The James E. Rogers College of Law library team is documenting how the University of Arizona has been enriched as a result of its land-grant designation.

Christina C. Bell Andrews, JD, MPH, has been appointed the new executive director of the Wassaja Carlos Montezuma for Native American Health, effective May 30th.

Stephanie Russo Carroll, associate director of the UArizona Native Nations Institute, encourages institutions to adopt policies and practices that recognize Indigenous Peoples' right to control data about their people, lands, and cultures.

University of Arizona leaders welcomed Hopi Tribe Chairman Timothy Nuvangyaoma to campus Thursday for a ceremony to celebrate a new addition to the sign outside Old Main. It now includes the building's name in Hopi: Kiisonvi refers to "the focal point of a community where thoughts and prayers become one to benefit all life." There are plans to include more Indigenous languages on university building signs, with the hope of including all Native Nations in Arizona.

The Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples will hold a virtual consultation to inform his annual report to the United Nations General Assembly on Tourism and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Special Rapporteur wishes to receive inputs by way of response to the questions that will inform his report to be presented at the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in October 2023. 

Seniors, Graduate School and Professional School students, congratulations on your upcoming graduation. We want to celebrate this great achievement and invite you to participate in the NASA Convocation.

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples requests inputs from Member States and inter-governmental entities, UN agencies, Indigenous Peoples and organizations, particularly Indigenous women’s organizations,  civil society actors, humanitarian and development organizations, national human rights institutions, business representatives and other stakeholders, to contribute to the preparation of the report. Submissions Deadline: 21 April 2023.

This January marked a significant milestone in the partnership between the University of Arizona and the Pascua Yaqui Tribe. Professors Robert A. Williams Jr., James Diamond (SJD, ’14 ), and Francisco Olea (JD, ’18) delivered the first course offered at the new Pascua Yaqui Tribe University of Arizona microcampus.

The UArizona Family & Community Medicine's American Indian Youth Wellness Initiative is hiring a Research Assistant responsible for contributing to day-to-day research activities and contributing to research progress and evaluation, providing critical project updates to the study team. The research assistant will be trained in study protocols and follow standardized procedures to ensure study deliverables are being completed on time.

University of Arizona Law Associate Clinical Professor and Tribal Justice Clinic Director Heather Whiteman Runs Him joined a coalition of Indian law professors and lawyers from the Native American Rights Fund to file an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Arizona v. Navajo Nation.
 
The brief urges the Supreme Court to uphold the Winters water rights doctrine, established by the Supreme Court in 1908, and to enforce the Navajo Nation’s water rights pursuant to the United States’ trust obligation.