Arlyssa D. Becenti
Senior Indigenous affairs Correspondent for Arizona Republic, specializing in indigenous affairs.
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Navajo Code Talkers remembered for WWII heroism
‘It’s about the power of the language’
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Tribe’s coal mine OK’d to expand, keep operating another 110 years

AZ tribe loses ruling in border wall suit
Bid to halt construction on reservation land fails

Navajo Code Talkers remembered for WWII heroism
‘It’s about the power of the language’

Tribes, AZ agree to help people hit by mine closures
Goal is to create jobs, strengthen revenues, improve grid reliability

Activist works to ban data centers across Navajo Nation

Navajo Nation will deploy hundreds of Flock cameras
Leaders support initiative one resident describes as ‘terrifying’

Chaco Canyon slated to open for oil, gas
BLM gives public 14 days to weigh in on plan

‘Water is getting really scarce now’
Navajo, Hopi declare emergency over drought

Critics: New coal rules are dire threat to health, water
How plan to relax waste disposal regulations could impact Arizona

Board votes down sale of liquor at gas station
Navajo residents had voiced fierce opposition

It wasn't just land – ‘it was memory, it was identity’
O’odham leaders seek answers about damage to a sacred site

Border wall work damages 1,000-year-old AZ tribal site
Customs and Border Protection says disturbance was accidental

Tribes told to move quickly in missing persons cases
‘Time is of the essence,’ ex-police chief warns community leaders
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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Arlyssa D. Becenti in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.
