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Coverage of tribal natural resources is supported in part by Catena Foundation When President Joe Biden gave his State of the Union address Thursday, Native Americans from Arizona were special guests on Capitol Hill. It sent a clear message about the importance of Indigenous support for Democrats facing high-stakes elections this year in battleground states.
SELLS, Ariz. — State Highway 86 stretches west from Tucson, Arizona, past saguaros and desert peaks into Tohono O’odham Nation, the second largest reservation in the state. It is a road that tribal members say no Senate candidate in recent memory has ventured down. But on a sweltering afternoon, Rep. Ruben Gallego, a progressive Democrat from Phoenix, spent several hours with Tohono O’odham leaders and community members, fielding questions in a series of small round table meetings, touring an af
Ruben Gallego, a Democratic congressman vying for one of the most competitive Senate seats in the country, is pitching himself to Native American voters.
Rep. Ruben Gallego kicked off his campaign for senate with a launch event at Hotel Congress, gathering support for his race against incumbent Sen. Kyrsten...