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Arizona Mirror: Tribes receive climate resilience grants (January 10, 2025)
The Department of Interior awarded grants to help tribal communities prepare for climate-related threats on their homelands. 
KFF Health News: Native patients on the hook for government health debt (January 7, 2025)
Native patients aren’t liable for medical bills the Indian Health Service is supposed to pay. But federal law doesn’t stop the debt collectors. 
Tribal homelands bill on agenda as 118th Congress comes to a close (December 17, 2024)
Another Indian Country bill is up for consideration in the U.S. House of Representatives as the 118th Congress comes to a close. 
‘The time is now’: Lumbee Tribe sees movement on federal recognition bill (December 16, 2024)
A controversial bill to extend federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe is moving forward on Capitol Hill amid ongoing opposition in Indian Country. 
Arizona Mirror: Hearing addresses crisis of missing and murdered relatives (December 5, 2024)
Paul Begay, Anne Curley, Ella Mae Begay and Everett Charley are the names of just a handful of people who have gone missing on the Navajo Nation. 
The U.S. Senate considers S.5355, the National Advisory Council on Indian Education Improvement Act, on December 3, 2024.
Federal government officials testify about the crisis of missing and murdered relatives on November 20, 2024.
Native women leaders testify about the crisis of missing and murdered relatives on November 20, 2024.
AUDIO: Investigating the Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (December 3, 2024)
The House Committee on Appropriations holds a hearing titled “Investigating the Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women” on November 20, 2024. 
Cronkite News: Hearing confronts crisis of missing and murdered relatives (December 2, 2024)
Despite grants and numerous programs to help mitigate the issue, cases of missing or murdered Indigenous women continue at relatively high rates. 
Donald Trump turns to Republican loyalists in filling cabinet positions (November 12, 2024)
Donald Trump’s presidential cabinet is beginning to take shape, with an outgoing state governor who has repeatedly clashed with tribes potentially poised to join the administration. 
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon): ‘A shameful, dark chapter in American history’ (October 25, 2024)
“The Federal Indian Boarding School era was a shameful, dark chapter in American history,” said. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon). 
President Joe Biden is highlighting his administration’s Indian Country achievements as he prepares to visit a tribe in Arizona.
Muscogee Nation claims victory in long-running dispute over sacred grounds (October 17, 2024)
A federal appeals court has revived a long-simmering dispute between two tribal nations but both parties remain far apart on what the decision means for sacred Creek land 
Lies about various aspects of FEMA’s response to Hurricane Helene could potentially endanger first responders on the ground.
Grist: Tribal rights at stake in heated presidential election (October 11, 2024)
Under the Biden-Harris administration, tribes got more of a say in Congress and tons more funding. A Trump-Vance win could upend that. 
Efforts continue to account for genocidal Indian boarding school era (October 2, 2024)
Secretary Deb Haaland visited one of the most infamous Indian boarding school sites amid ongoing efforts to hold the U.S. accountable for a genocidal era in history. 
Native issues take center stage at fiery U.S. Senate debate in Montana (October 1, 2024)
Native issues are playing a big role in the U.S. Senate race in Montana, the outcome of which is being closely watched in an already heated presidential election year. 
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.
A joint oversight hearing on “Severe Food Distribution Shortages in Tribal and Elderly Communities” takes place on September 11, 2024.
VIDEO: Rep. Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma) on ‘gross negligence’ at Department of Agriculture (September 11, 2024)
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. 
A joint oversight hearing on “Severe Food Distribution Shortages in Tribal and Elderly Communities” takes place on September 11, 2024.
Indian Country still dealing with food shortage crisis (September 9, 2024)
Tribal leaders, joined by lawmakers from both parties, are demanding answers from the Biden administration about a food shortage crisis that has hit the most vulnerable in Indian Country. 
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).
The Biden administration has released the long-awaited final volume of its investigation into the genocidal Indian boarding school era.
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. 
Three members of a family with multi-state and international connections have been sentenced for selling over $1 million in fake Alaska Native goods.
Join Native America Calling to get perspectives from some notable Native Republicans about what they see the party does for their Native constituents.
Over two days of hearings, the House Committee on Appropriations heard from dozens of Indian Country leaders who testified about their funding needs.
The House Committee on Appropriations heard from dozens of Indian Country leaders who testified about their funding needs.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (May 13, 2024)
Join us in welcoming Rodney Butler as NAFOA’s new Board President! 
The House Committee on Appropriations is hearing from dozens of Indian Country leaders who are testifying about their funding needs.
The House Committee on Appropriations is hearing from dozens of Indian Country leaders who are testifying about their funding needs.
Lawmakers wanted to talk about the problems of foreign criminal cartels operating on Indigenous lands, but tribal leaders came to Capitol Hill seeking solutions.
Tribes are seeking to hold the Indian Health Service accountable for money they say is promised to them under self-determination contracts.
Since the start of the 118th Congress, only 40 bills have passed both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
Cronkite News: Supporters rally for Holocaust education center (February 21, 2024)
Lawmakers in Arizona are advancing plans for the first Holocaust education center in the state, although funding is in debate. 
RECAP: National Congress of American Indians opens winter session (February 16, 2024)
The National Congress of American Indians opened its executive council winter session in Washington, D.C. 
Cronkite News: National Congress of American Indians lays out policy agenda (February 13, 2024)
Tribal nations are seeing themselves represented more than ever before, but they still need to make their voices heard at the ballot box, the leader of the National Congress of American Indians said.
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