Tohono O’odham Nation Archives

Federal Incursion into Border Region Strains Relations With Tohono O’odham

September 8, 2026 9:43 amSeptember 10, 2026 2:14 pm

On August 25, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) contractors, along with about 20 armed Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) officers, came onto tribal lands with drill trucks and set to work at three separate...

Arizona Morning Briefing, 8-27: Cities shut down Flock programs, Tohono O’odham Border Fight, Lee Debates Herself, and More

August 27, 2026 9:17 amAugust 28, 2026 9:56 am

Big Brother is watching you a little less in Arizona after yesterday’s news. Here’s what we’re monitoring (with your digital consent) today. •The city of Tempe shut off all 33 of its Flock camera license-plate readers on Aug. 26, and...

Damage to Hopi Headdress Underscores Precarious State of Many Native Artifacts

August 24, 2026 10:08 amAugust 28, 2026 9:57 am

The damaging of a priceless Hopi artifact at the Desert View Watchtower in Arizona’s Grand Canyon National Park earlier this summer has refocused attention on the vulnerability of such relics and the limited legal power of indigenous tribes to take...