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AUDIO: Investing in Indian Country at 2024 White House Tribal Nations Summit (December 10, 2024)
Tribal leaders and federal officials participate in a panel titled “Investing In Indian Country” at the 2024 White House Tribal Nations Summit. 
North Dakota Monitor: Tribes support call for new national monument (December 3, 2024)
The proposed Maah Daah Hey National Monument would protect sacred lands in North Dakota. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (December 2, 2024)
Remember to Give Native this #GivingTuesday. 
VIDEO: Questions and Answers on Crow Revenue Act (November 25, 2024)
A bill aimed at benefiting the Crow Tribe dominated discussion at a hearing in Washington, D.C. on November 19, 2024. 
VIDEO: Chairman Frank White Clay of Crow Tribe on Crow Revenue Act (November 25, 2024)
Chairman Frank White Clay of the Crow Tribe testifies in support of H.R.8952, the Crow Revenue Act, on November 19, 2024. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (November 25, 2024)
Stay up to date by subscribing to the NAFOA calendar. 
Alaska Native bills on agenda amid limbo in Congressional race (November 19, 2024)
With votes still being counted at home, Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) is back to work, advancing the interests of Native people on Capitol Hill. 
Native America Calling: What to expect on Trump’s first day (November 19, 2024)
If he lives up to his word, president-elect Donald Trump’s first day in the Oval Office will be a big one. 
The Crow Tribe is returning to Capitol Hill to seek passage of a mineral development bill.
“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)
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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.
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