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Senate Leadership Fund: 'White Farmers'
Crow people were still fuming over a Republican candidate deriding them as being “drunk at 8 a.m.” when a campaign ad began circulating about “white farmers.”

U.S. Capitol
Survivors of nuclear testing and uranium mines are ramping up pressure on Congress to reauthorize a federal compensation program that expired in June.

Native America Calling NAC
Playing college athletics takes more than just a love of sports. To be successful at that level takes years of dedication, focus, and a good deal of talent.

Tim Sheehy
“As you know, they’ll take recordings from years ago, chop them up and make them sound, you know, evil,” Republican candidate Tim Sheehy said on Fox News.

Navajo Nation
The shipment of uranium ore from the new Pinyon Plain Mine near the Grand Canyon has outraged leaders of the Navajo Nation.

NAFOA
Welcome to San Diego, California, for NAFOA’s Fall 2024 Conference!

Claremore Indian Hospital
Quite simply, we have proven that when Cherokees operate our own health care system, we do it better.

The Impact of the Gold Rush on Native Americans of California
There is a flip side to the narrative about the cultural richness that colonization supposedly brought to California.

Liko Martin and Nick Tilsen
“Native people are going to fight back,” said Nick Tilsen, founder of NDN Collective.

Shoshone-Bannock Casino Hotel
Tribes are major employers and big economic contributors to their communities.

Lahaina in Hawaii
A new wildfire appears at least once a week during the most active season, with many leaving lasting implications for tribes and residents.

Nomination Hearing to consider Patrice H. Kunesh to be Chair of National Indian Gaming Commission
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs considers the nomination of Patrice H. Kunesh to be Chair of the National Indian Gaming Commission.

Nomination Hearing to consider Patrice H. Kunesh to be Chair of National Indian Gaming Commission
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs considers the nomination of Patrice H. Kunesh to be Chair of the National Indian Gaming Commission.

Business meeting to consider S.2695, S.3857, S.4442 & S.4505
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts a business meeting on September 18, 2024.

Business meeting to consider S.2695, S.3857, S.4442 & S.4505
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts a business meeting on September 18, 2024.

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is hosting a business meeting to consider four bills of interest.

Mule Mountain
Tribes are urging President Joe Biden to designate three new national monuments in California in order to protect natural and cultural treasures.

Patrice Kunesh
The federal agency that oversees the $41.9 billion tribal casino industry could get a new leader for the first time since the Donald Trump era.

"By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land" by Rebecca Nagle
Rebecca Nagle reads from her debut book, “By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land,” on September 16, 2024.

Cherokee Connect
Inadequate infrastructure is only one of the problems contributing to the fact that American Indians and Alaska Natives lag behind everyone else when it comes to broadband access.

Anne Richardson
Tribes in Virginia continue to build relationships with key partners with a conference taking place on their homelands.

NAFOA
See you in San Diego, California, for the 2024 Fall Finance and Tribal Economies Conference!

Cherokee Nation
If we stand still on housing, we will fall behind.

Betty Osceola
The Florida Everglades are on “life support,” an assessment of Miccosukee environmental advocate Betty Osceola.

House Committee on Agriculture
Indian Country is already suffering from a food shortage crisis and problems will only get worse under a government shutdown, lawmakers were told at a crowded hearing on Capitol Hill.

Eagle Feathers
A Washington state man will be sentenced soon for his part in killing some 3,600 eagles and other protected birds and selling their feathers and other parts on the black market.

Cory M. Blankenship
NAFOA, the oldest and largest finance organization in Indian Country, finally has a new executive director.

Joe Biden
The Violence Against Women Act has reached a milestone.

Haskell Indian Nations University
We, the faculty of Haskell Indian Nations University, wish to address recent reports concerning our university following the congressional hearing held in July 2024.

Tim Sheehy and Jon Tester
First-time Republican candidate Tim Sheehy holds an 8-point advantage over Democratic Sen. Jon Tester in an AARP poll.

Tim Sheehy
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy’s disparaging remarks reflect a discriminatory and racially prejudiced belief about all Native people, according to the Crow Tribe.

Red Lake Nation
Native-run organizations are jumping into the clean energy economy with both feet.

Stacy Bohlen
Thank you to the amazing people who worked at the National Indian Health Board: You save lives.

Severe Food Distribution Shortages in Tribal and Elderly Communities
A joint oversight hearing on “Severe Food Distribution Shortages in Tribal and Elderly Communities” takes place on September 11, 2024.

Tom Vilsack
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack discusses the food shortage crisis in Indian Country on September 11, 2024.

Tom Cole
Rep. Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma), the chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, discusses the food shortage crisis in Indian Country on September 11, 2024.

Severe Food Distribution Shortages in Tribal and Elderly Communities
A joint oversight hearing on “Severe Food Distribution Shortages in Tribal and Elderly Communities” takes place on September 11, 2024.

National Constitution Center
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris concluded their first, and perhaps only, presidential debate. What does it mean for Native voters?

Bryan Mercier
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has a new director for the first time in more than six years.

Salmon River Outpost
Millions of dollars are flowing into tribal nations right now as a means to encourage small business development.