In all, 61 federally recognized tribes from more than a dozen states got grants through the Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund under the Federal Highway Administration.

Sen. Mark Kelly wants Congress to approve $5 billion in funding to implement a landmark water rights deal for three Native American tribes.

LAS VEGAS — The two largest tribal water rights holders in Arizona and the Central Arizona Water Conservation District accomplished something that has eluded states so far. They have pledged greater ...

PHOENIX — Five tribal nations in Arizona have been awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Interior to help their communities prepare for the threats their land will face because of climate change ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. School buses carry children across the vast Navajo Nation south of Rock Point in 2002 on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona. Photo ...

On a warm summer day in June, Johnny Lehi stands a few steps off U.S. Route 89 under the harsh, northern Arizona sun. He stares at a windswept expanse of red rocks, cliffs and clay that he hopes he'll ...

Representatives from the Navajo, Hopi and San Juan Southern Paiute tribes spoke in front of a Senate Committee to support the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement.

PHOENIX — Several Native American tribes in Arizona are close to legalizing recreational marijuana, according to a legal expert. “They are moving cautiously,” Arizona professor Robert Williams said.

Rain and snow from El Nino are filling reservoirs in the West this season, but that doesn't end questions about where cities will get water in years to come. One source could be Native American tribes ...

About one-third of the Navajo Nation lacks access to clean drinking water, a reality that impacts every aspect of daily life.

Following the Pearl Harbor attack, over 120,000 Japanese Americans were forcibly removed from their homes and incarcerated in camps. Two of these camps were located on the Gila River and Colorado ...

CHANDLER, Ariz. — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent time in tribal communities in Arizona and New Mexico this week, highlighting ways they are trying to prevent chronic disease among Native ...