Arizona would not be where it is today without our native cultures. They helped turn this land into the beautiful, habitable landscape we know and love today.
Before this land was known as America, it was a wide open expanse, home to the many native tribes that we hear less and less of as the years pass. These populations are dwindling, especially here in Arizona as more and more members go missing.
The largest problem facing native communities in Arizona right now is the growing number of tribal members that have gone missing. In 2021 alone, Arizona was the state with the third most unresolved missing persons cases in native communities.
Many crimes on tribal land, especially Arizona, go unsolved, which is why 11 FBI agents will head to the Grand Canyon State to try and settle the score.
Before America was America, banded together under the banner of Red, White, and Blue, it was home to another civilization, or rather, multiple civilizations.
From the Beatles' adventures with LSD in the '60s to Aaron Rodgers' famed ayahuasca retreats, hallucinogenic drugs have been at the forefront of popular culture for decades.
Arizona is one of the most unique states in the U.S., and for good reason. As one of the most biologically and socially diverse states in the nation, it's bound to have some wackiness seep through the cracks.
Arizona's deserts are dry and hot, but you knew that already. You may have wondered to yourself, "how on earth could humanity survive out here", before getting sidetracked by something else and forgetting about it.