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.

The Haury Program invites applications for our Spring 2023 Native Pathway Awards, supporting UArizona graduate student research in the areas of tribal water sustainability and Native American and Indigenous resilience. Successful proposals may receive up to $20,000 per student and proposals will be evaluated until funds are exhausted.

The Special Rapporteur wishes to receive inputs by way of response to the questions including recent case studies and specific examples of best practices led by Indigenous Peoples as well as initiatives taken by States and international organizations, that will inform his report to be presented at the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in October 2023.

Every January, the University of Arizona College of Law's Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program and the Native Nations Institute come together to offer the January in Tucson (JIT) intensive education session. For three weeks, distinguished faculty members from around the world gather to teach and discuss Indigenous governance and Indigenous rights with leaders, practitioners, and community members. 

Galanda, an alumnus of University of Arizona Law’s Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy (IPLP) Program, has done just that. Over the span of his two-decade-long career he has worked as a legal advocate for Indigenous peoples, generously supported IPLP students, and mentored young Native lawyers. On February 3, he received the 2022-2023 Alumni of the Year Award on behalf of the James E. Rogers College of Law for his extraordinary accomplishments and continued dedication to the university.