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Public media — including tribal radio stations and Native programming — is under threat.
The PBS program “Frontline” examines the financial, cultural, and human toll of climate change on Native people in Alaska.
Nearly four decades into the era of Indian gaming, some tribes are still facing roadblocks at the state level.
At least one tribal library will have to close and many others will reduce services as the Trump administration cancels grants already promised by the federal government.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing on Native programs at the Department of Education.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing on Native programs at the Department of Education.
Indian educators and advocates are testifying about the impacts of closing the Department of Education.
During a three-month period in 2024, 15 Indigenous people died either in custody or from direct interactions with police in Canada.
The vast majority of Native students attend schools funded through the Department of Education, the cabinet agency that President Donald Trump wants to shut down.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is taking a look at programs at the Department of Education that serve Native students.
The unpredictable availability of salmon and other fish is putting additional pressures on the subsistence rights of Alaska Natives.
Native America Calling: Native women who made history (March 20, 2025)
Tune in to hear about the contributions of Athabascan elder Katie John, Chickasaw aviator Eula Pearl Carter Scott and other notable Native women. 
For more than a quarter century, the state of Alaska has devoted only a fraction of the funds needed to maintain schools serving Native students.
Tribal and state public health efforts are credited with reducing the suicide rate among Native people in New Mexico.
AUDIO: American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing Day 3 (February 28, 2025)
The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on February 27, 2025. 
The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on the morning of February 26, 2025.
VIDEO: American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing Day 3 (February 24, 2025)
The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on February 27, 2025. 
The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on the morning of February 26, 2025.
Native America Calling: Traditional Indigenous instruments (February 21, 2025)
What keeps Native people moving? Learn about the flutes, harps and other instruments in Native music. 
AUDIO: Legislative Hearing on H.R.410, H.R.412, H.R.504 & H.R. 741 (February 7, 2025)
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs holds a legislative hearing on February 5, 2025. 
The state of Alaska has filed suit against the Department of the Interior in hopes of shutting down a tribal gaming facility.
H.R.43, the Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act (February 5, 2025)
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.43, the Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act, on February 4, 2025. 
H.R.42, the Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act (February 5, 2025)
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.42, the Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act, on February 4, 2025. 
House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs holds first hearing (February 5, 2025)
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs is taking up four tribal bills at its first hearing of the 119th Congress. 
Doug Burgum has yet to be confirmed as the new leader of the Department of the Interior but a contentious Indian Country issue has already been dumped on his desk.
With their party now in control of the U.S. Congress, Republicans are defending their record on Indian issues after Democrats sought changes to the rules on a key legislative committee.
Native America Calling: How it started, how it’s going with Donald Trump (January 23, 2025)
Before taking office this week, President Donald Trump promised swift and decisive actions. How are Native people being affected? 
House Committee on Natural Resources convenes for first meeting (January 22, 2025)
The legislative panel with jurisdiction over Indian issues is meeting for the first time in the 119th Congress. 
Alaska Beacon: Republicans oppose President Trump on Native name change (January 22, 2025)
Alaska’s two Republican senators say Denali should always be known by its Native name. 
Native America Calling: Ringing in the Orthodox New Year in Alaska (January 14, 2025)
The Orthodox New Year in Alaska is a mix of seal meat, tea cakes, and Native and Slavonic languages. 
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs gains Republican leader (January 8, 2025)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs has a new chair for the 119th Congress now that Republicans are in control of the chamber. 
Republicans set to take control as 119th Congress meets for first time (January 2, 2025)
The 119th Congress is scheduled to begin on January 3, 2025, with both chambers of the legislative branch of the U.S. government coming under Republican control. 
‘We’re not done’: Indian Country legislation crawls through Congress (December 13, 2024)
Another batch of Indian Country bills is making its way through the 118th Congress, with only about a week left for tribal nations to see success. 
Native America Calling: Native gifts make a difference (December 4, 2024)
Native business owners and Native entrepreneurs offer an alternative during the holiday buying rush with unique products and services. 
Residents of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta are mostly Yup’ik, and the rural region is known for high rates of respiratory disease.
The Canadian government apologized to the Inuit people of Nunavik for the mass killing of sled dogs in Quebec.
AUDIO: Republican lawmaker blocks Wounded Knee sacred site bill (November 22, 2024)
The U.S. Senate considers Indian Country legislation on November 21, 2024, during which Sen. Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) blocked a bill to protect the Wounded Knee massacre site in South Dakota. 
VIDEO: Republican lawmaker blocks Wounded Knee sacred site bill (November 22, 2024)
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) is blocking a bill that would protect the Wounded Knee massacre site in South Dakota. 
Alaska Native bills on agenda amid limbo in Congressional race (November 19, 2024)
With votes still being counted at home, Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) is back to work, advancing the interests of Native people on Capitol Hill. 
The stories Holly Miowak Guise heard from elders inspired her to research and document the experience of Alaska Native veterans of World War II.
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