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The nation’s oldest and largest inter-tribal organization opened its annual convention with a competing set of messages about the challenges facing Indian Country.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (October 6, 2025) (October 6, 2025)
Keeping you in the loop through the shutdown of the U.S. government. 
Fifty years into the self-determination era, tribal nations are running into new obstacles when it comes to managing programs that serve their people.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (September 22, 2025) (September 22, 2025)
NAFOA is welcoming the community this week for the #NAFOAFall25 conference in Portland, Oregon. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (September 2, 2025) (September 2, 2025)
Get the latest on tribal policy, fellowship opportunities and more from NAFOA. 
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 National Congress of American Indians is supporting calls to protect public lands around Chaco Canyon from energy development.
A Republican lawmaker is trying to use the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” to require sales of federal lands.
VIDEO: H.R.2556, the CORE Act (June 26, 2025)
The House Committee on Natural Resources considers a tribal consultation amendment to H.R.2556,, the Comprehensive Offshore Resource Enhancement Act, at a markup on June 25, 2025. 
The Department of Health and Human Services is inviting tribes to attend a listening session — but not a consultation — to discuss a reorganization of the agency.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (June 23, 2025) (June 23, 2025)
The moment is almost here…Keep an eye on your inbox for news about #NAFOAFall25. 
VIDEO: ‘Sacred, protected sites’ (June 17, 2025)
Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-New Mexico) discusses efforts to protect sacred sites with Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum.
The movement to protect sacred sites is once again drawing attention as the Trump administration pushes to open more federal lands to development.
Key programs at the Indian Health Service are seeing flat funding under a budget proposal that eliminates a major tribal priority.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (May 27, 2025) (May 27, 2025)
As summer kicks off, this week’s newsletter features free virtual resources to help students stay active learners by exploring economic and personal finance topics. 
Tribes have once again been left out of a decision to open up to 112 million acres of federal forest lands to development.
Despite pledges from Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., programs serving Indian Country are in line for cuts and reductions.
Despite lacking a formal relationship with the U.S. government, the Lumbee Tribe depends on federal funds that are now being threatened by President Trump.
Every child, every woman, and every citizen of our tribe should know that their nation will fight for them, protect them, and honor their lives.
Indigenous leaders are forcefully denouncing Alberta Premier Danielle Smith for the idea of separating from Canada.
I will never stop advocating for our rights and ensuring the promises made to the Cherokee people are kept.
President Donald Trump took office with a promise to help the Lumbee Tribe with its quest for federal recognition. What happens next?
From millions of dollars in canceled grants to vacancies at the Indian Health Service, tribes are dealing with big changes at the federal level.
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is overseeing unprecedented cuts, drawing widespread concerns about adverse affects for Native people.
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.
Public Law 280 continues to be the source of unresolved law enforcement and public safety issues in Indian Country.
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.
Indian Country continues fight for funds promised by the U.S. government (February 21, 2025)
Indian Country is returning to the nation’s capital to hold the federal government accountable — a difficult task in a new political landscape. 
Native America Calling: The State of Indian Nations in 2025 (February 10, 2025)
The nation’s oldest and largest tribal advocacy group is shaping its strategy for carrying a unified voice to a fractured government and divided public. 
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.
Doug Burgum has yet to be confirmed as the new leader of the Department of the Interior but a contentious Indian Country issue has already been dumped on his desk.
With their party now in control of the U.S. Congress, Republicans are defending their record on Indian issues after Democrats sought changes to the rules on a key legislative committee.
The Department of Justice is kicking off a series of consultation sessions to address a U.S. Supreme Court decision seen as detrimental to tribal sovereignty.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (December 16, 2024) (December 16, 2024)
It’s not too late to make your gift to Native youth count by donating to NAFOA. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (December 9, 2024) (December 9, 2024)
Don’t forget to register for the Department of the Treasury tribal consultations. 
President Joe Biden is establishing a national monument at the site of one of the most infamous Indian boarding schools.
White House releases fact sheet for 2024 White House Tribal Nations Summit (December 9, 2024)
Respect for Tribal Nations is a cornerstone of the Biden-Harris Administration’s policies for Indian Country, the White House said. 
President Biden convenes his final White House Tribal Nations Summit (December 3, 2024)
With just a few weeks left in his term, President Joe Biden is hosting his final White House Tribal Nations Summit.
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