CTSI tribal members Todd Logan, Joshua Rilatos, and Dylan Gorman work with anatomic pathologist Kurt Williams of the OSU necropsy team to remove blubber, bones, and baleen for cultural use and tissue samples for diagnostic testing on Tuesday, November 18,

Ahead of the next legislative session this month, Arizona Democratic state lawmakers held a town hall at the end of December on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP).KJZZs Gabriel Pietrorazio has details.State Sen. Sally Ann Gonzales (Pascua Y

Photo: An aerial view of the Verde River. (Gabriel Pietrorazio /KJZZ)Monday is the deadline for the public to weigh in on a potential rule change by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that could impact which water bodies may be protected f

In our last story, we shared how leaders with the Confederated Tribes of Grand Rondes treatment and recovery services say they are making strides in opioid addiction treatment.That includes work through Great Circle Recovery in Oregon.The tribe also pr

Leaders with the Confederated Tribes of Grand Rondes treatment and recovery services say theyre making strides in opioid addiction treatment in both the tribal community and in neighboring towns and cities.Jennifer Worth is the Operations Director for

Photo: Youth royalty from the Colorado River Indian Tribes stamp the Ireich or Book of Names in Parker, Ariz. on October 25, 2025. (Gabriel Pietrorazio / KJZZ)The internment of Japanese Americans during World War II is among the chapters of U.S. his

During World War II, Japanese Americans were held captive in 10 internment camps throughout the US. Two of them in Arizona, built on reservations without tribal consent.In our last story, we heard how the Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT) in western Ar

Arizona tribal reservations were home to two of the nations 10 internment camps during World War II.On the western edge of the state, the Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT) welcome visitors to see abandoned relics from that dark past.In fact, there is

The Alaska chapter of Safari Club International took a group of men from Kipnuk deer hunting last month.The hunters were evacuees from a storm that ravaged the Western Alaska coast, unleashed by Typhoon Halong.After more than a month of staying in shelt

Photo: Mrs. Crystal Claus, Peppermint the Elf, and Solte Santa, as portrayed by Colleen Payne, Qalchema Friedlander, and Jerry Payne, visit the Chifin Native Youth Center in Springfield, Oreg., Sunday, December 14, 2025. (Buffalos Fire/Brian Bull)Its