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List of Indian Country leases marked for termination by DOGE (March 6, 2025)
The Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE, is taking aim at the BIA, the IHS and even the NIGC. 
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 House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations holds a hearing on Bureau of Indian Education schools.
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs holds an oversight hearing on Indian trust reform on February 25, 2025.
House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs meets for oversight hearing (February 24, 2025)
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs is holding its second hearing of the 119th Congress, focusing on the federal government’s management of Indian trust assets. 
AUDIO: Legislative Hearing on H.R.410, H.R.412, H.R.504 & H.R. 741 (February 7, 2025)
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs holds a legislative hearing on February 5, 2025. 
House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs holds first hearing (February 5, 2025)
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs is taking up four tribal bills at its first hearing of the 119th Congress. 
With their party now in control of the U.S. Congress, Republicans are defending their record on Indian issues after Democrats sought changes to the rules on a key legislative committee.
House Committee on Natural Resources convenes for first meeting (January 22, 2025)
The legislative panel with jurisdiction over Indian issues is meeting for the first time in the 119th Congress. 
House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs gains new Republican leader (January 14, 2025)
A newcomer is leading the House subcommittee with jurisdiction over Indian issues. 
KFF Health News: Native patients on the hook for government health debt (January 7, 2025)
Native patients aren’t liable for medical bills the Indian Health Service is supposed to pay. But federal law doesn’t stop the debt collectors. 
Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Arizona) cites efforts to honor tribal sovereignty as among his most important achievements.
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. 
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. 
Cronkite News: ‘Native voters can and will decide this election’ (November 5, 2024)
Native people have long felt like politicians overlook them, but both parties are seeking the Native vote more than ever before. 
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. 
Muscogee Nation claims victory in long-running dispute over sacred grounds (October 17, 2024)
A federal appeals court has revived a long-simmering dispute between two tribal nations but both parties remain far apart on what the decision means for sacred Creek land 
Cronkite News: Key Democratic lawmaker plans to leave Congress (October 2, 2024)
Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Arizona) is the highest-ranking Democrat on the committee with jurisdiction over Indian issues. 
Haskell Faculty: ‘A beacon of hope and progress for Indigenous-based education’ (September 12, 2024)
We, the faculty of Haskell Indian Nations University, wish to address recent reports concerning our university following the congressional hearing held in July 2024. 
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs holds a legislative hearing on July 24, 2024.
The House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development meet for a joint hearing on Haskell Indian Nations University.
The House Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries holds a legislative hearing on 12 Indian water rights bills on July 23, 2024.
Legislative Hearing on H.R.6489, H.R.8942, H.R.8955 & H.R.8956 (July 22, 2024)
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs is taking up four bills at a legislative hearing. 
The House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development are looking into Haskell Indian Nations University.
Indian Country set for big and busy week on Capitol Hill (July 22, 2024)
Indian Country is set for a busy week in the nation’s capital, coming after the GOP convention and the end of Democratic President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign.
Republican leaders in Congress are investigating numerous allegations of misconduct at Haskell Indian Nations University.
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs holds an oversight hearing titled “Examining the President’s FY 2025 Budget Request for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Health Service, and Office of Insular Affairs.”
VIDEO: Cody Desautel on tribes and federal forest management (April 19, 2024)
Cody Desautel, president of the Intertribal Timber Council and executive director of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, testifies about federal forest management. 
The House Subcommittee on Federal Lands holds a hearing to discuss draft legislation on forest management.
Lawmakers wanted to talk about the problems of foreign criminal cartels operating on Indigenous lands, but tribal leaders came to Capitol Hill seeking solutions.
AUDIO: Economic Diversification to Create Prosperous Tribal Economies (February 15, 2024)
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs holds a hearing on “Economic Diversification to Create Prosperous Tribal Economies.” 
VIDEO: H.R.1240, the Udall Foundation Reauthorization Act (February 6, 2024)
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.2882, the Udall Foundation Reauthorization Act, on February 5, 2024. 
VIDEO: H.R.1240, the Winnebago Land Transfer Act (February 6, 2024)
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.1240, the Winnebago Land Transfer Act, on February 5, 2024. 
House takes up tribal homelands and Udall Foundation bills (February 5, 2024)
The U.S. House of Representatives is set to approve two bills of interest in Indian Country. 
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs set for first hearing of new year (February 5, 2024)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is hosting its first hearing of 2024. 
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs holds an oversight hearing on January 30, 2024.
Land consolidation back on the agenda for Indian Country (January 25, 2024)
After 10 years and more than $1.6 billion put in the hands of Indian Country, a successful program that was designed to address a harmful era in federal policy has finally come to a close. 
Republican bill brings firearms debate to Indian Country (January 18, 2024)
A Republican-led bill to ensure tribal identification cards can be used to purchase guns is moving forward despite little debate. 
House committee schedules markup on Indian Country bills (January 16, 2024)
The House Committee on Natural Resources is hosting a markup to advance two bills of interest in Indian Country.
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