spectacle of Talking About Native Rights at Trump’s Racist Circus
Navajo Nation Vice President Myron Lizer kept a straight face, but there is no Native case for the president.
July 22, 2020
Nick Martin
How to Make a Deadly Pandemic in Indian Country
From the 1918 Spanish flu to Covid-19, broken treaties have been the foundation of health crises among Native people.
June 19, 2020
Nick Martin
Your Road Trip Is Not More Important Than Indian Country
Americans are itching to get out of the house while Native communities remain under quarantine.
April 9, 2020
Alastair Bitsóí
,
Nick Martin
I Tried to Get Tested for Coronavirus in a Major City. It Was a Maze of Dead Ends.
“I had a breakdown in the emergency room. We’re in a pandemic, how can you not test me?”
September 30, 2019
Nick Martin
Jake Skeets Finds the Beauty in Brutality
In his new book, a Diné poet challenges the perception of a Native community.
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