WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — A federal court has dismissed the Navajo Nation’s lawsuit against the U.S. government and Winslow, Arizona over the police shooting of a tribal member. The Gallup Independent reports Judge G. Murray Snow ruled last week that the tribe lack standing and “did not suffer a legally cognizable […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is sending a monitor to watch polls in a southeastern Utah county where Navajo voters form a slim majority. Tuesday marks the first general election in San Juan County since a federal judge ordered redistricting after finding racially gerrymandered districts illegally […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department will double the funding it gives tribes for public safety programs and crime victims as it tries to tackle the high rates of violence against Native American women, a top official said. The department’s third-highest ranking official said more than $113 million […]
