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With more than 30 artists and works in diverse media, this exhibit explores the fascination birds have long held for artists and designers across different cultures and in different eras.

Pop culture has told us the Old West was shaped by men, ignoring the important roles women played. Here are eight Arizona women you should know.

On a beautiful sunshiny day, we were standing on the edge of the pond at the Steele Indian School Park in Phoenix. We were admiring three beautiful structures: Memorial Hall

In 2016 the Vatican, recognizing the need to understand Indigenous religious protocols, invited Indigenous spiritual leaders from around the world to Rome. On May 4, eleven leaders met outside of Rome to prepare for their visit with Pope Francis. JoDe Goudy, as chairman and a longhouse spiritual leader of the Yakama Nation, began with a song and prayer to honor his peers and the occasion. Each leader followed with a similar honoring and mission: revoke the Doctrine of Discovery. The Doctrine of...

.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... FIRST MESA, Ariz. — A Hopi tribal councilman has died of injuries suffered in a car crash earlier this month, tribal officials said Wednesday. First Mesa Consolidated Villages leaders said councilman Wallace Youvella Sr. died Tuesday in a Scottsdale hospital. His age wasn’t immediately available....

First Mesa Consolidated Villages leaders said Councilman Wallace Youvella Sr. died Tuesday in a Scottsdale hospital. His age wasnt immediately available. Youvella and his son Wallace Youvella Jr., also a tribal councilman, were headed to an April 8 meeting in Phoenix to join other Hopi Council members and business consultants and discuss potential economic development projects. Tribal officials said the car carrying Youvella and his son was struck by an oncoming vehicle near Payson. The younger...

KAFF News A Hopi Police Officer Is Recovering After Being Shot During A Traffic Stop A Hopi Law Enforcement Services officer is recovering after being shot during a traffic stop in First Mesa on Wednesday. Authorities say officers were attempting to conduct a traffic stop at around 4 p.m. Other units arrived and two suspects were taken into custody, but one remained at large for several hours. During the stop, shots were fired on the officers injuring an officer. The officer suffered non-li...

True West Magazine Franciscan Brother Simeon Schwemberger began his passion for photography of the Four Corners region after his discovery of a surplus large-format 5×7 glass-plate camera at the St. Michaels Mission near Window Rock, Arizona, in 1901. His poignant 1908 photo of a public Jemez Pueblo ceremony in New Mexico reflects his sensitivity for the Native peoples he photographed. – Courtesy Library of Congress –   For millions of would-be travelers to the American West, 2020 will be...