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Arizona's wildfire season, which got off to a late start, could get more heated as vegetation dries out. Here's where active fires are burning.

Deb Haaland hikes into the Grand Canyon to visit Havasupai leaders, the first time a sitting Interior secretary has made that trip.

Deb Haaland hikes into the Grand Canyon to visit Havasupai leaders, the first time a sitting Interior secretary has made that trip.

The Colorado Plateau is rich with Indigenous history. For centuries, First Nations people have practiced traditional ways and ceremonies on the land. KNAU commentator Scott Thybony recently had the privilege of joining the Hopi to gather wild tobacco, an essential ceremonial plant. In his latest Canyon Commentary, Scott recounts the story for us, with permission from the Tribe.

Indigenous headlines for Monday, Dec. 5, 2022

After two decades of dry conditions, farmers are testing the waters of irrigation

We were raised to honor and respect cultural traditions and beliefs that differed from our own. When we left for our 21-month journey, we wanted to explore a large variety

"Most Hopi grow corn with only the precipitation that falls on their fields, but two decades of drought have some of them testing the waters of irrigation and hoping they can preserve other customs with their harvests."

Joseph Campbell, in his classic book The Hero With A Thousand Faces explores in depth the universal mythic narrative of the culture-hero (traditionally male) who goes forth not to conquer but ultimately to bring back some sort of aid that benefits his people. The elements of these legends are consistent in cultures all across the globe.

Anthropologist Enrique Salmon formulated the concept of “kincentricity,” a worldview that sees everything around us — plants, animals, rocks, wind — as our direct relative. As Salmon says, “the rain is us, and we are the rain.”