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Debra Utacia Krol

Phoenix

Indigenous Environmental Reporter at The Arizona Republic

Jolon NDN reports Indigenous issues for @azcentral-my stories are free to read #NativeTwitter #Indigenous also at @debkrol.bsky.social

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  • 2 weeks ago | azcentral.com | Debra Utacia Krol

    George Blue Spruce Jr., the first Native dentist, died at 94 at his home in Surprise. Blue Spruce worked for many years at makeshift dental clinics and helped support the first Native dentists group. He was the first Native American assistant surgeon general, working with the U.S. Public Health Service. George Blue Spruce Jr., the first Native person to become a dentist, died at his home in Surprise on June 2. He was 94.

  • 2 weeks ago | azcentral.com | Debra Utacia Krol

    The environmental impact statement for a proposed copper mine east of Phoenix is expected to be released June 16, starting a 60-day period before the plan is final. Tribes and environmental groups have been fighting to block the review since it was first completed in January 2021, but courts have cleared the way for the release of the document.

  • 2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Debra Utacia Krol

    The U.S. Forest Service is expected to release the latest environmental impact statement as early as June 16 for a copper mine project that will obliterate one of the Apache peoples' most sacred sites after construction is complete and it becomes operational. The document is one of the last steps in finalizing a controversial land exchange between the Forest Service and British-Australian mining firm Resolution Copper.

  • 3 weeks ago | azcentral.com | Debra Utacia Krol

    Aurelia Bullis was working as a bus driver and a teacher at a local Head Strat when she saw a sign recruiting for an Apache language teacher. She got the job. Bullis got a call from her younger sister who knew of a chance to help a filmmaker translate lines into Apache. The filmmaker turned out to be Kevin Costner. The film took Bullis to a filming location, where she finally met Costner. She later helped actors on Zoom and may move on to a new project. FORT THOMAS, Ariz.

  • 3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Debra Utacia Krol |Aurelia Bullis

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