A consortium of federal and tribal agencies reported that a five-year, $110 million project to clean up uranium contamination in the Navajo Nation had addressed the most urgent risks there. But the report also said that much more work needs to be done to deal with the health threat.... Read more»
Several tribal leaders, U.S. representatives and a U.S. senator spoke on issues concerning the Native American community during the Native American Council meeting at the Democratic National Convention. Many of these issues impact the nearly 300,000 Native Americans who live in Arizona.... Read more»
One in five Arizonans was without health insurance in 2010, and the number rose to one in four in the state’s hardest-hit counties, according to a Census Bureau report. Arizona’s overall uninsured rate was 19.3 percent, compared to a national average of 17.7 percent.... Read more»
Native American women are twice as likely to be sexually assaulted as any other race, but successfully prosecuting assailants is harder in Indian country.... Read more»3
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