A heavily divided panel of federal judges Friday rejected an Apache religious challenge to the construction of a massive copper mine on Oak Flat, a stretch of land in Arizona that tribe members ...

OAK FLAT, Ariz. — On a recent morning about an hour outside Phoenix, the pounding of tribal drums reverberated across the desert from a stand of oaks in the Tonto National Forest, where nearly 20 men ...

The Apache tribe in Arizona is taking a fight with the federal government and copper producers to the Supreme Court, which they hope will protect what they say is their religious rights to sacred ...

Series foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chronology -- 1: Introduction to the Apache tribes -- 2: Apache religion and worldviews -- 3: Language, art, music ...

Features Hayden Anderson and White Mon Py, who introduce themselves and share insights about their lives on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation in Arizona. They discuss the balance between traditional ...

CIBECUE, AZ (AZFamily) — A new wildfire has burned hundreds of acres in a forest on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. On Sunday, the BIA Forestry & Wildland Fire Management—Fort Apache Agency said ...

WHITERIVER, AZ (3TV/CBS 5/AP) – A tribal police officer was shot and killed during a traffic stop on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation of the White Mountain Apache Tribe in eastern Arizona Thursday ...

In December 1965, Mary Velasquez Riley stood alongside a contingent of White Mountain Apaches in Washington, D.C., as the official national Christmas tree was lit, the first time a Native American ...

Reprint of 28-part regional history series by Lori Davisson originally published in the Fort Apache scout newspaper between June 1973 and October 1977. Contents Editor's introduction: Ndee history ...

A White Mountain Apache Police officer and unnamed suspect were fatally shot Thursday evening. Adrian Lopez Sr., 35, was identified as the White Mountain Apache Police officer shot and killed Thursday ...