Month: June 2023

Tribes to build housing with federal money

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By Matthew Casey Published: Monday, May 29, 2023 – 10:02am he Biden administration recently awarded nearly $100 million in competitive community development grants to tribal nations. But only about $7.7 million is coming to local areas. Housing authorities for the Tohono O’odham Nation and the White Mountain Apache Tribe plan to use their share of the … Read more

Tribal leaders are working to modernize their economies and infrastructure

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Gila River Indian Community Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis in 2021.

By Al Macias Published: Wednesday, March 15, 2023 – 4:55am Updated: Wednesday, March 22, 2023 – 9:25am Native American communities have long utilized traditional natural resources such as water, lumber, minerals and crops. As they are taking greater roles in the management and preservation of these precious and sometimes finite resources, many are seeking to diversify … Read more