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What organizers described as hundreds of people filled the gymnasium at Glendale High School on Saturday, Feb. 28, for a full day of Navajo singing, dancing and storytelling, part of a celebration organized to bring together urban Native families and support the work of a Phoenix-area substance use treatment facility.

A mobile veterinary program is providing low-cost spay and neuter surgeries and vaccinations in the Navajo Nation as animal welfare groups try to meet a growing demand for care in communities with limited access to veterinarians.

Water levels across the Colorado River system remain low, but the pressure is not evenly shared, according to figures presented Jan. 27, 2026, to Arizona lawmakers as negotiations continue over how the river will be managed after current rules expire at the end of the year.

The Indian Junior Rodeo Association marked its 50th Golden Anniversary last year, capping the milestone with an awards banquet on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at the Red Rock Park in Church Rock, New Mexico.

Best Friends Animal Society and Kayenta Township have partnered to expand veterinary services in the community through a one-year animal welfare pilot program.