America honors the Constitution and our Treaties when it respects our Freedom as Native Nations.
The U.S. House of Representatives debates S.5355, the National Advisory Council on Indian Education Improvement Act, on December 17, 2024.
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) discusses Indian Country legislation on the floor of the U.S. Senate on December 17, 2024.
The U.S. House of Representatives debates H.R.1101, the Lumbee Fairness Act, on December 17, 2024.
The U.S. House of Representatives considers S.3857, the Jamul Indian Village Land Transfer Act, on December 17, 2024.
President Biden’s apology for Indian boarding schools was among the top news stories of the year. What else matters to Native people in 2024?
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) lashes out against the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians at a hearing on sports betting on December 17, 2024.
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) lashes out against the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians at a hearing on sports betting on December 17, 2024.
Another Indian Country bill is up for consideration in the U.S. House of Representatives as the 118th Congress comes to a close.
A controversial bill to extend federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe is moving forward on Capitol Hill amid ongoing opposition in Indian Country.
Another batch of Indian Country bills is making its way through the 118th Congress, with only about a week left for tribal nations to see success.
A bill to protect the Ocmulgee Mounds in Georgia is making progress in Congress.
Tribal businesses and Native entrepreneurs are preparing for tariffs and other international trade shifts with Donald Trump in the White House.
Tribal leaders and federal officials participate in a panel titled “Strengthening the Nation-to-Nation Relationship” at the 2024 White House Tribal Nations Summit.
Tribal leaders and federal officials participate in a panel titled “Investing In Indian Country” at the 2024 White House Tribal Nations Summit.
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland opens the White House Tribal Nations Summit in Washington, D.C.
Donald Trump focused on transgender issues during his successful presidential campaign. Where does that leave Indian Country?
“We are still here,” the first Native person to serve in a presidential cabinet said at the fourth and final White House Tribal Nations Summit of the Joe Biden era.
President Joe Biden is establishing a national monument at the site of one of the most infamous Indian boarding schools.
Respect for Tribal Nations is a cornerstone of the Biden-Harris Administration’s policies for Indian Country, the White House said.
It’s that time again for the White House Tribal Nations Summit. Will this one be the last?
Paul Begay, Anne Curley, Ella Mae Begay and Everett Charley are the names of just a handful of people who have gone missing on the Navajo Nation.
Historian and clan leader Mike Aak’wtaatseen Hoyt designed a logo for the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree featuring the Tlingit language.
Local officials are still trying to get the state of Montana to pay for law enforcement costs on the Flathead Reservation.
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) calls for the release of imprisoned American Indian Movement activist Leonard Peltier in a speech on the U.S. Senate floor.
The U.S. Senate considers S.5355, the National Advisory Council on Indian Education Improvement Act, on December 3, 2024.
With just a few weeks left in his term, President Joe Biden is hosting his final White House Tribal Nations Summit.
Local officials have billed the state of Montana nearly $1 million this year to help cover the cost of law enforcement on the Flathead Reservation.
The proposed Maah Daah Hey National Monument would protect sacred lands in North Dakota.
Federal government officials testify about the crisis of missing and murdered relatives on November 20, 2024.
Native women leaders testify about the crisis of missing and murdered relatives on November 20, 2024.
The House Committee on Appropriations holds a hearing titled “Investigating the Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women” on November 20, 2024.
Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Arizona) cites efforts to honor tribal sovereignty as among his most important achievements.
Despite grants and numerous programs to help mitigate the issue, cases of missing or murdered Indigenous women continue at relatively high rates.
A logo depicting Blackfeet Chief Two Guns White Calf could be revived by the Washington professional football team.
In a viral video, Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke performed a haka on the floor of New Zealand’s Parliament and tore apart a bill that would weaken Māori political rights.
With time quickly running out in the 118th Congress, a leading Democratic lawmaker is laying down the law when it comes to advancing Indian Country’s legislative interests.
A bill aimed at benefiting the Crow Tribe dominated discussion at a hearing in Washington, D.C. on November 19, 2024.
Tribal governments have struggled, fought, and bled for centuries to exist and maintain our cultures.
Chairman Frank White Clay of the Crow Tribe testifies in support of H.R.8952, the Crow Revenue Act, on November 19, 2024.
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