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“We are fighting for our rights and the water that is life for Oceti Sakowin tribes,” Chairwoman Janet Alkire said on Indigenous Peoples Day.
Ron Lee: Let’s vote to move America forward with Harris and Walz (November 4, 2024)
Vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz for a bright future in America. 
Cronkite News: Tribal governments responsible for orphaned oil and gas wells (November 1, 2024)
When the ownership of abandoned oil or gas wells is untraceable, responsibility falls to federal, local and tribal governments. 
President Joe Biden is highlighting his administration’s Indian Country achievements as he prepares to visit a tribe in Arizona.
The Gila River Indian Community received nearly $6 million in federal funds to create a first-of-its kind renewable energy project.
Grist: Tribal rights at stake in heated presidential election (October 11, 2024)
Under the Biden-Harris administration, tribes got more of a say in Congress and tons more funding. A Trump-Vance win could upend that. 
Native America Calling: Tribes push for more power over power lines (October 1, 2024)
The increasing demand for power is prompting challenges from a number of tribes who say the means to transmit that power is harming sacred and culture sites. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (September 30, 2024)
Falling into new opportunities with NAFOA! 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (September 23, 2024)
Welcome to San Diego, California, for NAFOA’s Fall 2024 Conference! 
Native America Calling: Shining solar success stories (September 12, 2024)
Native-run organizations are jumping into the clean energy economy with both feet. 
‘Once in a generation investments’: Funding helps tribes with energy needs (September 5, 2024)
The Biden administration is on the road as the November presidential election quickly approaches, touting historic levels of funding going to Indian Country. 
Albert Bender: The theft of tribal land in Oklahoma (August 28, 2024)
The settler state of Oklahoma arose on the backs of it most vulnerable — the Five Tribes who were forced to move there by the U.S. government. 
The San Carlos Apache Tribe will be asking the Biden administration for more assistance following a 21-hour power outage on the reservation in Arizona.
A company owned by the Seneca Nation will be providing clean energy to 185 U.S. government buildings across 12 states under a landmark deal.
Source New Mexico: Republican lawmaker eyes Deb Haaland’s job (July 19, 2024)
If Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado) gets her way, she will be the next Secretary of the Interior. 
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts a legislative hearing on June 12, 2024.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts a legislative hearing on June 12, 2024.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (June 17, 2024)
The best part of Monday mornings is the NAFOA newsletter. 
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation takes the lead for our environment (April 22, 2024)
Cherokee Nation is leading by example to foster a sustainable future, both locally and globally, for generations to come. 
Native America Calling: Earth Day assessment for Native peoples (April 22, 2024)
Native people face a six-fold increased risk of flash floods because of climate change in the next two years, according to a new study. 
Native sisters, a Native artist’s art installation and a tribe’s fight against an oil pipeline are the subject of new films.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (March 18, 2024)
Know someone who needs to be in the NAFOA-know? 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (February 20, 2024)
NAFOA stays on top of the news so you always start your week informed and ready. 
Howard Center: Tribes in uphill battle against lithium mining (February 5, 2024)
Tribal communities are on the frontlines of a push to create new, domestic sources for lithium. 
Tribes taken Biden administration to court over $4 billion energy project (January 24, 2024)
The Biden administration’s renewable energy agenda is being tested in court with a lawsuit from tribes opposed to a $4 billion development that runs through their homelands. 
Tribal cultural resources are being threatened by growing demand for renewable energy projects.
Montana Free Press: Plans call for more solar development on public lands (January 22, 2024)
The federal government is soliciting input on a plan to open public lands to new solar projects. 
VIDEO: Tribal Homelands and Climate Change at White House Tribal Nations Summit (December 11, 2023)
Tribal leaders and federal officials participate in a panel on tribal homelands and climate change at the White House Tribal Nations Summit on December 6, 2023. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (November 27, 2023)
Submit your nominations for NAFOA’s 16th Annual Leadership Awards. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (November 6, 2023)
Eleven days left until appropriations funding runs out for Indian Country programs. 
Cronkite News: Tribes share frustrations with infrastructure funding (October 31, 2023)
Promises of federal funding remain just that – promises – for smaller tribes for whom the money is inaccessible because of bureaucratic and financial hurdles. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (October 30, 2023)
Boo — only 18 days until funding for Indian Country programs runs out. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (October 16, 2023)
We’re already looking forward to the next conference. Be sure to save the date! 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (October 10, 2023)
Every day is Indigenous Peoples’ Day. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (October 2, 2023)
It’s #NAFOAFall23 Week! More than 800 tribal leaders, financial professionals, and industry experts are in attendance in Arizona. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (September 25, 2023)
The government may be shutting down, but NOT #NAFOAFall23! 
Montana Free Press: Blackfeet Nation protects sacred area from drilling (September 14, 2023)
A settlement agreement with the Blackfeet Nation marks the end of a 40-year energy development fight in a sacred area of Montana. 
The cancellation of oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is renewing political clashes among Native people in Alaska.
The organizer of the Santa Fe Indian Market is once again thanking a sponsor of the popular event amid ongoing controversy over the involvement of one of the world’s largest energy companies.
Indian Market sponsorship draws criticism for ties to energy industry (September 6, 2023)
The organization that puts on the largest juried Indian art market in the world continues to face criticism on social media after thanking a sponsor of the popular event.
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