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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. 
They say timing is everything, with a state-recognized group seeking action amid a lengthy shutdown of the federal government and a major breakdown in the halls of Congress.
TESTIMONY: Department of the Interior written statement (November 5, 2025)
Read the written testimony of the Department of the Interior before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. 
Fifty years into the self-determination era, tribal nations are running into new obstacles when it comes to managing programs that serve their people.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs focuses on self-determination and self-governance at an oversight hearing on September 17, 2025.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs focuses on self-determination and self-governance at an oversight hearing on September 17, 2025.
Witness list for Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing on self-determination (September 16, 2025)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is observing a significant milestone in the era of self-determination and self-governance. 
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.
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. 
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is taking testimony from federal officials, including the temporary leader of Indian programs at the Department of Energy.
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. 
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation defends its sovereignty (August 11, 2025)
The Cherokee Nation has existed from time immemorial. 
Source New Mexico: Funding for Navajo Nation water project in doubt (August 4, 2025)
Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-New Mexico) is calling on President Donald Trump to fund the next phase of a massive water pipeline, saying failing to do so would violate Navajo water rights and could cause the project to fail completely. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (August 4, 2025) (August 4, 2025)
Missed the agenda drop for #NAFOAFall25? Find it here!
“This legislation is meaningful progress in honoring the federal government’s obligations to Tribal Nations,” said President Mark Macarro.
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 Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a nomination hearing for William “Billy” Kirkland on July 17, 2025.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a nomination hearing for William “Billy” Kirkland on July 17, 2025.
The House Committee on Appropriations holds a subcommittee markup on the fiscal year 2026 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies bill.
William “Billy” Kirkland is finally getting his confirmation hearing to be Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs. Read his written statement to Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
The National Congress of American Indians is supporting calls to protect public lands around Chaco Canyon from energy development.
The House Committee on Natural Resources and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce hold a joint oversight hearing into the Bureau of Indian Education.
Two Congressional committees are holding another hearing into alleged misconduct at Haskell Indian Nations University and the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute.
Markup of funding bill for Indian Country programs postponed (June 23, 2025)
Indian Country is closely watching the appropriations process in light of funding cuts proposed by the executive branch of the U.S. government. 
Deb Haaland continues to blaze new trails, this time with her campaign to be the first Native woman governor of New Mexico.
The Donald Trump administration wants to cut funding for tribal colleges by nearly 90 percent.
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. 
VIDEO: ‘Frustrated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ (June 17, 2025)
Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wisconsin) voices concerns about the Bureau of Indian Affairs at a hearing on June 12, 2025.
The movement to protect sacred sites is once again drawing attention as the Trump administration pushes to open more federal lands to development.
The House Committee on Natural Resource hears from Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum on June 12, 2025.
A new lawsuit alleges the U.S. owes $23.3 billion for the mismanagement of tribal trust funds during the Indian boarding school era.
Lawmakers are siding with tribes when it comes to the budget for the Indian Health Service.
It’s the end of an era for a mainstay of Native arts and culture in the nation’s capital.
Republican lawmakers are pushing back against drastic cuts to Indian Country programs like law enforcement and school construction.
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. 
AUDIO: Budget hearing for Department of the Interior (May 21, 2025)
The House Committee on Appropriations hosts a budget hearing for the Department of the Interior on May 20, 2025. 
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.
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