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Cuts in funding, federal staff reductions, and department disorganization — along with the U.S. government shutdown -– all took a toll on the work done by tribal museums this year.
Despite promises to address the disproportionate number of Native people who are murdered or go missing, advocates are facing new setbacks.
The National Congress of American Indians is winding down its 82nd annual convention following a busy election for leadership.
National Congress of American Indians chooses leadership at big convention (November 20, 2025)
Election season kicked into high gear at the National Congress of American Indians, with a last-minute addition shaking up the field. 
Native America Calling: The race to protect cultural treasures (November 12, 2025)
The storm that ravaged villages along Alaska’s west coast may have washed away thousands of artifacts that promised to provide valuable insights into early Yup’ik settlements. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (November 10, 2025) (November 10, 2025)
The federal government has been shut down for 41 days — with possible end in sight. 
As the federal government shutdown drags on, tribes are feeling the brunt more than the general population.
Native America Calling: The looming wildfire crisis in the Arctic (November 3, 2025)
Researchers are documenting more and longer-lasting wildfires in the Arctic, affecting Native peoples in Alaska and Canada. 
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing on October 29, 2025.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing on October 29, 2025.
With the shutdown of the U.S. government entering another month, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is looking at the impacts on Native communities.
Native America Calling: SNAP running out and Alaska traditional relief foods (October 29, 2025)
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program that low-income Native families rely on for food is about to run out of money. 
The Cowichan Tribes have scored a major victory in court for their land rights in British Columbia. What’s next?
More than 1,000 Native people in Alaska have been uprooted from their tribal communities following disastrous storms.
DVIDS: Evacuations continue for survivors of historic storm in Alaska (October 16, 2025)
Hundreds of survivors are being relocated in coordination with local communities, tribal organizations, the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation and the Association of Village Council Presidents. 
At least 40 tribes in Alaska are opposing a controversial road that President Donald Trump himself approved during the government shutdown.
Native America Calling: Walrus management in a changing Arctic (October 9, 2025)
Tune into Native America Calling to talk with Indigenous people who are connected to the Pacific walruses and learn how they are working to protect them. 
The Donald Trump administration is questioning how Native history is being presented by the National Park Service.
Fifty years into the self-determination era, tribal nations are running into new obstacles when it comes to managing programs that serve their people.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs focuses on self-determination and self-governance at an oversight hearing on September 17, 2025.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs focuses on self-determination and self-governance at an oversight hearing on September 17, 2025.
Tune into Native America Calling to get insights from tribal leaders and legal experts on how banishment fits in with modern justice.
VIDEO: Dutch Kuyper of Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (September 17, 2025)
Dutch Kuyper, Vice President of Land and Real Estate for Cook Inlet Region, Inc., testifies about “Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential.” 
VIDEO: Ethan Tyler of Aleut Corporation (September 17, 2025)
Ethan Tyler, Senior Director of Public Policy and Lands for the Aleut Corporation, testifies about “Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential.” 
VIDEO: John Christensen Jr. of Village of Port Heiden (September 17, 2025)
John Christensen Jr., President of the Native Village of Port Heiden, testifies about “Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential.” 
VIDEO: Nagruk Harcharek of Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat (September 17, 2025)
Nagruk Harcharek, President of Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat, testifies about “Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential.” 
Witness list for Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing on self-determination (September 16, 2025)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is observing a significant milestone in the era of self-determination and self-governance. 
Two new major productions take on real life accounts with strong Native cultural themes.
AUDIO: Legislative Hearing on H.R.681, H.R.3654, H.R.3903, H.R.3925, H.R.4463 (September 10, 2025)
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs holds a legislative hearing on September 9, 2025. 
‘Fight like hell’: Federal funding cuts threaten HIV/AIDS programs (September 8, 2025)
Advocates for Americans with HIV and their allies in Congress are vowing to “fight like hell” in the face of funding cuts that they say will cost lives. 
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs is taking testimony from tribal and Alaska Native leaders at a legislative hearing.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (September 8, 2025) (September 8, 2025)
United States Treasurer Brandon Beach will be speaking at the #NAFOAFall25 conference in Portland, Oregon. 
House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs schedules hearing (September 4, 2025)
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs is getting back to work on tribal legislation following a long break. 
Native America Calling: The fight to bring Yukon River salmon back (September 4, 2025)
Once plentiful, salmon that return to the Yukon River in Alaka are struggling to survive. 
Tribes are raising alarms as the Trump administration rushes to remove protections for more than 58 million acres of federal forest lands.
Native America Calling: Building community through radio (August 20, 2025)
On National Radio Day, talk with Native people who have a passion for traditional terrestrial radio. 
Native people are among those suffering the most from the consequences of the nuclear age.
Learn about big — and small — economic development visions for Indigenous peoples in the Arctic.
Native America Calling is broadcasting live from the Arctic Encounter Summit in Alaska.
Freedmen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation are moving closer to tribal citizenship.
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