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Business Meeting to consider S.465, S. 2908 & S.4370
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts a business meeting on September 25, 2024.
Business Meeting to consider S.465, S. 2908 & S.4370
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts a business meeting on September 25, 2024.
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is taking up three bills at a business meeting.
Business Meeting to consider S.2783, S.3406, S.4000 & S.4365
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs approves four bills at a business meeting on July 25, 2024.
Business Meeting to consider S.2783, S.3406, S.4000, S.4365
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs approves four bills at a business meeting on July 25, 2024.
Legislative Hearing on H.R.6489, H.R.8942, H.R.8955 & H.R.8956
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs holds a legislative hearing on July 24, 2024.
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
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.
Havasu Falls
Tourism is big money for many tribes and individual entrepreneurs. But it also has the potential to diminish people’s quality of life.
NAFOA
Your latest news on tribal finance and economic development.
Edgar Blatchford
Edgar Blatchford, Iñupiaq and Yup’ik, is a former journalist and political official who has been involved in Alaska Native affairs for decades.
The Way Forward: Report of the Commission on Native Children
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is hosting a roundtable discussion on a recent federal report about Native children.
Chenega, Alaska
The most powerful earthquake ever recorded in North America struck 75 miles south of Anchorage in Alaska in March 1964.
Denali
Each year, Alaska honors the U.S. government official who negotiated the acquisition of Alaska, largely ignoring Indigenous peoples who still live there.
Exxon Valdez
When the Exxon Valdez supertanker broke open on March 24, 1989, the resulting oil spill coated 1,300 miles of shoreline, causing long-lasting damage for Alaska Natives.
Talkeetna Mountain
Tribes and organizations are urging federal officials to continue protections for 28 million acres in Alaska.
Many Farms, Arizona
Tribes and Native entities have more time to submit applications for the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program, a national initiative to improve high-speed internet access on Native lands.
NAFOA
Submit your nominations for NAFOA’s 16th Annual Leadership Awards.
Kuskokwim River
Since time immemorial, the Kuskokwim River in Alaska has fed Native families. But years of failed salmon runs are threatening their lives and livelihoods.
Jonathan Nez
Jonathan Nez, a former president of the Navajo Nation, is running for Congress in one of the most Native-populated districts in the United States.
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The cancellation of oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is renewing political clashes among Native people in Alaska.
Eugene Peltola and Mary Peltola
The spouse of Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska), the first Alaska Native to serve in the U.S. Congress, died in a plane accident in the couple’s home state of Alaska.
Quinton Carroll
The Native American Contractors Association (NACA), the largest organization of Native and tribal companies, has a new executive director.
Kuskokwim River
A proposed gold mine in southwest Alaska has been promising riches for investors and Alaska Native workers alike.
Joe Biden and Richard Peterson
Today on Native America Calling, get the back story on the land-into-trust process and what it means for Alaska Natives.
Newtok School in Alaska
The Native village of Newtok in Alaska is losing its battle with climate change.
Yurok Tribe
Citizenship is one of the keystones of sovereignty for every tribe.
Native America Calling NAC
Advocates for eliminating blood quantum say it’s necessary to ensure future generations of thriving tribal culture.
Shauna Hegna
By working together, we can catch enough fish to feed all of our families.
Alyssa London
Alyssa London, a citizen of the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes, is set to become a familiar face on NBC News and MSNBC.
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 437, H.R. 6063, H.R. 6181 [Discussion Draft ANS], S. 314, S. 559, and S. 789
The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States holds a legislative hearing on six tribal bills on April 27, 2022.
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 437, H.R. 6063, H.R. 6181 [Discussion Draft ANS], S. 314, S. 559, and S. 789
The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States holds a legislative hearing on six tribal bills on April 27, 2022.
Raúl Grijalva
A Democratic-led bill to strengthen the policy of tribal consultation has hit a snag on Capitol Hill, leaving some supporters wondering about its future.
U.S. Capitol
Voters in Alaska are facing quite the U.S. Congressional race, with four Native candidates among dozens seeking to represent their state in the nation’s capital.
Tundra to Table Cookbook
Native America Calling: The Menu (February 25, 2022)
From a sugarbush ceremony shut down by police to the new “Tundra to Table” cookbook, come see what’s On The Menu with Native America Calling.
National Indian Impacted Schools Association
A bipartisan bill that will help school districts with Indian Country students preserve their Impact Aid funding is set to clear the 117th Congress.
Chuck Sams
In a sit-down conversation with Underscore.news, Chuck Sams, the country’s first Native American parks director, discusses the role his agency can play in better representing Indigenous people and their stories.
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a roundtable discussion on January 12, 2022.
Deb Haaland
The Department of the Interior will be consulting tribal nations, Alaska Native corporations and Native Hawaiian organizations as it moves forward with the Indian Youth Service Corps Program.
Brian Schatz
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will learn how Native communities are leveraging federal financing to advance economic sovereignty.
U.S. Supreme Court
The nation’s highest court is running into snags that have plagued other institutions grappling with the ongoing health crisis.