Tribal leaders from Arizona and across the country will have direct access to advising the U.S. Department of the Interior for the first time in history with the creation of a tribal advisory panel.
BHP boss Mike Henry says his company’s move to hold separate talks with the Arizona indigenous peoples is not a challenge to Rio’s leadership of the project.
As Arizona enters what is likely to be its third decade of unprecedented drought, the proposed Resolution Copper mine just east of Superior at the site of Oak Flat has become a symbol of the fight over economic development, dwindling water supplies, and the preservation of Native American heritage and publicly owned open spaces.
Apache tribe nearly halts spread of coronavirus
The San Carlos Apache Tribe has seen a dramatic turnaround over the past year when one-third of its on-reservation population was infected with the coronavirus
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Jun 3, 2021
The San Carlos Apache Healthcare Corporation vaccination team at the old Boy s & Girl s club in March for a COVID-19 vaccination pop-up clinic. (Photo courtesy of Chairman Terry Rambler s Facebook page)
The San Carlos Apache Tribe has seen a dramatic turnaround over the past year when one-third of its on-reservation population was infected with the coronavirus
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PERIDOT, Ariz. Several small beige-colored buildings sit along the entrance to the hospital on the San Carlos Apache reservation.