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“Native people are going to fight back,” said Nick Tilsen, founder of NDN Collective.
Native America Calling: The scars left behind by wildfires (September 19, 2024)
A new wildfire appears at least once a week during the most active season, with many leaving lasting implications for tribes and residents.
Haskell Faculty: ‘A beacon of hope and progress for Indigenous-based education’ (September 12, 2024)
We, the faculty of Haskell Indian Nations University, wish to address recent reports concerning our university following the congressional hearing held in July 2024.
Bureau of Indian Affairs gets new director in Bryan Mercier (September 10, 2024)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has a new director for the first time in more than six years.
‘Once in a generation investments’: Funding helps tribes with energy needs (September 5, 2024)
The Biden administration is on the road as the November presidential election quickly approaches, touting historic levels of funding going to Indian Country.
Bureau of Indian Affairs solicits proposals for tourism grants (August 28, 2024)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is soliciting proposals for $1.4 million in federal tourism grants.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (August 26, 2024)
Only one month left until the NAFOA Fall 2024 conference!
Deb Haaland brought Indigeneity front and center at the Democratic National Convention on the final night of the presidential election year event.
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate wrapped up a whirlwind week of rallies, making history with the first campaign event opened by a tribal leader.
Attorney General discusses tribal issues and public safety in speech (August 12, 2024)
Attorney General Merrick Garland of the Department of Justice discusses tribal public safety, missing and murdered relatives and violent crime in a speech in New Mexico.
The San Carlos Apache Tribe will be asking the Biden administration for more assistance following a 21-hour power outage on the reservation in Arizona.
Native America Calling: Wildfire threat increases in the West (August 6, 2024)
Wildfires on tribal lands have already claimed at least two lives and destroyed dozens of homes in New Mexico and Arizona. Now even more reservations are facing threats.
“This trauma is not new to Indigenous people,” Secretary Deb Haaland says in a message to survivors of the Indian boarding school era.
For the first time, the United States is owning up to its role in the deplorable treatment of children at Indian boarding schools.
Native America Calling: Catch up on all the Native news (July 31, 2024)
Join Native America Calling to catch up on some important news affecting Native communities.
The Biden administration has released the long-awaited final volume of its investigation into the genocidal Indian boarding school era.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs takes testimony on tribal forestry management and tribal water rights at a hearing on July 25, 2024.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs takes testimony on tribal forestry management and tribal water rights at a hearing on July 25, 2024.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is taking testimony on tribal forestry management and tribal water rights.
The House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development meet for a joint hearing on Haskell Indian Nations University.
The House Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries holds a legislative hearing on 12 Indian water rights bills on July 23, 2024.
The House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development are looking into Haskell Indian Nations University.
The House Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries is taking up 12 Indian water rights bills at a legislative hearing.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (July 22, 2024)
Make California your next trip for #NAFOAFall2024, NAFOA’s fall conference!
The public safety theme on the second evening at the Republican National Convention included a message from Forest County Potawatomi Chairman James Crawford.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is getting back to work with a hearing on four bills.
Republican leaders in Congress are investigating numerous allegations of misconduct at Haskell Indian Nations University.
Cronkite News: Bill returns bison to tribal homelands (July 1, 2024)
A bipartisan bill would relocate some of the 20,500 buffalo on public lands to tribal lands.
AUDIO: Legislative Hearing on H.R.1208 & H.R.6180 (June 27, 2024)
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs holds a legislative hearing on June 26, 2024.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts a legislative hearing on June 12, 2024.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts a legislative hearing on June 12, 2024.
Teachers have been in short supply across Arizona. Nowhere is that felt more than at schools run by tribes and the federal government.
A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds Indigenous people suffer a higher percentage of heat-related deaths than any other population.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing on public safety in Native communities.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing on public safety in Native communities.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is once again taking a close look at public safety in Indian Country.
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs holds an oversight hearing titled “Examining the President’s FY 2025 Budget Request for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Health Service, and Office of Insular Affairs.”
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.
Native America Calling: Illinois’ first Native reservation (May 13, 2024)
A tribe once targeted for termination has established the first reservation in the state of Illinois.
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