Examining 50 years of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act in Indian Country
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs holds an oversight hearing titled “Examining 50 years of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act in Indian Country.”

Native American Education – Examining Federal Programs at the U.S. Department of Education
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing on Native programs at the Department of Education.

Native American Education – Examining Federal Programs at the U.S. Department of Education
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing on Native programs at the Department of Education.

Navajo Technical University
Indian educators and advocates are testifying about the impacts of closing the Department of Education.

Linda McMahon
The vast majority of Native students attend schools funded through the Department of Education, the cabinet agency that President Donald Trump wants to shut down.

First Americans Museum
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs is holding a field hearing to mark the 50th anniversary of the self-determination era.

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is taking a look at programs at the Department of Education that serve Native students.

Raúl Grijalva Memorial
Friends, family, community members and dignitaries honored the life of Raúl Grijalva, who championed Native causes during his 12 terms in the U.S. Congress.

Ruben Gallego
“As a veteran who used VA care, I know intimately the importance of having a health care system our veterans and their families can rely on,” said Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Arizona).

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The Continental
From restored hunting and fishing rights for the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians to a new Native-run restaurant, find out what’s on The Menu with Native America Calling.

Department of the Interior
The Department of the Interior, the federal agency with the most trust and treaty responsibilities in Indian Country, has just one Senate-confirmed leader in office.

Department of Health and Human Services
The Department of Health and Human Services is eliminating 20,000 full-time employees, according to a fact sheet.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
“We aren’t just reducing bureaucratic sprawl. We are realigning the organization with its core mission and our new priorities in reversing the chronic disease epidemic,” said Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

'No More Stolen Sisters'
Arizona ranks third for the highest number of cases of missing Indigenous people.

First Americans Museum
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs is going on the road to mark the 50th anniversary of the self-determination era.

Ketchikan, Alaska
The unpredictable availability of salmon and other fish is putting additional pressures on the subsistence rights of Alaska Natives.

Dismantling the Department of Education could severely impact the government’s ability to meet its legal and moral commitments to Tribal Nations and their citizens, the American Indian Higher Education Consortium said.

Mike Rounds
“Great Plains reservation communities are continuing to deal with a public safety crisis,” said Sen. Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.

Brian Schatz
“One of the federal government’s core trust and treaty responsibilities to American Indians, Native Hawaiians, and Alaska Natives is to provide education,” said Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), the vice chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.

National Congress of American Indians
“This is not just an administrative change – it’s an attack on the fundamental right of Native students to a quality education that reflects their identity, history, and sovereignty,” said NCAI President Mark Macarro.

Mauna Kea
Native Hawaiian writer Norma Kawelokū Wong tells us our current reality is “drifting haphazardly in the riptide of collapse.”

Flathead Reservation
Public Law 280 continues to be the source of unresolved law enforcement and public safety issues in Indian Country.

Medicaid Town Hall
Potential cuts to Medicare and Medicaid are causing uncertainty as Republicans, encouraged by President Donald Trump, push for drastic changes.

Cheyenne River Health Center
As Congress mulls potentially massive cuts to Medicaid, health centers that serve Native communities are bracing for catastrophe.

Navajo Code Talkers
Prominent Native figures in U.S. military history have been erased from the Department of Defense’s website thanks to Donald Trump.

White Horse Hill Sunka Wakan Ska Paha National Game Preserve
Regulatory activity has ground to a halt at the Bureau of Indian Affairs but one pro-tribal action has made it over the finish line in the era of Donald Trump.

“Closing the Department of Education would provide children and their families the opportunity to escape a system that is failing them,” President Donald Trump said.

“We are sending education back to the states where it so rightly belongs,” said Secretary of Education Linda McMahon.

Raúl M. Grijalva
Raúl Grijalva was known as a champion of tribal issues as a leader on the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Colorado River
The Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act addresses the water rights of the Hopi Tribe, the Navajo Nation and the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe.

Navajo Code Talkers
“You’re not only erasing Navajo culture but you’re also eliminating Navajo code,” said Peter MacDonald, 96, one of the few surviving Navajo Code Talkers.

Cultural and Academic Research Experience
Programs that help Native students succeed are already shutting down thanks to the Donald Trump administration.

Lisa Murkowski
“Following my recent transition to Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, it is as important as ever to have driven and dedicated staff members to advance the needs of Native peoples, said Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska).

Indigenous Peoples Coalition
The Indigenous Peoples Coalition celebrated the release of activist Leonard Peltier from federal prison.

National Congress of American Indians
“The Navajo Code Talkers’ legacy is not just a story of Native American resilience but a defining chapter in American history,” said NCAI Executive Director Larry Wright, Jr.

Montana Legislature American Indian Caucus
Members of Montana’s American Indian Caucus say they have been able to advance priority bills in the state legislature.

Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum on Indian Education
Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum discusses his views on Indian education on February 12, 2025.

Haskell Indian Nations University
The Donald Trump administration is facing a major test of its commitment to Indian Country with a lawsuit challenging the firings of government employees at two tribal colleges.

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