President Mark Macarro (Pechanga) of the National Congress of American Indians opens the Wednesday morning session of NCAI’s executive council winter session in Washington, D.C. Tune in! #ECWS2024 @NCAI1944 pic.twitter.com/dMFHIx2Y1T

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Jennifer Finley (Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes), Rocky Mountain Vice President of National Congress of American Indians, offers invocation as @NCAI1944 continues executive council winter session in Washington, D.C. #ECWS2024 @CSKTCouncil pic.twitter.com/hhniLs8vZ0

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“These are changes that are going to remove decades of barriers”: White House panel, from left, of Liz Reese (Nambe), Rose Petoskey (Grand Traverse) and Liz Carr (Sault Ste. Marie) discuss Executive Order 14112 to reform federal funding for tribal nations. @NCAI1944 #ECWS2024 pic.twitter.com/kE9IhQzmuI

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President Joe Biden signed Executive Order 14112 during the White House Tribal Nations Summit on December 6, 2023.

Fact Sheet: https://t.co/Ec2nrhlgSL

Executive Order: https://t.co/QawPcwuOnK@WhiteHouseIGA46 @WhiteHouse @NCAI1944 #ECWS2024 pic.twitter.com/Qh3ghCFPTr

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The White House Council on Native American Affairs hosted tribal engagement session for Executive Order 14112 on January 22, 2024.

Dear Tribal Leader Letter:https://t.co/hfXx8XGbF1

Presentation Slides:https://t.co/ak5pkTmfWd

More: https://t.co/BI5qC72hXu@NCAI1944 #ECWS2024 pic.twitter.com/7svPbemOYP

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“I used to say that OMB was where our hopes and dreams die”: Dr. Aaron Payment (Sault Ste. Marie) welcomes change at White House Office of Management and Budget with addition of Native leadership, including Liz Carr, Tribal Advisor to Director of OMB. @NCAI1944 #ECWS2024 pic.twitter.com/T8u6qEjYRO

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“We’re going to continue to elevate this”: Rep. Sharice Davids (D-Kansas), citizen of Ho-Chunk Nation, just reintroduced H.R.7227, the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act. @RepDavids @NCAI1944 #ECWS2024 @NABSHC pic.twitter.com/wB5aGaos6N

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The Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act requires US government to investigate, document and report on genocidal Indian boarding school era.

H.R.7227: https://t.co/lw4tRsJx1E

Press Release: https://t.co/VL86GvOM4Y@RepDavids #NCAI1944 #ECWS2024

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“Indigenous excellence is right here in the room today”: Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona highlights efforts at Department of Education to promote and preserve Native languages at National Congress of American Indians in Washington, D..C. @NCAI1944 @SecCardona #ECWS2024 pic.twitter.com/9WMaTGZ1Ci

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“First-ever Native language action plan”: Dr. Kilolo Kijakazi of Social Security Administration says @SocialSecurity is recognizing and promoting Native languages by ensuring translation and other services are available to Native language speakers. @NCAI1944 #ECWS2024 pic.twitter.com/cSSAg8zJoo

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Learn more about the Social Security Administration's efforts in Indian Country from the Fiscal Year 2024 Tribal Consultation and Call to Action Plan: https://t.co/JKgPHQSzlP @SocialSecurity @NCAI1944 #ECWS2024

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“There are so many pressing needs in Indian Country”: Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) cites underfunding of Bureau of Indian Affairs & Indian Health Service, plus lack of Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act as major issues. @Rep_Peltola @NCAI1944 #ECWS2024 pic.twitter.com/B0lI8t23bQ

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“This job is critical to our people”: With everything from rez roads to school bus routes, Arlando Teller (Navajo) at National Congress of American Indians as first-ever Assistant Secretary for Tribal Government Affairs at Department of Transportation. @USDOT @NCAI1944 #ECWS2024 pic.twitter.com/lrWWDoXvKg

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“Section 184 is synonymous with homeownership in Indian Country”: Marion Mollegen McFadden of Department of Housing and Urban Development says @HUDgov has lowered Section 184 fees to increase homeownership among American Indians and Alaska Natives. @NCAI1944 #ECWS2024 @HUD_ONAP pic.twitter.com/CABOazBTEU

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“We need a nation-to-nation effort”: Robert Santos, Director of U.S. Census Bureau, says tribal efforts are crucial to accurate Census counts. Preparations are already underway for 2030 Census. @USCensusBureau @CensusDirector @NCAI1944 #ECWS2024 pic.twitter.com/VDaKxkXcug

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“That will save lives”: Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minnesota) champions advanced appropriations for Indian Health Service in fiscal year 2023. Expects FY2024 bills being negotiated in Congress to include @IHSgov advanced appropriations once again. @BettyMcCollum04 @NCAI1944 #ECWS2024 pic.twitter.com/woKLM74VHm

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“Get NAHASDA over the finish line”: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York), Democratic leader in US House of Representatives, calls for passage of Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act. NAHASDA expired in 2013. @RepJeffries @HouseDemocrats @NCAI1944 #ECWS2024 pic.twitter.com/WxMxMXYlM1

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“We are widely underutilized by Indian Country”: Heather Dawn Thompson (Cheyenne River Sioux), Director of Office of Tribal Relations at Department of Agriculture, calls attention to @USDA programs—from providing commodities to protecting sacred sites. @NCAI1944 #ECWS2024 pic.twitter.com/kJ80Mpev1a

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“Tribes have been doing this stewardship for generations, for centuries”: Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Xochitl Torres Small says US Forest Service has 180 co-stewardship agreements with tribes, an $87.8 million investment. @DepSecXoch @USDA @ForestService @NCAI1944 #ECWS2024 pic.twitter.com/8JBeo1SF5J

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JoAnn Kintz (Oglala Sioux), Deputy Director of Office of Tribal Justice at Department of Justice, says response to Not Invisible Act Commission report being jointly produced with Department of the Interior. Still undergoing review. @TheJusticeDept @NCAI1944 #ECWS2024 #MMIP #MMIW pic.twitter.com/P1cJk79Oqp

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“They have earned every dime. They have earned every health care”: Carol Scott calls on tribes to join Tribal Veterans Service Officers program to ensure benefits come to veterans in their communities. @NCAI1944 #ECWS2024 pic.twitter.com/hnzxXSQq2q

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“We are celebrating the 30-year anniversary of VAWA”: Rosie Hidalgo, Director of Office of Violence Against Women at Department of Justice, highlights inherent sovereignty of tribes to hold non-Indian offenders accountable. @TheJusticeDept @OVWJustice @NCAI1944 #ECWS2024 pic.twitter.com/hUEMRHRNim

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Happy Birthday to Larry Wright Jr., executive director of National Congress of American Indians and former chair of Ponca Tribe in Nebraska. @NCAI1944 #ECWS2024 pic.twitter.com/XAuNklZIeM

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