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Fifty years into the self-determination era, tribal nations are running into new obstacles when it comes to managing programs that serve their people.
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.
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.
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.
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.
President Donald Trump has promised to stop crossings along the U.S. border with Mexico.
President Donald Trump took office with a promise to help the Lumbee Tribe with its quest for federal recognition. What happens next?
Cronkite News: Trump gives new life to aging coal-fired power plants (April 22, 2025)
One of the last remaining power plants in Arizona that uses coal has been granted an exemption from strict pollution standards. 
Secretary Burgum observes ancestral Native footprints in New Mexico (April 17, 2025)
Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum got a first-hand look at the oldest known Native ancestral footprints during a visit to White Sands National Park. 
Senate committee schedules confirmation hearing for Interior nominee (March 27, 2025)
The Department of the Interior, the federal agency with the most trust and treaty responsibilities in Indian Country, has just one Senate-confirmed leader in office. 
“Great Plains reservation communities are continuing to deal with a public safety crisis,” said Sen. Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
Regulatory activity has ground to a halt at the Bureau of Indian Affairs but one pro-tribal action has made it over the finish line in the era of Donald Trump.
VIDEO: Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum on Indian Education (March 18, 2025)
Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum discusses his views on Indian education on February 12, 2025. 
Press Release: Spirit Lake Nation reclaims 680 acres in North Dakota (March 17, 2025)
“This land transfer is a significant step toward strengthening tribal sovereignty and empowering the Spirit Lake Nation to use its trust lands for economic growth and community well-being,” said Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum. 
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.
Indian Country is taking yet another hit as President Trump tries to reduce the size of the federal government despite the trust and treaty obligations owed to tribes and their communities.
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. 
Amid widespread terminations of its employees, the Bureau of Indian Affairs is trying to put the focus back on a critical issue facing tribes and their communities.
Ernie Stevens: Protecting tribal sovereignty in a new political era (February 7, 2025)
We take all challenges to treaty rights and tribal sovereignty seriously. 
Citizen of Navajo Nation tapped for Indian Affairs post (February 4, 2025)
A citizen of the Navajo Nation is being tapped to serve as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs though it’s not the person who was publicly lobbying for the job. 
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. 
The new administration of President Donald Trump continues to send conflicting messages about a controversial freeze on federal funds, resulting in ongoing uncertainty for tribal nations.
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.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (January 27, 2025) (January 27, 2025)
Got something the NAFOA community should know about? Share it! 
Alaska Beacon: Republicans oppose President Trump on Native name change (January 22, 2025)
Alaska’s two Republican senators say Denali should always be known by its Native name. 
Leaders of some of the largest tribal nations are optimistic and hopeful as Donald Trump becomes the 47th president of the United States.
‘State and tribal relations in North Dakota have not always been great’ (January 16, 2025)
Read the written statement of Doug Burgum, a former governor of North Dakota, to be Secretary of the Interior. 
Schedule of Senate committee hearings for Donald Trump nominees (January 13, 2025)
Members of the U.S. Senate are busy with confirmation hearings for a number of president-elect Donald Trump’s nominees. Here’s the schedule. 
The Republican-led Senate is busy with a slew of confirmation hearings for Donald Trump’s nominees — including one of the most consequential for Indian Country.
Senate Democrats say they haven’t received even basic information about Doug Burgum, who is seeking to lead the Department of the Interior.
North Dakota Monitor: Tribes share priorities with state lawmakers (January 9, 2025)
Tribes, the state and federal government must continue to work together for the benefit of their people, the leader of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe said.
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