Join Native America Calling in remembrance of Ada Deer, a trailblazer from the Menominee Nation who was the first woman to serve as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs.
The Indian Arts and Crafts Board, the federal agency charged with protecting and promoting authentic Native art, is welcoming a new member.
Efforts to strengthen the Indian Arts and Crafts Act are drawing widespread attention as tribes seek a major — and controversial — change to a law designed to protect Native artists from frauds.
Forty years of federal recognition and the Narragansett people are still fighting for what’s rightfully ours.
For too many generations, citizens of tribal nations around the country, including Cherokee Nation citizens, saw their language, their culture and their artistic expression suppressed and eroded by policies of the United States.
Private and public lands are slowly being returned to the care of Native peoples across the country.
In Arizona, 22 federally recognized tribes inhabit nearly every region of the state. But Hia-Ced O’odham isn’t one of them.
In 1958, members of the Lumbee Tribe showed up in force to stop a KKK rally in North Carolina.
All eyes are on Capitol Hill as tribal leaders — and the rest of the nation — await the arrival of a highly-anticipated defense spending bill.
A number of tribes remain on the waiting list for federal recognition.
Tribal nations in Virginia are ushering in a new era in health care after securing recognition from the federal government.
The Chinook Nation is supporting its push for federal recognition with the #ChinookJustice campaign.
A closely-divided decision confirms the right of two tribes to offer certain types of gaming in Texas, free of state interference.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is holding a second and final field hearing in Hawaii.
Wayne Newton’s legacy as a stage and screen performer is well established over his six decades in show business.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is on the road this week, focusing on Native Hawaiian issues.
A Democratic-led bill to strengthen the policy of tribal consultation has hit a snag on Capitol Hill, leaving some supporters wondering about its future.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a business meeting to consider five tribal homelands bills.
With one long-overdue legislative achievement under their belts, tribal nations from one of the furthest ends of Indian Country are asking Congress to fully recognize their sovereignty.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a legislative hearing on six bills on March 23, 2022.
The $1.5 trillion omnibus will fund Indian Country programs and expand recognition of tribal sovereignty under the Violence Against Women Act.
With funding for Indian Country programs set to run out unless Congress acts, developments are fast-moving on Capitol Hill.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a business meeting and legislative hearing on February 16, 2022.
The Little Shell Tribal Health Clinic is slated to open roughly two years after the tribal nation achieved its long-sought federal recognition.
A supporter of federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe made a special presentation during a hearing on Capitol Hill.
Groups claiming to be tribal sovereigns has reached a new level of concern for the Shawnee Tribe.
The U.S. House of Representatives meets on December 1, 2021, to consider Indian Country legislation.
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.4352, a legislative fix to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Carcieri v. Salazar, on December 1, 2021.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs meets for a legislative hearing on November 17, 2021.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs meets to consider pending legislation and receive testimony on four bills.
“I’m looking at this as an opportunity for growth for me,” Larry Wright Jr. said after stepping down as chair of the Ponca Tribe.
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.4881, the Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act, on November 1, 2021.
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.2758, the Lumbee Recognition Act, on November 1, 2021.
Seven Indian Country bills, affecting tribal homelands, federal recognition and urban Indians, are slated for passage in the U.S. House of Representatives
The Lumbee Tribe is once again asking Congress for full federal recognition.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is asking tribes about a possible change in regulations affecting federal recognition.
Lawmakers are getting back to work after a long recess and a divisive election as time runs out to advance Indian Country’s legislative agenda.
A bill to extend federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe is making progress on Capitol Hill.
The U.S. House of Representatives is slated to approve a bipartisan bill to extend federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe.
With the control of the U.S. Senate at stake, Native voters are playing a pivotal role in important races in North Carolina, Arizona, Montana and Alaska.
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