Chloe Legay

Navajo Nation voters experienced long wait times, technical issues and fraudulent bomb threats during an election heavily influenced by the Native American vote. Four polling locations on the Navajo Nation received unsubstantiated bomb threats, which Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said may be connected to Russia. In Apache County, polling machines experienced technical malfunctions, resulting in some voters being turned away.

Editor's note: This story contains mentions of physical, emotional and sexual abuse, which some readers may find disturbing. At the Gila River Indian Community Center on Friday, President Joe Biden formally apologized on behalf of the United States government for Native American boarding school policies during his first visit to a reservation while in office.

After a five-day journey from Flagstaff City Hall to the foot of Red Butte, a group of Buddhist monks and nuns, environmental activists and Havasupai tribal representatives gathered on Oct. 6 to pray and speak against Pinyon Plain Uranium Mine. Red Butte is a sacred site in Havasupai culture.