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AUDIO: Legislative Hearing on S.107, the Lumbee Fairness Act (November 6, 2025)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a legislative hearing on S.107, the Lumbee Fairness Act, on November 5, 2025. 
VIDEO: Legislative Hearing on S.107, the Lumbee Fairness Act (November 6, 2025)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a legislative hearing on S.107, the Lumbee Fairness Act, on November 5, 2025. 
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is holding a legislative hearing to consider federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe.
Supreme Court rejects Indian law cases amid U.S. government shutdown (October 6, 2025)
As the shutdown of the federal government enters its first full week, the nation’s highest court remains open for business. 
The National Museum of the American Indian is under review for exhibits and materials deemed derisive or partisan.
Fifty years into the self-determination era, tribal nations are running into new obstacles when it comes to managing programs that serve their people.
VIDEO: Dutch Kuyper of Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (September 17, 2025)
Dutch Kuyper, Vice President of Land and Real Estate for Cook Inlet Region, Inc., testifies about “Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential.” 
VIDEO: Ethan Tyler of Aleut Corporation (September 17, 2025)
Ethan Tyler, Senior Director of Public Policy and Lands for the Aleut Corporation, testifies about “Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential.” 
VIDEO: John Christensen Jr. of Village of Port Heiden (September 17, 2025)
John Christensen Jr., President of the Native Village of Port Heiden, testifies about “Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential.” 
VIDEO: Nagruk Harcharek of Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat (September 17, 2025)
Nagruk Harcharek, President of Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat, testifies about “Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential.” 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need To Know This Week (September 15, 2025) (September 15, 2025)
Only one more week until the NAFOA fall conference! 
Cronkite News: Political violence not new in America (September 12, 2025)
The killing of Charlie Kirk brought on a flood of unpleasant memories for Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Arizona), whose wife was shot while serving in the U.S. Congress. 
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a business meeting on September 10, 2025.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a business meeting on September 10, 2025.
Cronkite News: Military honors allowed for rioter killed at U.S. Capitol (September 11, 2025)
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Arizona) tried to block military funeral honors for one of the insurrectionists who was killed at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. 
AUDIO: Legislative Hearing on H.R.681, H.R.3654, H.R.3903, H.R.3925, H.R.4463 (September 10, 2025)
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs holds a legislative hearing on September 9, 2025. 
‘Fight like hell’: Federal funding cuts threaten HIV/AIDS programs (September 8, 2025)
Advocates for Americans with HIV and their allies in Congress are vowing to “fight like hell” in the face of funding cuts that they say will cost lives. 
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs is taking testimony from tribal and Alaska Native leaders at a legislative hearing.
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs schedules two hearings on federal programs (September 4, 2025)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is getting back to work with two more hearings about federal programs and federal policy. 
House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs schedules hearing (September 4, 2025)
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs is getting back to work on tribal legislation following a long break. 
Tom Cole: Getting back to the work of the 119th Congress (September 2, 2025)
By the end of the month, September 30th, we must fund the government. 
Colorado Newsline: White House loses ruling in federal funding fight (August 12, 2025)
The White House Office and Management and Budget has been told to publish spending decisions online, as required by Congress. 
“Honoring Native peoples means ending dehumanization in both imagery and policy,” said Stephanie Fryberg, an expert on the effects of harmful imagery.
Native groups have hit back at President Donald Trump’s threat to block a new stadium for the Washington Commanders if the professional football team does not revert to its racist name.
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 has hired Meghan Bishop as policy director.
VIDEO: ‘We have a lot of support throughout Indian Country’ (July 1, 2025)
Chairman John L. Lowery discusses efforts to secure federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe on June 30, 2025. 
The U.S. Supreme Court has scaled back the ability of federal judges to impose injunctions in a contentious dispute involving birthright citizenship.
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 movement to protect sacred sites is once again drawing attention as the Trump administration pushes to open more federal lands to development.
It’s the end of an era for a mainstay of Native arts and culture in the nation’s capital.
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 (June 2, 2025) (June 2, 2025)
Uplifting voices and opportunities from our community. 
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation invests in our safety (June 2, 2025)
For nearly two centuries, Cherokee Nation has upheld a vision of justice anchored in accountability and self-determination. 
The National Museum of the American Indian hosted a Memorial Day event in honor of Native service members.
More than 42,000 Natives served in the military during the Vietnam War, the vast majority as volunteers.
The National Museum of the American Indian is recognizing the contributions of Native veterans for an event on Memorial Day.
More than 42,000 Natives served in the military during the Vietnam War, the vast majority as volunteers.
Despite pledges from Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., programs serving Indian Country are in line for cuts and reductions.
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.
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