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Long-simmering tensions in the nation’s capital burst into the open at a confirmation hearing for one of Indian Country’s most crucial government positions.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a nomination hearing for William “Billy” Kirkland on July 17, 2025.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a nomination hearing for William “Billy” Kirkland on July 17, 2025.
The House Committee on Appropriations holds a subcommittee markup on the fiscal year 2026 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies bill.
William “Billy” Kirkland is finally getting his confirmation hearing to be Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs. Read his written statement to Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) finalized Montana’s two-year budget, which contains several new investments for Indian Country.
The House Committee on Natural Resources and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce hold a joint oversight hearing into the Bureau of Indian Education.
Two Congressional committees are holding another hearing into alleged misconduct at Haskell Indian Nations University and the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute.
Markup of funding bill for Indian Country programs postponed (June 23, 2025)
Indian Country is closely watching the appropriations process in light of funding cuts proposed by the executive branch of the U.S. government. 
The Donald Trump administration wants to cut funding for tribal colleges by nearly 90 percent.
The House Committee on Natural Resource hears from Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum on June 12, 2025.
A new lawsuit alleges the U.S. owes $23.3 billion for the mismanagement of tribal trust funds during the Indian boarding school era.
Lawmakers are siding with tribes when it comes to the budget for the Indian Health Service.
It’s the end of an era for a mainstay of Native arts and culture in the nation’s capital.
Republican lawmakers are pushing back against drastic cuts to Indian Country programs like law enforcement and school construction.
Tribal colleges, libraries, museums and programs like heating assistance for elders are among those feeling the pain in the Donald Trump era.
AUDIO: Budget hearing for Department of the Interior (May 21, 2025)
The House Committee on Appropriations hosts a budget hearing for the Department of the Interior on May 20, 2025. 
Bryan Warner: Cherokee Nation invests in food sovereignty (April 14, 2025)
The days of the federal government treating us like wards in the areas of food sovereignty and food security are over. 
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.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (March 31, 2025) (March 31, 2025)
The #NAFOA2025 conference is coming up soon! 
Senate committee schedules confirmation hearing for Interior nominee (March 27, 2025)
The Department of the Interior, the federal agency with the most trust and treaty responsibilities in Indian Country, has just one Senate-confirmed leader in office. 
“One of the federal government’s core trust and treaty responsibilities to American Indians, Native Hawaiians, and Alaska Natives is to provide education,” said Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), the vice chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
Regulatory activity has ground to a halt at the Bureau of Indian Affairs but one pro-tribal action has made it over the finish line in the era of Donald Trump.
VIDEO: Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum on Indian Education (March 18, 2025)
Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum discusses his views on Indian education on February 12, 2025. 
The Donald Trump administration is facing a major test of its commitment to Indian Country with a lawsuit challenging the firings of government employees at two tribal colleges.
The 176th anniversary of the federal agency with the most trust and treaty responsibilities comes with major challenges for Indian Country.
The House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations holds a hearing on Bureau of Indian Education schools.
Native America Calling: Trump job cuts hit Native education and sacred sites (February 25, 2025)
Haskell Indian Nations University lost nearly a quarter of its staff in President Donald Trump mass terminations. 
Words are inadequate to express the sense of betrayal and loss Haskell faculty feel regarding the so-called ‘efficiency’ firings across our campus.
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.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation empowers new generation of agriculture stewards (February 10, 2025)
For Cherokees, agriculture has always been more than another industry.
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. 
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. 
Chaos and confusion remain the order of the day for Indian Country, barely a week into the new administration of President Donald Trump.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (January 27, 2025) (January 27, 2025)
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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. 
The Republican-led Senate is busy with a slew of confirmation hearings for Donald Trump’s nominees — including one of the most consequential for Indian Country.
Dr. Charles “Monty” Roessel served as president of Diné College on the Navajo Nation. He was 63 years old.
Secretary Haaland opens White House Tribal Nations Summit (December 9, 2024)
“We are still here,” the first Native person to serve in a presidential cabinet said at the fourth and final White House Tribal Nations Summit of the Joe Biden era.
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.
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