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WEBKNAU STAFF. , September 23, 2024. The iconic Phantom Ranch at the bottom of the Grand Canyon will close for three months next year so crews can safely complete extensive excavation work for the Transcanyon Waterline construction project. …
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I-11 corridor formally selected in central and southern Arizona
WEBNov 19, 2021 · Julie Jacobson/AP. Motorists head northbound toward Las Vegas on U.S. Highway 93, near Kingman. State and federal transportation officials have formally selected a corridor in southern and central Arizona for construction of Interstate 11, a proposed new freeway that would stretch 280 miles linking the U.S.-Mexico border and Las Vegas.
‘Not Your Playground’: Indigenous Voices on Grand Canyon’s …
WEBFeb 26, 2019 · Eleven tribes consider the Grand Canyon part of their cultural and spiritual traditions, including Havasupai, Hopi, Navajo, Zuni, and Paiute. Pongyesva is part of an initiative called Intertribal Centennial Conversations.He says, "It’s basically an opportunity for natives to reclaim their ancestral homelands, using the centennial—which marks the anniversary of 100 years of being excluded ...
Supreme Court Rules AZ ‘Ballot Harvesting’ Ban Doesn’t Violate …
WEBJul 1, 2021 · The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld two Arizona laws restricting voting in the state. Political observers see the ruling as a major blow against the landmark Voting Rights Act. KNAU’s Ryan Heinsius reports. The court ruled Arizona’s ban on collecting early ballots, also known as ballot harvesting, doesn’t violate the 1965 federal law.
Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan could be nation’s first …
WEBAug 23, 2024 · A November win for Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz would shake up political control in Minnesota – and it could spur the ascension of the country’s first Indigenous woman to a governor’s office. Democratic Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is a member of the White Earth Nation and, as a …
Voters in Arizona can decide on constitutional right to abortion
WEBAug 21, 2024 · Voters in Arizona will be able to decide in November whether they want to protect the right to an abortion in their state constitution. The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a 200-word summary that abortion advocates used to collect signatures for a ballot measure is valid, clearing the way for the issue to remain on the ballot.
Impact of the Long Walk Still Felt 150 Years Later - knau.org
WEBJan 22, 2014 · It’s been 150 years since the U.S. Army forced the Navajo and Mescalero Apache to walk 400 miles to a prison camp in eastern New Mexico in an attempt to wipe out their culture. “Just to walk the grounds a lump in your throat like something bursting forth and I felt all the anguish of the ancestors,” says artist Shonto Begay.
Wildfire on Camp Navajo triggers 'Set' status for nearby areas
WEBJun 6, 2024 · The Bravo Fire burns west of Flagstaff on Camp Navajo on Thursday, June 6, 2024. Multiple areas have been placed on “SET" status to be prepared for a possible evacuation as the Bravo Fire continues to burn within the Navajo Army Depot Base in Bellemont. Officials with the Coconino National Forest …
Two planes collided over the Grand Canyon and forever changed …
WEBApr 17, 2024 · KNAU. The memorial in Citizens Cemetery in Flagstaff in 2024. The burial site contains the remains of 67 of the passengers and crew members aboard a TWA plane when it collided with a United flight over the Grand Canyon in 1956. All 128 people on both planes died. The grave commemorates the passengers and crew aboard a TWA Constellation when it ...