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The court left in place the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act, which was enacted to address concerns that Native children were being separated from their families and, too frequently, placed in non-Native homes.
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A future with more extreme heat in Utah could have wide-ranging effects on the state's already strained water supplies — stealing more gallons from Lake Powell through evaporation and threatening the delicate balance of this dry region’s water system.
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Rural health departments need to adapt to protect their communities from the extreme heat that climate change is bringing to Utah. But many of the same challenges they face today will make it even harder in the future.
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The effort is an extension of a tour launched by the Interior Department to hear often traumatic stories from Native Americans, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians who were sent to U.S.-funded boarding schools.
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In the Southwest, tribal health organizations are finding ways to counter the factors — including the lack of access to clean drinking water — that contribute to high rates of childhood obesity in Native communities.
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This weekend, the University of Utah held its 51st Annual Pow Wow, which highlights the experiences and cultures of native people today.
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Gilmore Scott says the sharp edges and vivid colors that dominate his paintings are inspired by Diné rug weavers — including his mother. Scott says some people think of the desert as being earth tone and just one color, but if they take the time to look, magnificent colors emerge. His work will be on display at the St. George Art Festival April 7-8.
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Shelly was the tribe’s seventh president and took office in January 2011. He lost in his re-election bid in 2014, but the Navajo Supreme Court extended his term for five more months.
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The high court heard arguments Monday in a case that states argue could upend how water is shared in the Western U.S. if the court sides with the Navajo Nation.
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Arizona, California and Nevada, and other basin states, argue that more water for the Navajo Nation would cut into already scarce supplies for cities, agriculture and business growth.
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Zah served as the tribal chairman in the 1980s and later was elected as its first president in 1990 after the government was restructured into three branches to prevent power from being concentrated in the chairman's office.
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New Mexico’s governor isn't backing down on her decision to nominate a former tribal leader who once faced sexual assault charges to head the state’s Indian Affairs Department.