Last week, the Gila River Indian Community celebrated Earth Day a month ahead of the globally recognized date. The day is dedicated to embracing environmental awareness and action.
The Valley-based tribe welcomed a special guest: Jane Goodall.
The 90-year-old world-renowned zoologist and British primatologist, who has dedicated her life to studying chimpanzees, toured the Huhugam Heritage Center in Chandler and met with Indigenous youth at the tribe’s Department of Environmental Quality in the capital of Sacaton…