The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is meeting to focus on tribal water rights, including a bill to settle a long-running dispute in Arizona.
Voting rights advocates say a bill to overhaul elections could disenfranchise millions of Americans, including Native voters.
Looking for opportunities to get involved? NAFOA has you covered.
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma) is poised to make history as the first Native person in the Donald Trump cabinet following a shake-up in Washington, D.C.
The Seneca Nation, the Muscogee Nation and the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians are asserting their sovereign rights.
Advocates working to accurately portray Native history in the K-12 education system recently scored a victory in Texas amid shifts in the national landscape.
The 119th Congress is slowly but surely taking action to advance Indian Country’s legislative agenda following a less than stellar start to the session.
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs is holding its first legislative hearing of the new year.
The Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act has been reintroduced in the 119th Congress.
In Oklahoma, springtime means more than just blooming flowers and warmer weather. It also means that storm season is coming.
“On behalf of the 25th Navajo Nation Council, I extend my deepest condolences to the family of former Vice President Rex Lee Jim,” said Speaker Crystalyne Curley.
“If you’re Venezuelan, Mexican or Apache, it doesn’t matter at the end of the day,” said one resident.
Tune into Native America Calling get a picture of the current trends for domestic violence prevention.
A property known as Zorro Ranch was owned by sex offender Jeffrey Epstein for more than two decades.
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) discusses a proposal to revise Section 106 regulations on February 12, 2026.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is finally getting a chance to help expand tribal self-determination over energy development.
Emily Pike was just 14 years old when she went missing from a group home in Arizona.
Runs of salmon that Alaska Native people have always relied on for survival have been disappearing.
With help from Congress, the Donald Trump administration stripped some $1.5 billion in federal funds previously promised to tribes.
A federal judge ruled that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth cannot demote Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) over comments made about the U.S. military.
Indian Country is coming together to continue the work of the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children and make long-lasting changes for youth and families.
A controversial restructuring of Indian education programs is moving forward at the national level despite widespread opposition from tribes and educators.
Polly Watson of Bristol Bay Native Corporation testifies before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on February 10, 2026.
Katherine Carlton of Chugach Alaska Corporation and the Native American Contractors Association testifies before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on February 10, 2026.
Chuck Hoskin Jr. of the Cherokee Nation testifies before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on February 10, 2026.
Cariann Ah Loo of the Native Hawaiian Organizations Association testifies before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on February 10, 2026.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing on February 10, 2026.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing on February 10, 2026.
The National Congress of American Indians hosts the State of Indian Nations on February 9, 2026.
NAFOA and Tribal Leaders Testify Before Oversight Hearing on Economic Development.
The past year has seen major challenges for Indian Country. How is the nation’s largest inter-tribal organization responding?
As the country gears up to commemorate 250 years since the Declaration of Independence, several galleries are exploring the enduring strengths of Native people through traditional and contemporary works.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts a legislative hearing on February 4, 2026.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts a legislative hearing on February 4, 2026.
Alaska Natives are suing after the Trump administration removed protections for an area important to subsistence hunting.
A federal judge cast efforts to demote Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) as an unprecedented attack on the rights of military veterans.
Leanndra Ross of the Southcentral Foundation testifies before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on February 4, 2026.
Dayna Seymour from the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation testifies before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on February 4, 2026.
Darrell LaRoche of the Indian Health Service testifies before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on February 4, 2026.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is meeting to take testimony on legislation benefiting tribal health programs.
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