Catalina Chacon, Council Member from the Pechanga Band of Indians, testifies before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on July 29, 2026.
Jeff Grubbe, Chairman of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, testifies before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on July 29, 2026.
Buddy Rocha, Jr., Chairman of the Yavapai-Apache Nation, testifies before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on July 29, 2026.
Scott Cameron, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science at the Department of the Interior, testifies before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on July 29, 2026.
A bill making its way through Congress offers new hope for five Native communities who are hoping to secure their own land for the first time.
Efforts to update an Indian housing law that expired more than a decade ago continue to face setbacks on Capitol Hill.
Ahead of a scheduled recess, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is holding a legislative hearing on tribal water rights legislation.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is meeting to consider the nomination of Mark Cruz to lead the Indian Health Service.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is taking testimony on a bill to reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act, commonly known as NAHASDA.
The House Committee on Natural Resources holds a markup on H.R.726, the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025.
Two tribes in Washington state are suing the federal government for changes that they say put endangered species like salmon in danger.
The House Committee on Natural Resources holds a markup on July 15, 2026.
Cherokee Nation citizen Courtney Jordan is using social media to keep Indian Country informed about key cases and tribal rights.
President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the signing of two proclamations dismantling national monuments in Utah.
President Donald Trump, once again, has reduced the size of two national monuments in Utah — an action taken once again without tribal involvement.
The House Committee on Natural Resources holds an oversight hearing titled “Innovative Technologies and Initiatives to Tackle the MMIP Crisis in Indian Country” on July 14, 2026.
“Predictive markets undermine tribal sovereignty and the long-standing tribal gaming compacts and laws that have governed tribal gaming for decades,” Choctaw Nation Chief Gary Batton said.
Tribes in Minnesota are forging ahead with solar projects, successfully building their own infrastructure to secure energy independence.
A new report says Native students are disciplined more harshly and miss more school days from suspensions than other students in a majority Native district in New Mexico.
The nation’s leading Indian boarding school organization is entering a new era amid ongoing challenges to its advocacy efforts.
Educator Carol Juneau is among the 2026 inductees of the National Native American Hall of Fame. Tune in to learn more.
“Engaging with the revitalized Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee is a vital opportunity to drive real change,” said Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum.
A Swiss private collector is selling a massive collection of thousands of Indigenous pipes, firearms and cultural items, valued at over $17 million.
A Republican state lawmaker is pushing tribes to renegotiate their Class III gaming compacts amid a national legal and policy dispute.
First Nations and Métis leaders are opposing efforts by the province of Alberta to secede from Canada.
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“We have been left with no other choice but to file suit to protect our land, our culture, and our rights,” said Tohono O’odham Nation Chairman Verlon Jose.
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs is holding a legislative hearing on bills affecting tribal homelands, Indian health and economic development.
A racial discrimination lawsuit filed by a non-Native threatens to dismantle a Native Hawaiian land program established by Congress more than a century ago.
Tune into Native America Calling to get a view of what Pride means in 2026.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a legislative hearing on June 3, 2026.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a legislative hearing on June 3, 2026.
Tribes in South Dakota and Minnesota are seeing positive change when it comes to Indian child welfare.
The Tribal Supreme Court Project is celebrating its 25th anniversary. What’s changed for tribes at the highest court in the land?
The Trump administration’s highest-ranking Indian Country official is serving double duty with a new appointment at the federal agency overseeing the $43.9 billion tribal gaming industry.
Tribal agricultural producers in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming have lost out on millions of dollars previously promised by the U.S. government.
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation is again teaming with Legal Aid Services of Oregon to provide help to low-income tribal citizens.
The Trump administration is moving to undo a ban on oil and gas drilling near Chaco Canyon, a site of major cultural significance in New Mexico.
At the Cherokee Nation, we believe true justice must include an opportunity for redemption and a clean start on the other side of accountability.
Under California law, state officials and affected tribes are notified whenever ancestral remains are uncovered. But the law isn’t always followed.
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