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Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing on ‘Water as a Trust Resource’ (September 26, 2023)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing on water in Native communities on September 27, 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. 
Secretary Haaland announces $3.5 million in grants for Indian Youth Service Corps (September 14, 2023)
The first-ever grants for the Indian Youth Service Corps (IYSC), a new program at the Department of the Interior, have been announced. 
Native America Calling: Remembering Ada Deer (September 1, 2023)
Join Native America Calling in remembrance of Ada Deer, a trailblazer from the Menominee Nation who was the first woman to serve as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs. 
House committee advances slate of Indian Country bills (June 14, 2023)
Bipartisanship seemed to be on rare display on Capitol Hill as lawmakers advanced a trio of bills benefiting Indian Country. 
A Republican lawmaker who was unable to derail Deb Haaland’s historic rise to Secretary of the Interior had somewhat of a meltdown as he came face-to-face with the Native woman trailblazer.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is getting back to work after what the legislative panel’s bipartisan leadership said was an extremely productive session.
Defense spending bill again a topic of hot interest in Indian Country (December 6, 2022)
All eyes are on Capitol Hill as tribal leaders — and the rest of the nation — await the arrival of a highly-anticipated defense spending bill. 
Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland addresses the 39th annual National Tribal Health Conference.
The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States holds a hearing to examine the impacts of the U.S. Supreme Court on tribal sovereignty.
Fort Belknap landowners see another round of Cobell buy-back offers (August 1, 2022)
Landowners from the Fort Belknap Indian Community have until August 12 to accept offers from the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations. 
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing titled “Select Provisions of the 1866 Reconstruction Treaties between the United States and Oklahoma Tribes.”
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. 
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.
Dante Desiderio is taking an “administrative leave of absence” at the National Congress of American Indians for reasons not being disclosed.
With over $13 billion on the table, the Biden administration is making sure tribes get access to historic levels of funding for infrastructure in Indian Country.
The White House hosts a press call to announce the release of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Tribal Playbook.
The Biden administration is investing $29 million in infrastructure funds on dam safety in Indian Country.
The nation’s highest court has passed up a chance to address economic sovereignty in Indian Country.
“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.
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.
Chickasaw Nation citizen lands Native advisor role at White House (April 27, 2022)
The White House has a new Native advisor in the second year of Joe Biden’s presidency. 
Indian Country’s economic health is vastly more important than scoring partisan points.
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. 
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a legislative hearing on six bills on March 23, 2022.
The Red Lake Nation is making history as the first in Indian Country to win federal approval for its energy development organization.
The Moapa Band of Paiute Indians is on a roll when it comes to solar energy on tribal homelands in Nevada.
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. 
Nooksack Tribe puts housing evictions on ‘pause’ amid high-level attention (February 2, 2022)
Former citizens of the Nooksack Tribe have won temporary respite from being evicted from their federally-funded homes in Washington state. 
Full-time NAGPRA investigator hired for first time in decades (January 31, 2022)
The Biden administration is taking greater steps to enforce the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, more than 30 years after the law went on the books. 
Gabe Galanda: Biden administration takes a stand on Indian civil rights (January 25, 2022)
Indigenous representation does matter. 
Cam Foreman: Human rights abuses continue in Indian Country (January 25, 2022)
We are at a crossroads in United States and Indigenous history. 
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. 
Tribal consultations announced for infrastructure programs (December 21, 2021)
The Department of the Interior will hold tribal consultations to discuss the infrastructure bill that was recently signed into law by President Joe Biden. 
Bureau of Indian Affairs finalizes new probate rule (December 17, 2021)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has finalized changes to federal probate regulations that are aimed at streamlining the process. 
“Preserving Native languages is fundamental to preserving all aspects of tribal cultures and traditions,” said Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland.
Tribal Homelands – White House Tribal Nations Summit (November 30, 2021)
Robert McGhee, Vice Chair of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, discusses the need to protect tribal homelands at the White House Tribal Nations Summit.
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