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.

Big announcement at the 2025 Arizona Office of Indian Education Annual Summit which took place in Phoenix this week: a new state-wide Native American Code Writers Collaborative was formed to support computer science teachers and Native American students in the fields of coding and computer sciences, for the first time bringing together The University of Arizona, Arizona Science Center and Northern Arizona University!

A legacy of collaboration between university researchers and tribal communities has fueled investments aimed at creating solutions with and for Native Americans in Arizona and beyond.

University of Arizona professor Michael Kotutwa Johnson discusses how modern solutions to growing crops during the drought can be developed through traditional farming methods practiced on tribal lands.