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Lumbee Tribe
Defense bill snubs Indian Country in favor of Lumbee federal recognition (December 8, 2025)
Indian Country is on the losing end of the stick with the release of a must-pass defense bill that was negotiated behind closed doors.
Patina Wellness Center
Cronkite News: Health care prices set to rise despite deal to reopen government (November 11, 2025)
Health insurance subsidies expire on December 31, forcing Americans to make difficult choices about their care.
White House
Cronkite News: Republicans push ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ through Congress (July 8, 2025)
Republicans sent President Donald Trump a policy megabill following Democratic objections to Medicaid cuts and an increase in the federal deficit.
Fort Belknap Hospital
Native America Calling: Residents brace for Medicaid and food assistance cuts (July 8, 2025)
The so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” cuts $1.1 trillion from Medicaid. How will the Indian Health Service be impacted?
Rally for Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act (RECA)
Cronkite News: Congress poised to reauthorize radiation compensation program (July 2, 2025)
Almost 30 million tons of uranium ore was extracted from the Navajo Nation between 1944 and 1986, causing health problems for those affected.
Department of the Interior
‘Very welcoming and enthusiastic’: Lumbee Tribe awaits word from Washington about federal status (April 22, 2025)
President Donald Trump took office with a promise to help the Lumbee Tribe with its quest for federal recognition. What happens next?
White House Tribal Nations
‘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.
Nevada Test Site
Cronkite News: Navajo Nation bears long-term impacts of nuclear testing (July 8, 2024)
A federal program to compensate people exposed to fallout from U.S. nuclear testing expired, leaving countless Navajo Nation residents in limbo.
Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center
Bill affecting Native youth treatment center nears passage in Congress (July 18, 2022)
A bill to improve access at a Native youth treatment facility is almost across the finish line in the 117th Congress.
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