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Native America Calling: Confusion reigns following federal staff and service cuts
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Confusion reigns following federal staff, service cuts
The Donald Trump administration cut a quarter of the staff at Haskell Indian Nations University in February.
A little over a month later a judge reinstated those positions. Even though the jobs at Haskell and other Bureau of Indian Education schools were restored, uncertainty over the future of those institutions prevails.
Similar anxiety accompanies dozens of other important programs and institutions including libraries, museums, low-income heat assistance, and Medicaid.
Tune in to get updates from places feeling the effects of fast-changing federal support for Indian Country
Guests on Native America Calling
Shaun Griswold (Laguna, Zuni, and Jemez), correspondent at High Country News
Ahniwake Rose (Cherokee Nation), president and CEO of American Indian Higher Education Consortium
Aziza Smith (Eastern Shoshone), senior at Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs for the 119th Congress
Roberta Turner, social services supervisor at Na’ini Family and Social Services for the Kenaitze Indian Tribe in Alaska
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