“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.
NAFOA’s 2026 programs for young professionals are now open!
Fresh off her historic primary win in New Mexico, former Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland returned to the nation’s capital to celebrate her latest achievement.
The House Committee on Natural Resources is set to advance a land bill for the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation.
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs is holding a legislative hearing on bills affecting tribal homelands, Indian health and economic development.
NAFOA is providing testimony on a bill to consolidation tribal economic development programs at the federal level.
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.
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.
“Gaming is an important contributor to the economic success of many tribes,” said Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Billy Kirkland.
New opportunities to advance economic development in tribal communities.
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.
Tribal leaders say desecration of sacred sites is happening at a record pace after the Trump administration sidelined cultural and environmental barriers.
“As I look at the proposed FY27 budget for Indian Affairs programs, I’ve got questions as to whether or not it will meet the well-documented needs across Indian Country,” said Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
The MAGA figure once known as the “QAnon Shaman” said that President Donald Trump’s new Anti-Weaponization Fund is an abuse of power by a would-be “king.”
“We are speaking of the spirits of our ancestors, who are still present, still teaching, and still caring and asking us to carry forward what they entrusted to us,” said Pueblo of Acoma Gov. Charles Riley.
“I’m proud of the bipartisan progress we made today in advancing these eight bills through committee to the Senate floor,” said Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
The U.S. government and mining corporations are ignoring the rights of tribes to free, prior and informed consent, according to a new report.
“Importantly, it also upholds our sacred trust and treaty oaths to protect Native American communities,” Rep. Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma) said of the Interior funding bill.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is getting back to work after a long absence in the nation’s capital.
Clayton Fulton of the Indian Health Service testifies before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on May 20, 2026.
William “Billy” Kirkland of the Department of the Interior testifies before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on May 20, 2026.
At the end of the day, as a Congress and a country, we must do all we can to repay those who served us, both past and present.
The U.S. Supreme Court continues to upend the voting rights landscape amid a crucial election cycle that already has tribes and their advocates worried about their power at the polls.
The Trump administration is changing course when it comes to bison on federal lands, a shift that affects tribal recovery efforts.
Tribes in New Mexico are joining a growing fight against platforms that offer betting on sports events.
A voting rights decision from the U.S. Supreme Court is raising alarms among Native advocates and politicians.
Secretary Doug Burgum is headed to Capitol Hill to testify about the proposed fiscal year 2027 budget for the Department of the Interior.
As an enrolled member of the Chickasaw Nation myself, I know that predators prey on vulnerable children in Indian Country at alarming rates.
The war in Iran has led to a rise in the price of gas. How are Native businesses and individuals coping?
An investigation found that Jonathan Windy Boy sent inappropriate messages to a fellow lawmaker during the 2017 legislative session in Montana.
Jonathan Windy Boy is running as a Democrat to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives in Montana’s 2nd Congressional District.
Tribes in Wisconsin are celebrating a new law that gives them exclusive control over sports betting, but a similar attempt fell flat for tribes in Oklahoma.
Jonathan Windy Boy, one of the longest-serving Native lawmakers, hasn’t spoken publicly about calls for him to resign from the Montana Legislature.
Advocates for missing and murdered relatives say police didn’t act fast enough when an Alaska Native woman went missing.
First Nations, Inuit and Métis leaders are calling for an investigation into the Royal Canadian Mounted Police following news reports of a secret surveillance program.
Following the Trump administration’s lead, state officials and private individuals are challenging Native student programs.
Chairman Ken Choke of the Nisqually Tribe testifies in support of H.R.7515 on April 29, 2026.
It’s been 10 years since the fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline grew into a worldwide movement.
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