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The University of Arizona College of Veterinary Medicine hosted a community ceremony on October 22 to unveil its new Diné Bizaad (Navajo language) campus sign, affirming the university’s commitment to visibility, respect, and partnership with Indigenous communities.

Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren spent the day at the University of Arizona meeting with Native students and university leadership to strengthen educational partnerships and listen to the voices of the next generation.

The symposium will also feature students from the American Indian Studies major, housed in the College of SBS. Students in the new AIS core class “496T/596T Indigenous Intellectual Traditions” will present on this semester’s work examining Deloria’s scholarship.

Programs and students from the University of Arizona actively participated in the 2025 AISES National Conference, Dr. Cherie DeVore was named the 2025 AISES Most Promising Engineer / Scientist.

Karletta Chief, a renowned Diné hydrologist and director of the Indigenous Resilience Center, was named inaugural recipient of the Agnese Nelms Haury Endowed Professorship in Indigenous Resilience for her contributions to the fields of hydrology, Indigenous resilience, environmental justice and c

University of Arizona Cooperative Extension’s tribal programs offer direct links between university research and Arizona’s 22 federally recognized tribes. Our staff live and work in tribal communities across Arizona, maintaining close ties through our seven offices on Native American nations.

Arizona Law 1L Dani Kouyoumdjian was one of ten students chosen for the prestigious Ilíiaitchik: Indigenous Correspondents program by Planet Forward.

Claudia Nelson guided the creation of a public-facing research database, increasing transparency between U of A researchers and Arizona’s native tribes.

"We Are Still Here” short documentary film sheds light on the Duwamish Tribe’s enduring fight for federal recognition. This film was created by Tommie Lorene, 2024 Haury Graduate Research Awards recipient.

Heather Whiteman Runs Him, director of the Tribal Justice Clinic at the University of Arizona, discusses how tribal suits over sacred sites, expose unequal treatment.

Dr. De Vore is the first Native American professor in engineering in the history of UA. Dr. De Vore is the co-advisor of the AISES UA chapter and a co-PI of the Native FEWS Alliance funded by NSF and involving 30 tribal entities.

A series of campus events celebrating the culture and sovereignty of the Hopi Tribe in northeastern Arizona, including honoring Judge Diane Humetewa, the first Native American woman and first enrolled tribal member to serve as a federal judge and the Hopi Recognition Football Game.