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NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (November 24, 2025) (November 24, 2025)
Extend your education, attend a year-end tax webinar and find an employment opportunity. 
As 200 nations meet on the edge of the Amazon rainforest to hammer out cooperative goals on climate change, Indigenous peoples are making their presence known.
As the federal government shutdown drags on, tribes are feeling the brunt more than the general population.
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.” 
Native America Calling: Tribal advocates sound the alarm over radioactive exposure (September 16, 2025)
The advocacy group Tewa Women United is warning about the release of radioactive gas from the infamous Los Alamos National Laboratory. 
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing on September 10, 2025.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing 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. 
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. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (July 28, 2025) (July 28, 2025)
Heads up — something big is coming your way from NAFOA. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (July 21, 2025) (July 21, 2025)
Read to learn about must-watch webinars and the latest grant resources. 
Tom Cole: The ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ is a win for America (July 14, 2025)
As Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, I look forward to utilizing the priorities and initiatives in the One Big Beautiful Bill to continue to guide our work. 
Tribal green energy initiatives are no more in the era of President Donald Trump.
The National Congress of American Indians is supporting calls to protect public lands around Chaco Canyon from energy development.
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. 
AUDIO: House Committee on Natural Resources Markup (June 26, 2025)
The House Committee on Natural Resources considers Indian Country legislation at a markup on June 25, 2025. 
VIDEO: H.R.725, the Crow Revenue Act (June 26, 2025)
The House Committee on Natural Resources considers H.R.725, the Crow Revenue Act, at a markup on June 25, 2025. 
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.
Tom Cole: Supporting the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ in Congress (June 16, 2025)
The American people gave their Representatives a mandate when they overwhelmingly voted for change. 
Tribal colleges, libraries, museums and programs like heating assistance for elders are among those feeling the pain in the Donald Trump era.
Despite pledges from Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., programs serving Indian Country are in line for cuts and reductions.
A tool to boost housing, business, and other community development projects on tribal land is in President Trump’s crosshairs.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (May 5, 2025) (May 5, 2025)
NAFOA had a record-breaking turnout at its 43rd Annual Conference! 
I will never stop advocating for our rights and ensuring the promises made to the Cherokee people are kept.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation committed to environmental stewardship (April 28, 2025)
We are building a future rooted in responsibility, respect and hope. 
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. 
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is expediting permits for Line 5, an oil pipeline opposed by tribes in the Great Lakes region.
At least one tribal library will have to close and many others will reduce services as the Trump administration cancels grants already promised by the federal government.
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. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (March 24, 2025) (March 24, 2025)
NAFOA is only a month away from the 43rd annual conference in New Orleans! 
The 176th anniversary of the federal agency with the most trust and treaty responsibilities comes with major challenges for Indian Country.
Native America Calling: What Indigenous people in Greenland really want (February 17, 2025)
Greenland hasn’t had this much attention from America since the William Taft Administration. Where are the voices of the Inuit people? 
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.
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