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President Donald Trump took office with a promise to help the Lumbee Tribe with its quest for federal recognition. What happens next?
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (April 14, 2025) (April 14, 2025)
Make your vote count at NAFOA’s upcoming conference. 
From millions of dollars in canceled grants to vacancies at the Indian Health Service, tribes are dealing with big changes at the federal level.
The Department of Health and Human Services is eliminating 20,000 full-time employees, according to a fact sheet.
“We aren’t just reducing bureaucratic sprawl. We are realigning the organization with its core mission and our new priorities in reversing the chronic disease epidemic,” said Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Dismantling the Department of Education could severely impact the government’s ability to meet its legal and moral commitments to Tribal Nations and their citizens, the American Indian Higher Education Consortium said.
Indian Country is taking yet another hit as President Trump tries to reduce the size of the federal government despite the trust and treaty obligations owed to tribes and their communities.
The 176th anniversary of the federal agency with the most trust and treaty responsibilities comes with major challenges for Indian Country.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (March 3, 2025) (March 3, 2025)
The agenda for NAFOA’s 43rd Annual Conference is live! Register for the upcoming meeting. 
Julian Brave NoiseCat made history at the 2025 Oscars as the first Native filmmaker to be nominated for an Academy Award.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation advocates for Indian Country (March 3, 2025)
Cherokee engagement is especially important in times of transition. 
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. 
Native America Calling: The Trump administration, endangered fish and a new book (February 28, 2025)
Federal staff layoffs, spending freezes and other orders from the Donald Trump administration jeopardize food pathways for tribes and federal grants and loans for Native farmers. 
The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on the afternoon of February 26, 2025.
The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on the morning of February 26, 2025.
The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on the afternoon of February 25, 2025.
The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on the morning of February 25, 2025.
House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs meets for oversight hearing (February 24, 2025)
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs is holding its second hearing of the 119th Congress, focusing on the federal government’s management of Indian trust assets. 
NAFOA: Things You Need to Know this Week (February 24, 2025) (February 24, 2025)
Know someone who needs to be in the NAFOA-know? Share with friends! 
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 afternoon of February 26, 2025.
The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on the morning of February 26, 2025.
The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on the afternoon of February 25, 2025.
The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on the morning of February 25, 2025.
Indian Country continues fight for funds promised by the U.S. government (February 21, 2025)
Indian Country is returning to the nation’s capital to hold the federal government accountable — a difficult task in a new political landscape. 
Georgia Recorder: Judge extends hold on President Trump’s funding freeze (February 21, 2025)
Non-profits and state governments continue to fight the Donald Trump administration in court over a freeze in federal funds. 
Amid widespread terminations of its employees, the Bureau of Indian Affairs is trying to put the focus back on a critical issue facing tribes and their communities.
As tribal leaders gather in the nation’s capital, a key partner is missing from their efforts to hold the federal government accountable for its trust and treaty obligations.
Citizen of Navajo Nation tapped for Indian Affairs post (February 4, 2025)
A citizen of the Navajo Nation is being tapped to serve as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs though it’s not the person who was publicly lobbying for the job. 
Tribes are trying to remind the United States of its trust and treaty obligations amid an anti-DEI effort that has led to casualties in Indian Country.
Secretary Doug Burgum takes over Department of the Interior (February 3, 2025)
The Department of the Interior, the federal agency with the most trust and treaty responsibilities in Indian Country, officially has a new leader. 
Judge hears arguments in federal funding case (February 3, 2025)
A federal judge is hearing arguments in a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s efforts to freeze government grants. 
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is promising to elevate Indian issues should he be confirmed to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
Native America Calling: Federal funds under fire from President Donald Trump (January 30, 2025)
President Donald Trump’s sudden freeze on federal funds rattled tribes and Indian organizations that depend on the trust and treaty relationship. 
Chaos and confusion remain the order of the day for Indian Country, barely a week into the new administration of President Donald Trump.
President Trump targets Indian education in first round of executive actions (January 22, 2025)
As Indian Country celebrated the release of Leonard Peltier, the new occupant of the Oval Office began taking aim at some of the bedrock principles of the trust and treaty relationship. 
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.
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