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Young toka players walk across the Verna N. Enos Toka Field.

Toka: An Old Game Gaining New Popularity

With younger players picking up the Tohono O'odham game toka, three generations of women take the field at the same time.

Gary Stroutsos: Living a Dream of Music

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Arizona teachers rally to improve education funding; an old sport gains new popularity among women & girls of the Tohono O'odham nation; and a love letter to the Pima County Library Book Bike.
Tohono O'odham basket weaver Terrol Dew Johnson, seated left, gives a workshop outside the Arizona State Museum. Johnson is one of the master artists who participated in the museum's series.

Museum Series Supports Emerging Native American Artists

Pairs emerging artists with experienced potters and basket weavers from all over the Southwest.
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Court Rules in Favor of Havasupai Students in Education Suit

The historic decision sets precedent, recognizes impact of historical, intergenerational trauma.

Changing Minds with Nonviolence: Dr. Bernard Lafayette

Also on Arizona Spotlight: "Indigenous Voices" explores the concept of natural democracy; author Lala Corriere on researching opioids for her novel "Tracks".
Flag of the Hopi Nation, adapted from www.hopi-nsn.gov.

Northern Arizona Leaders to Discuss Hopi Land Swap

The exchange would settle a long-standing federal commitment to the tribe.
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Navajos Settle Voting Rights Lawsuit

Settlement requires accessible polling places and language assistance.
A bullrider at the Tohono O'odham Rodeo and Fair, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018.

A Day at the Tohono O'odham Rodeo and Fair

Meet some of the people behind the event, which completed its 80th year.

Navajo Nation Amber Alert System Goes Live

The mass notification system, in test mode, can reach 11 counties in three states when a child goes missing.
Tohono O'odham Rodeo and Fair, 2018.

Tohono O'odham Rodeo Returns for 80th Year

Events include cultural performances and activities alongside classic rodeo events.
The Tucson Desert Art Museum opened in 2013 and is located on the city's east side.

A Desert Museum for Art and History

Tucson has two different attractions with "desert museum" in their names.
Three covers from Edible Baja Arizona magazine.

What Happened to Edible Baja Arizona?

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Differing opinions on how money should be spent at the border; Indigenous Voices presents spiritual elder Mona Polacca; and paying attention to Gila woodpeckers.
Native American Petroglyphs in Ironwood Forest National Monument.

Want to Learn About Native Species? Go On a Hike.

Friends of Ironwood Forest National Monument raise awareness about the site.
Grand Canyon National Park is one of the most visited national parks in the nation.

Navajo Council Rejects Grand Canyon Tram Proposal

The council voted 16-2 to kill the agreement.
One of the Navajo Generating Station's three 750-megawatt generators.

Navajo Nation Holds Out Hope for Navajo Generating Station Buyer

Potential buyers are under review, the tribe said, the first step in a lengthy process for a possible sale.
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HUD Awards $8.3 Million To Arizona Tribes

The projects aim to create economic opportunities and prevent families from moving off the reservation.

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