A piece of land critical to a southern Arizona tribe's plan to build a casino in
the City of Glendale will remain under the city's jurisdiction.
Maricopa
County Superior Court Judge J. Kenneth Mangum ruled late Tuesday that a middle
portion of a parcel near 91st and Northern avenues had been annexed by the City
of Glendale and therefor...
The nation's largest association of Indian tribes is opposing an Arizona bill
that would allow Glendale to block the development of a resort and casino on
planned tribal land.
House Bill 2297 could derail the Tohono O'odham Nation's plan to develop land
near Glendale's sports district, where the tribe seeks to take 135 acres into
th...
A southern Arizona tribe's plans to build a casino in suburban Phoenix has
cities, Indian tribes and state lawmakers arguing about the rights of sovereign
Indian nations.
At issue is whether the Tohono O'odham Nation can build a Las Vegas-style
casino and resort on unincorporated land near Glendale, about 40 miles away from
its exist...
The development arm of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
announced plans this week to build a 156-room Marriott hotel, the first ever for
the company on U.S. tribal land.
Salt River Devco is developing a hotel site southeast of Pima Road and
McDonald Drive adjacent to the Chaparral Business Center.
Allegations of favoritism and financial mismanagement against Shiprock
Chapter President William Lee continue despite Lee's public apology
here Thursday and the Navajo Ethics and Rules Committee's acceptance of
a legal stipulation.
The U.S. attorney for Arizona plans to meet with leaders from nearly two dozen
Arizona tribes on Tuesday to discuss ways to boost public safety on the state's
reservatio...
Navajo lawmakers are scheduled to meet in a special session Tuesday to consider
overriding two presidential vetoes.
Lawmakers last month approved a measure by a 67-6 ...
A Marine from the small Navajo community of Rock Point, Ariz., has died in
Afghanistan.
The remains of Lance Cpl. Alejandro Yazzie, 23, arrived at Dover Air Force
B...
Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. has vetoed legislation that he contends
limits the Navajo way of life.
Lawmakers voted last month to amend a set of laws based...
Construction will begin this spring on an affordable housing community in
central Phoenix.
Native American Connections, a
nonprofit focusing on affordable housing a...
Attorneys in the case of a motivational speaker charged with manslaughter remain
free to speak about the case as a judge considers whether to issue a
prosecutors' reques...
A Navajo Nation Council committee is scheduled to consider a bill next week that
proposes borrowing up to $4 million from the tribe's insurance commission to
supplement ...
A casino in northwestern Arizona is closing its doors at the end of
February.
The Crossing Casino in Fort Mojave
has 205 gaming machines and employs 29 workers.
...
A casino south of Tucson is expanding into a convention center resort.
Officials with the Pascua Yaqui tribe broke ground Tuesday on an $80 million
convention center ...
