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Indian Country headlines for Friday, Jan. 21, 2022

Amber Ortega was responding to a spiritual call from her ancestors, who were urging her to Quitobaquito Springs in southern Arizona to hold ceremony. She faced federal misdemeanor charges for the act

Over the years, Ive seen the changes within our land here. Quote icon But he ran into an issue. “The river bottom where I gather material on the south side is where Mesa’s sewage plant is.” He believes the sewage plant’s discharges affect the groundwater and makes the bark too brittle to use as post ties. “The bark broke too easily, and I couldn’t use it to tie anything down,” he said. Manuel had to resort to wire to finish the watto. Manuel also said that arrowweed ( Pluchea ser...

Trumps border wall is dividing Indigenous communities. Will Biden help? Todays best articles Daily business briefing Solving COVID newsletter Darby Wells is a village a little over 30 miles north of the Arizona-Mexico border. Nobody lives there anymore. Lorraine Marquez Eilers one of about 100 Hia-Ced Oodham tribal members who once did. Shes in her 80s now. Her family and many others left decades ago when they were no longer able to find transportation to school a few miles away in Ajo. But Eil...