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    The Wichita Tribe

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    began in the 1500’s. The Wichita is located mainly in Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma. In the beginning of the tribe they lived southern Oklahoma and northern Texas, but after Europeans arrived, population pressures forced them further north into Kansas, where the city of Wichita is named for them. In 1700 they controlled northern texas and were involved in trade with other southern plains indians on both sides of the Red River and as far south as Waco. Most Wichita people are living in Oklahoma today.

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    Anasazi traveled among parts of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. The inhabited the Four Corners and roamed the areas from approximately A.D. 200 to A.D. 1300. The tribe of Native American Indians moved from place to place quite often, leaving parts of their history scattered through what is commonly known as the Four Corners in North America. They were a culture that knew how to use their resources in the barren lands of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. The Anasazi are a civilization

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    The Apache Indians are a nomadic Native American tribe that mainly abided in the Southwestern states of the United States such as Arizona (Western & Chiricahua Apache), Texas (Lipan Apache), New Mexico (Chiricahua, Mescalero & Jicarilla Apache) and Oklahoma (Plains Apache.) The tribe is traditionally believed to have pioneered from Asia to North America in the early 1500’s. However, the Apache, similar to other Native American tribes, was not fully recognized and discovered until many years

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    Sandra Day O’Connor was born on a ranch near Duncan, Arizona on March 26, 1930. She was born to Ada Mae Day (Wilke), and Harry Day. She had one brother Alan, and a sister Ann, she unfortunately did not get to spend much time with them due to her schooling. Her being gone for school however did pay off. She had become known as the woman of the first of many things, such as the majority leader of Arizona, and Supreme Court Justice. She had many accomplishments in her life and was very successful, and

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    The final piece of evidence for a worldwide flood is the Grand Canyon. An article describing the Grand Canyon states, “The general scientific consensus, updated at a 2010 conference, holds that the Colorado River carved the Grand Canyon beginning 5 million to 6 million years ago.” (Zimmermann, 2013) However, it is obvious that the Colorado river could not have carved the Grand Canyon. It is much too small to carve such an enormous monument, and it shows a surprising lack of erosion for being millions

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    and their views: Government officials and groups such as the Arizona Department of Water Resources seem confident in the progress thus far to conserve and store for the future. Arizona is one of the few western states considered to have a well-divided government organization when it comes to managing the above and underground water resources. The Key persons and groups in Government on this situation along with their role in Arizona water are as follows: The Governor (Doug Ducey; January 15th,

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    close my eyes, I could almost swear that I was there right at that moment. It's as if my body can almost taste the sweet air, feel the cold, wet breeze on my skin, and recall the scent of the pine trees towering above our heads. Hiking in Payson, Arizona, after a snow storm is one of the best places I have ever visited in order to collect one of these memories. Payson is a great place to take the family dog hiking, but also you will be able to appreciate the beautiful landscape Payson has to offer

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    ACA • Nationally, the percent uninsured decreased 2.8% between 2013 and 2014. In Arizona, the percent decrease is 3.5% • As of June 30, 2015, 9.9 million Americans (154,000 in Arizona) receive health insurance through ACA exchanges. Both of these numbers are slightly down from 2014. • ACA is forcing payers and providers to focus on value-based purchasing, like risk-based arrangements

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    SB 1070: Arizona Anti-Immigration Law Introduction and Summary SB 1070 Anti-Immigration Law was passed by Arizona legislators and signed by former Arizona Governor Jan Brewer in early 2009 when another former Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano became Secretary of Homeland Security under President Barack Obama’s administration (Morse, 2011). After Jan Brewer took office, she was looking for ways to strengthen the anti-immigration laws. Former Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce was attempting to find

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    Through the field, we marched, through the mud, we crawled, but the Sierra Vista mall is where I encountered the most enchanting hunter, a young soldier could 've faced. Fort Huachuca is a training base just outside the city of Sierra Vista, Arizona and home to a voluminous amount of fledgling soldiers. A perfect place to house kiosks that encouraged shopping for essential living items including entertainment systems. The sales representative preached a lifestyle that only the wealthy could afford

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