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Join the Navajo Nation authorities and others to learn about Navajo water rights settlements.

On November 7, 2024, the Council on Library & Information Resources (CLIR) announced the award of a $300,000 grant to a library preservation collaboration between the Navajo Nation Department of Water Resources (NNDWR), Law Library at the University of Arizona and other partners.

Federal Funding Opportunities for Tribal Water Access and the UACW Funding Handbook Webinar to be hosted on November 21, 2024, 3-4 pm via Zoom by University of Arizona in partnership with Universal Access to Clean Water (TRIBALCLEANWATER.ORG).

When Hopi farmer Michael Kotutwa Johnson speaks of seeds, he refers to them as “children,” so when a colleague brought him corn seeds that had been preserved for 800 years – hidden in a cave near historical Hopi villages around Glen Canyon – it was like welcoming children home.

On Friday, October 11th, administrators, staff, faculty, students and community members gathered at the Women’s Plaza of Honor to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Agnese Nelms Haury Program in Environment and Social Justice (“Haury Program”).

A University of Arizona program that has been central to the university's service to Indigenous communities will begin celebrating its 10th anniversary this month, and invites the campus and Tucson communities to join.

The Agnese Nelms Haury Program in Environment and Social Justice, or the "Haury Program" for short, is turning 10. Celebrations will kick off with a garden dedication to Mrs. Haury and her legacy in the Women's Plaza of Honor on October 11th.

The game was the university's second annual Land Acknowledgement Game, designed to recognize the contributions and traditions of Native American communities in Arizona and beyond.

Indigenous students pursuing nursing careers at the University of Arizona College of Nursing will benefit from additional financial support thanks to a $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Indian Health Service.

The UArizona Agnese Nelms Haury Program for Environment and Social Justice from Tucson, Arizona is proud to once again be an Academic Eagle Sponsor, and we are looking forward to presenting a variety of UArizona programs at the upcoming  2024 AISES National Conference in San Antonio, Texas!

University of Arizona scholars are collaborating with Indigenous communities to fortify endangered languages.

As water interests in the Colorado River Basin prepare to negotiate a new set of operating guidelines for the drought-stressed river, Amelia Flores ’08 wants her Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT) to be involved in the discussion.