On Arizona’s campaign trail, there are 22 tribal lands. He set out to visit them all

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Arizona Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego (center) joins community members in a traditional dance at the Supai Tribe village in the Grand Canyon on Oct. 14. (Adriana Zehbrauskas for NPR)

On a warm summer day in June, Johnny Lehi stands a few steps off U.S. Route 89 under the harsh, northern Arizona sun.

He stares at a windswept expanse of red rocks, cliffs and clay that he hopes he’ll soon be able to officially call his own.

Over two decades ago, Lehi’s tribe — the San Juan Southern Paiute — signed a treaty with the Navajo Nation that set aside parts of Navajo land for the Southern Paiute people, one of 22 federally-recognized tribes in Arizona, and the only one without a reservation…

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