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Cocopah Now Podcast

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Celebrating the Partnership That Made History

The Cocopah Indian Tribe and the City of Somerton celebrated the 25thn Anniversary of the Somerton Cocopah Fire Department. Somerton council made a proclamation that June 19th is the Somerton Cocopah Fire Department Day.

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KAWC: Cocopah Tribe launches habitat restoration project along Colorado River

The Cocopah Indian Tribe’s Environmental Protection Office successfully completed its first ecological restoration project, restoring 40 acres at the Cocopah North Reservation.

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At The Intersection of Culture, Education, and Journalism

KAWC Civic Engagement Reporter Alexandra Rangel joins Miss Cocopah Jocentah Miller and Miss Cocopah Committee member Rosa Santos in a round table discussion about what is means to be to be am ambassador.

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Harvest Time at the Cocopah Head Start Garden

After more than six months planning, preparing, and planting, Cocopah Head Start children reaped the fruits and vegetables of their labor. Cocopah Head Start Director Tabitha Navotny, Elder Paula Koolick, EPO Border Projects Technician Luis Sanchez and EPO Director Jen Alspach talk about this milestone for the tribe.

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Resiliency and Environmental Restoration

Cocopah Environmental Protection Office Director Jen Alspach talks about resiliency as it pertains to environmental restoration projects. Arizona Conservation Corps crew members Martin Leon, Derrick Lameman and Helen Eifert talk about their experiences from projects on other regions in the state compared to the desert southwest.

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Protecting Paramedics

Mass shootings in the US have forced first responders to change their tactics. Among those changes is to outfit paramedics with the same ballistic helmets and vests as the police have in their inventory. Cocopah Emergency Manager Mike Fila, Cocopah Public Safety Director Paul DeAnda, and Somerton Cocopah Fire Department Chief Javier Hernandez talk about how first responders have changed their…

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Some of the Most Inspiring Conservation Work

Representatives from the Native American Fish and Wildlife Society visited Cocopah to get a first hand look at a $5 million restoration project encompassing 400 acres of Cocopah land. Cocopah Environmental Protection Office Director Jen Alspach and Museum Manager Joe Rodriquez talk with NAFWS Executive Director Julie Thorstenson and Grants Coordinator Megan Hawkins about their partnership.

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Air Quality and Pesticide Training at Cocopah

Cocopah Environmental Protection Office Director Jen Alspach, Border Projects Technician Luis Sanchez, Air Quality Specialist Emily Matcham, and Tribal member Krista Phillips discuss air quality and pesticide safety training.

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Cocopah Head Start Garden Project Phase 4

Cocopah EPO Border Projects Technician Luis Sanchez, EPO Director Jen Alspach, Councilmember Jennifer Townsend and Cocopah Mom Jessica Serrano talk about the intersection of education, the environment and culture.

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Cocopah Head Start Students Get Ready For Planting a Garden

Cocopah Environmental Protection Office Director Jen Alspach talks with Councilmember Jennifer Townsend and Cocopah Mom Jessica Serrano about the learning process for children as they prepare to plant a garden.

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