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Assistant Secretary Bryan Newland addresses the National Congress of American Indians.
Haskell Indian Nations University to offer new agriculture business program (February 6, 2024)
Haskell Indian Nations University will offer a new business degree program under a partnership with the Native American Agriculture Fund. 
Bureau of Indian Education launches behavioral health support line (February 1, 2024)
The Bureau of Indian Education has launched a 24/7 behavioral health and wellness call line for students and staff. 
Native America Calling: Assessing the White House Tribal Nations Summit (December 11, 2023)
In the wake of the White House Tribal Nations Summit, Native America Calling talks with tribal leaders about the Biden administration’s track record. 
Secretary Haaland opens third annual White House Tribal Nations Summit (December 6, 2023)
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland delivers remarks at the opening of the third annual White House Tribal Nations Summit. 
Tom Cole: Promoting tribal sovereignty and self-determination in Congress (November 27, 2023)
As the longest serving Native American in the U.S. House of Representatives, the privilege and honor it is to represent the interests of tribes in Congress is certainly not lost on me. 
Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland addresses the National Congress of American Indians on November 13, 2023.
‘Your debt is due’: Tribes on alert as U.S. government looms toward shutdown (September 26, 2023)
Indian Country is on high alert as the U.S. government prepares for a possible shutdown, the first of its kind in more than three years. 
‘This is a hard bill’: Republicans cut back on federal funding (July 19, 2023)
Republicans are making no excuses when it comes to cutting back funding for the federal government. How is Indian Country affected? 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (December 12, 2022)
This holiday season, remember to #BuyNative! 
Native America Calling: Federal program to expand Native food hubs (October 12, 2022)
A new Department of the Interior pilot program aims to place Native food hubs at locations around the country. 
Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland addresses the 39th annual National Tribal Health Conference.
Cronkite News: Indian boarding schools confront genocidal legacy (August 30, 2022)
Few dispute that Indian boarding schools led to more than a century of abuse, systematically seizing Indigenous land, separating children from their families, destroying communities and working to erase tribal languages, religions, cultures and economies. 
There must be recompense for the horrendous crime of genocide and its long term effects.
Biden administration backs Indian boarding school bill (June 27, 2022)
The Biden administration is fully supporting a bipartisan bill to study the Indian boarding school era, Secretary Deb Haaland said at a hearing on Capitol Hill. 
A joint hearing titled “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Bureau of Indian Education” takes place on June 28, 2022.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is going back on the road this week with a field hearing hosted by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community.
The House Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, part of the Committee on Appropriations, begins markup of a key Indian Country funding bill.
A joint hearing titled “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Bureau of Indian Education” takes place on May 24, 2022.
The St. Stephens Indian School is closing out the academic year after the entire administration was ousted following an investigation into a toxic work environment.
List of Federal Indian Boarding Schools as of April 1, 2022 (May 11, 2022)
Search for Indian boarding schools that have been identified by the Department of the Interior as part of the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative. 
“I didn’t know anything about who I was, as a Native person,” James William LaBelle, Sr. said as a survivor of an Indian boarding school.
“This report confirms that this boarding school system was part of a twin United States policy: the dispossession of Indian lands and the forced assimilation of Indian people,” said Assistant Secretary Bryan Newland.
“For more than a century, tens of thousands of indigenous children were taken from their communities and forced into boarding schools run by the U.S. government,” Secretary Deb Haaland said.
Maps of Federal Indian Boarding School Sites (May 11, 2022)
The Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative has identified 408 Indian boarding schools in 37 states. Here are maps of the school sites. 
Find the 102-page Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report here.
The Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative at the Department of the Interior has released its initial report. Read the official press release.
Sexual harassment, parties with former students and unusual living and salary arrangements are at the center of a stunning investigation at the St. Stephens Indian School.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (April 4, 2022)
We’re 40! Follow the Celebrations with #NAFOA40th! 
Biden administration releases fiscal year 2023 budget request (March 28, 2022)
It’s that time of the year again. President Joe Biden and his administration have released their fiscal year 2023 budget request. 
For more than 150 years, Sequoyah Schools have been a safe place for Cherokee and Native youth to live, learn and grow.
Assistant Secretary Bryan Newland #NCAIECWS2022 (February 15, 2022)
Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland addresses the National Congress of American Indians on February 14, 2022. 
National Congress of American Indians hosts winter meeting (February 14, 2022)
The National Congress of American Indians will be hearing from top Biden administration officials and key members of Congress at its winter meeting. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (January 18, 2022)
The countdown to NAFOA’s 40th Annual Conference is on! 
Gaylord News: Indian boarding school investigation continues (January 10, 2022)
Indian boarding schools were established in the 19th and 20th centuries with the primary objective of assimilating Native youth by denying the use of their languages, dress and other cultural aspects. 
Bureau of Indian Education unveils first official logo (January 6, 2022)
The Bureau of Indian Education has unveiled its first official logo, based on a design from a student.
Leaders in the largest city in New Mexico are convening a series of “community conversations” to address the harmful legacy of the Indian boarding school era.
President Biden nominates another Native woman to federal bench (December 15, 2021)
President Joe Biden continues to make history with his judicial nominations, announcing another Native woman to serve on the federal bench. 
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation works to preserve our language (December 13, 2021)
In our mission to save the Cherokee language, we cannot and we will not fail. 
“Preserving Native languages is fundamental to preserving all aspects of tribal cultures and traditions,” said Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland.
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