Skip to main content
The University of Arizona Wordmark Line Logo White
Native American Advancement, Initiatives, and Research | Home

Web Portal Developed by the Offices of  
NAATE, NAI & NPTAO

Contact Information

For questions and information about tribal outreach or senior leadership on campus,

Contact Levi Esquerra, Senior Vice President for Native American Advancement & Tribal Engagement (NAATE).

Email naate


For questions and information about Native faculty and student advancement,

Contact Martha S. Lee, Program Coordinator for Native American Initiatives (NAI).

Email Nai 


For questions and technical assistance regarding research and institutional engagement with Native nations, and compliance with the Arizona Board of Regents Tribal Consultation Policy 1-118, 

Contact Claudia Nelson, Director, Native Peoples Technical Assistance Office (NPTAO).

Email NPTAO

home home

Main navigation

  • Home
  • Campus Initiatives
  • Native Students
  • Search Faculty Native American Faculty Group Native American Faculty & Staff Association Faculty & Staff Demographics
  • Academic & Educational Programs Institutes, Museums & Centers Native FORGE
  • Research & Engagement
  • Events
  1. Home
  2. News
Image
student posing in front of Native American Art picture

From Mescalero to Tucson: How a Future Engineer is Combining Tradition and Innovation With a Minor in American Indian Studies

Jan. 15, 2025

Growing up in Mescalero, New Mexico, the reservation always felt like home to freshman Caydence Palmer. While she valued this connection, Palmer ultimately decided to attend the University of Arizona.

Read more
Image
Ires

November has been a busy month for the U of A Indigenous Resilience Center!

Dec. 11, 2024

Updates from U of A Indigenous Resilience Center (IRes), including their annual report.

Read more
Image
Tribal water access funding handbook

Addressing Tribal Water Justice through U of A Programs And a New Funding Handbook

Nov. 26, 2024

A webinar introduces issues of tribal water security and justice, and offers a review of programs and tools to address them.

Read more
Image
Preserving Dinetah Water Security for Generations: Navajo Nation Water Settlements Presentation

Preserving Dinetah Water Security for Generations: Navajo Nation Water Settlements Presentation on November 21st!

Nov. 15, 2024

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

Read more
Image
water library

New Grant to Support Preservation of Records Used to Secure Navajo Nation Water Rights

Nov. 7, 2024

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.

Read more
Image
updated webinar poster

Webinar on Federal Funding Opportunities for Tribal Water Access coming up on November 21st!

Oct. 30, 2024

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).

Read more
Image
Mike - corn

What 800-Year-Old Seeds and a Hopi Dryland Farmer Teach Us About Adaptation & Hope

Oct. 25, 2024

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.

Read more
Image
Haury Garden group photo

“It takes a village”: Haury Program celebrates 10 years of collaborations to solve “wicked” problems with a garden dedication in Women’s Plaza

Oct. 23, 2024

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”).

Read more
Image
Navajo-Water-web

Haury Program reflects on a decade of partnerships to address society's 'wicked problems'

Oct. 9, 2024

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.

Read more
Image
Celebrating-Haury

The Haury Program is Turning Ten: Celebrations to Kick-off on October 11th with Women’s Plaza Garden Dedication to Mrs. Haury and Her Legacy

Sept. 11, 2024

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.

Read more

Pagination

  • « First First page
  • ‹‹ Previous page
  • …
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • …
  • ›› Next page
  • Last » Last page
Native American Advancement, Initiatives, and Research | Home

Website sponsored & maintained by

Agnese Nelms Haury | Program in Environment & Social Justice | Native Peoples Technical Assistance Office | Office of Research and Partnerships (ORP)


Website Developed by
IPLP Tribal Web Development Initiative


We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples. Today, Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized tribes, with Tucson being home to the O’odham and the Yaqui. The University strives to build sustainable relationships with sovereign Native Nations and Indigenous communities through education offerings, partnerships, and community service.


University Information Security and Privacy

© 2025 The Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of The University of Arizona.