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The highest court in the land is once again taking up a case that will determine whether the United States lives up to its promises to tribal nations.
Private and public lands are slowly being returned to the care of Native peoples across the country.
Navajo Nation leader launches Republican bid for Congress (March 2, 2022)
Myron Lizer, the often controversial vice president of the Navajo Nation who recently declared his ‘love’ for Donald Trump, is running for U.S. Congress. 
Tribal leaders hail historic nomination of Native woman to federal bench (December 17, 2021)
Tribal leaders are welcoming the historic nomination of Sunshine Suzanne Sykes, a citizen of the Navajo Nation, to the federal bench. 
President Biden nominates another Native woman to federal bench (December 15, 2021)
President Joe Biden continues to make history with his judicial nominations, announcing another Native woman to serve on the federal bench. 
Cronkite News: Tribes welcome restoration of Bears Ears National Monument (October 19, 2021)
“Bears Ears is home to many of our historical and cultural sites, plants, water, traditional medicines, and teachings for our people,” said Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez. 
The Bears Ears landscape has supported indigenous people of the Southwest from time immemorial and continues to be sacred land to tribal nations, the White House said in a proclamation.
Native America Calling: Ready when disaster strikes (September 7, 2021)
When disaster strikes, tribes have to be ready to mobilize response teams, work with surrounding jurisdictions, render aid to community members and help the rebuilding process. 
Cronkite News: Hearing tackles legacy of coal mining on tribal lands (August 11, 2021)
Navajo and Hopi leaders addressed the need to move away from economic dependence on coal, but specific proposals on how to get there remain elusive. 
Schools, hospitals and other facilities in Indian Country need billons of dollars in investments.
Examining Federal Facilities in Indian Country (June 17, 2021)
The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States hosts an oversight hearing titled, “Examining Federal Facilities in Indian Country.” 
Judge Diane Humetewa | Justice in Indian Country (February 25, 2021)
Judge Diane Humetewa, a citizen of the Hopi Tribe, testifies on the need for more federal judges in Indian Country. 
Indian Country finally sees action on diabetes program (December 28, 2020)
A program that has reduced diabetes in Indian Country has been extended for another three years, resulting in a lifetime in the age of COVID-19. 
Indigenously: The realities of the Native vote (November 23, 2020)
For Native voters, this election year has dealt us one disappointing data dilemma after another. 
Native Sun News Today: Reservation coal workers still out of jobs (November 9, 2020)
Mine cleanup will put Hopi and Navajo citizens back to work, addressing employment and environmental issues at the same time. 
With the election less than a month away, Joe Biden continues to push for Indian Country’s vote, vowing to reverse years of setbacks tribes have suffered at the hands of Donald Trump.
A “life-changing” diabetes program for Indian Country will expire unless Congress takes action.
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