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NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (August 19, 2024)
Advancing NAFOA’s community together, from students to tribal leaders. 
Tribes lobby Biden administration for another national monument (August 14, 2024)
With just a few months left in Biden administration, tribal nations are hoping to score one more win for the protection of their sacred places. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (August 5, 2024)
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“The Department’s concluding report on its investigation into federal Indian boarding school policies is an important next step toward a full accounting of the United States’ systemic effort to erase Native identities, languages, and cultures for its own gain,” said Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii).
Native America Calling: Catch up on all the Native news (July 31, 2024)
Join Native America Calling to catch up on some important news affecting Native communities. 
The Biden administration has released the long-awaited final volume of its investigation into the genocidal Indian boarding school era.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs takes testimony on tribal forestry management and tribal water rights at a hearing on July 25, 2024.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs approves four bills at a business meeting on July 25, 2024.
From 1819 until 1969, hundreds of thousands of Native children were forcibly removed from their homes and sent to boarding schools.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs takes testimony on tribal forestry management and tribal water rights at a hearing on July 25, 2024.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs approves four bills at a business meeting on July 25, 2024.
Five members of the U.S. Senate took to the floor to call for passage of S.1723, the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is taking testimony on tribal forestry management and tribal water rights.
Members of the U.S. Senate speak in support of S.1723, the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act, on July 24, 2024.
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs holds a legislative hearing on July 24, 2024.
The House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development meet for a joint hearing on Haskell Indian Nations University.
Native voting rights advocates continue to fight efforts to restrict access to polling places. Join Native America Calling for the latest.
The House Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries holds a legislative hearing on 12 Indian water rights bills on July 23, 2024.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs has added a business meeting to its schedule in what’s turning out to be a busy week for tribes in the nation’s capital.
Legislative Hearing on H.R.6489, H.R.8942, H.R.8955 & H.R.8956 (July 22, 2024)
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs is taking up four bills at a legislative hearing. 
The House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development are looking into Haskell Indian Nations University.
The House Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries is taking up 12 Indian water rights bills at a legislative hearing.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (July 22, 2024)
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Indian Country set for big and busy week on Capitol Hill (July 22, 2024)
Indian Country is set for a busy week in the nation’s capital, coming after the GOP convention and the end of Democratic President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign. 
A federal judge is weighing a decision that the Winnebago Tribe hopes will set a strong precedent at one of the most infamous Indian boarding schools in the nation.
“Just because a scientist says something doesn’t mean it’s true,” a first-term Republican lawmaker said.
A Republican politician who derided Indigenous Peoples’ Day as “fake” is Donald Trump’s running mate.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a legislative hearing on July 10, 2024.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a legislative hearing on July 10, 2024.
From the mid-seventeenth century till the early twentieth century, Indian boarding schools were used as a tool to assimilate Native children away from their rich culture.
Three members of a family with multi-state and international connections have been sentenced for selling over $1 million in fake Alaska Native goods.
Elements of a memorial that depict African Americans in a negative manner will remain out of public view despite a vote by Republican lawmakers.
A federal judge who was once praised for his work in understanding Native issues resigned following an investigation into sexual misconduct.
A bill to create a Truth and Healing Commission on Indian boarding schools is moving forward in Congress.
A federal program to compensate people exposed to fallout from U.S. nuclear testing expired, leaving countless Navajo Nation residents in limbo.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is getting back to work with a hearing on four bills.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (July 8, 2024)
Your latest news on tribal finance and economic development. 
Republican leaders in Congress are investigating numerous allegations of misconduct at Haskell Indian Nations University.
Cronkite News: Bill returns bison to tribal homelands (July 1, 2024)
A bipartisan bill would relocate some of the 20,500 buffalo on public lands to tribal lands. 
AUDIO: Legislative Hearing on H.R.1208 & H.R.6180 (June 27, 2024)
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs holds a legislative hearing on June 26, 2024.
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