The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is moving quickly to advance Indian Country legislation amid a dramatically changed political environment.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a business meeting to consider pending legislation on March 5, 2025.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a business meeting to consider pending legislation on March 5, 2025.
Efforts continue at all levels to address the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous relatives.
Indian Country is taking yet another hit as President Trump tries to reduce the size of the federal government despite the trust and treaty obligations owed to tribes and their communities.
After years of progress, Native trans relatives are facing a major rollback of favorable laws and policies.
The 176th anniversary of the federal agency with the most trust and treaty responsibilities comes with major challenges for Indian Country.
A whopping 26 bills are on the agenda as the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs advances pending legislation.
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs holds an oversight hearing on Indian trust reform on February 25, 2025.
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs is holding its second hearing of the 119th Congress, focusing on the federal government’s management of Indian trust assets.
Indian Country is returning to the nation’s capital to hold the federal government accountable — a difficult task in a new political landscape.
Non-profits and state governments continue to fight the Donald Trump administration in court over a freeze in federal funds.
Amid widespread terminations of its employees, the Bureau of Indian Affairs is trying to put the focus back on a critical issue facing tribes and their communities.
After spending nearly 50 years behind bars, American Indian Movement activist Leonard Peltier is finally free.
As Leonard Peltier is set to be released from federal prison, Native activists are reflecting on nearly five decades of work to win his freedom.
The National Congress of American Indians continued its executive council winter session in Washington, D.C.
The National Congress of American Indians opened its executive council winter session in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
As tribal leaders gather in the nation’s capital, a key partner is missing from their efforts to hold the federal government accountable for its trust and treaty obligations.
Listen to the 2025 State of Indian Nations, delivered by National Congress of American Indians President Mark Macarro.
Catch up with the State of Indian Nations, delivered by National Congress of American Indians President Mark Macarro.
We take all challenges to treaty rights and tribal sovereignty seriously.
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs holds a legislative hearing on February 5, 2025.
The state of Alaska has filed suit against the Department of the Interior in hopes of shutting down a tribal gaming facility.
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.43, the Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act, on February 4, 2025.
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.42, the Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act, on February 4, 2025.
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs is taking up four tribal bills at its first hearing of the 119th Congress.
A citizen of the Navajo Nation is being tapped to serve as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs though it’s not the person who was publicly lobbying for the job.
Tribes are trying to remind the United States of its trust and treaty obligations amid an anti-DEI effort that has led to casualties in Indian Country.
The Department of the Interior, the federal agency with the most trust and treaty responsibilities in Indian Country, officially has a new leader.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is convening for the first time under new Republican leadership.
A federal judge is hearing arguments in a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s efforts to freeze government grants.
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Tribes operate lending businesses under their own sovereignty. But they still face struggles.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is promising to elevate Indian issues should he be confirmed to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
“It is time for the state to take repatriation seriously,” said Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D).
The new administration of President Donald Trump continues to send conflicting messages about a controversial freeze on federal funds, resulting in ongoing uncertainty for tribal nations.
Chaos and confusion remain the order of the day for Indian Country, barely a week into the new administration of President Donald Trump.
President Donald Trump has ordered sweeping immigration raids across the country. Native people feel targeted.
Doug Burgum has yet to be confirmed as the new leader of the Department of the Interior but a contentious Indian Country issue has already been dumped on his desk.
During most of the past two centuries, the country’s failed federal Indian policy inflicted a great injustice on the Cherokee Nation.
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