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Arizona Tribes Forge Economic Recovery Pact | Fort Wayne News
Arizona just inked a historic deal with the Navajo Nation and Hopi Tribe to rebuild their economies after coal’s collapse — a move that could reshape tribal resilience for decades. When the Navajo Generating Station and Kayenta Mine shut down in 2019, they left behind thousands of lost jobs and billions in slashed revenue, hitting the Navajo Nation hardest with 1,000 jobs gone and $50 million less in income — while the Hopi Tribe suffered even more, losing nearly 2,000 jobs and 85% of its revenue. This new Memorandum of Understanding doesn’t hand out cash, but instead creates a flexible…
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