A new University of Arizona study found that American Indians operate 62% of farms in Arizona and manage more than 80% of the state’s total agricultural land. But those farmers are still not getting the recognition or resources they need. Michael Kotutwa Johnson is a Hopi dry farmer and a coauthor of the study.
“I don't think people really understand the agricultural imprint and footprint that [tribes] have here in Arizona and have since, I almost like to say time immemorial,” Kotutwa Johnson said.