Please consider endorsing this letter of concern in relation to the impacts of protected areas and fortress conservation on indigenous peoples' rights. The letter was prepared by Project Expedite Justice in anticipation of a target to be adopted at the Convention on Biodiversity COP15 to protect 30 percent of the world's lands and oceans by the year 2030. It makes specific calls to action to respect indigenous peoples' rights in the creation or expansion of protected areas. 

Please sign by November 30

Since it was established last year, the University of Arizona's Indigenous Resilience Center has added to its roster experts who have long worked with and for Native American communities. Now, the center's leaders hope tribes can guide their next moves.

The degree program, housed in the Department of Linguistics in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, trains students in linguistics, language documentation, and language revitalization. It also aims to broaden the participation of Native American students in language sciences and graduate school.

The second annual Tribal Leaders Summit was held Thursday and Friday at the Phoenix Bioscience Core, which houses the UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix. With a theme of "Advancing Tribal Health," the event focused on UArizona Health Sciences programs that support the public health of tribal communities. The summit showcased research for and in partnership with Native American communities, as well as programs that provide tribal students with financial support to pursue medical school or study other health care disciplines.

The university is honoring the culture and contributions of the Indigenous community during Native American Heritage Month. While the celebration runs through November, the university works year round with Native American communities to provide new opportunities to Indigenous faculty, students, entrepreneurs and others.

Native FORGE, a University of Arizona program focused on supporting entrepreneurs in Arizona's tribal communities, has selected five entrepreneurs from the San Carlos Apache Tribe for the program's inaugural cohort.

Being named to the cohort means the five entrepreneurs – whose businesses include convenience stores, an events equipment rental service and a quilting company – will receive mentorship and technical assistance over the next year to help grow their businesses.

The University of Arizona Department of English and Native American Initiatives have partnered to offer a section of ENGL 102 that will focus on Indigenous issues. The course will be taught by Lecturer Steve Pelletier (Diné). Native American students and others interested in Indigenous literature are encouraged to enroll in this course. Please share the news with first-year students or those looking to take ENGL 102.

The WINGS Women of Discovery Awards were established in 2003 to recognize extraordinary women making significant contributions to world knowledge and science through exploration.

Join WINGS WORLD QUEST INC on October 19, 2022, for a truly unforgettable evening honoring five new Women of Discovery and bold explorers, their innovative ideas and their unceasing quest to build a better world for us all.

A new University of Arizona microcampus will serve the Pascua Yaqui Tribe in Tucson, giving tribal members what leaders called a "homecourt advantage" to complete college degrees and certificates and access university technology, research and tutoring services.

The University of Arizona has received a five-year, $500,000 matching grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to establish a new center to support economic growth in tribal communities in Arizona.

Native FORGE will provide and facilitate high-quality entrepreneurship development and support services to underserved communities in Tucson and the 22 federally recognized Native American nations in Arizona.