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Testimony: Bryan Mercier, Bureau of Indian Affairs (September 23, 2026)
Bryan Mercier of the Bureau of Indian Affairs testifies before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on September 23, 2026. 
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds business meeting and legislative hearing (September 23, 2026)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is convening to consider a closely-watched Native housing bill and to take testimony on pending tribal legislation. 
Testimony: Alicia Puente Cackley, Government Accountability Office (September 16, 2026)
Alicia Puente Cackley of the Government Accountability Office testifies before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. 
Testimony: Hilary Atkin, Department of Housing and Urban Development (September 16, 2026)
Hilary Atkin of the Department of Housing and Urban Development testifies before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. 
Testimony: Bryan Warner, Cherokee Nation (September 16, 2026)
Bryan Warner, Deputy Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, testifies before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. 
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs takes up Native housing (September 16, 2026)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is returning to work by taking a closer look at housing needs in Native communities. 
Efforts to update an Indian housing law that expired more than a decade ago continue to face setbacks on Capitol Hill.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is taking testimony on a bill to reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act, commonly known as NAHASDA.
Nearly two million tourists visit Southeast Alaska annually and tribal members are reporting an uptick in incidents of tourists mocking Native culture.
Congress is taking a bipartisan approach to affordable housing. What about Indian Country?
A racial discrimination lawsuit filed by a non-Native threatens to dismantle a Native Hawaiian land program established by Congress more than a century ago.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know This Week (June 8, 2026) (June 8, 2026)
NAFOA is providing testimony on a bill to consolidation tribal economic development programs at the federal level. 
A housing and retail development in Virginia threatens to pave over the birthplace of one of America’s most influential historical tribal leaders.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know This Week (March 30, 2026) (March 30, 2026)
Only one month until the #NAFOA2026 conference in Reno, Nevada! 
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation launches unique housing program (March 23, 2026)
The foundation of community strength across the Cherokee Nation Reservation begins with stable, secure housing. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know This Week (March 16, 2026) (March 16, 2026)
NAFOA Executive Director Cory Blankenship is set to testify at Indian Country appropriations hearing. 
The 119th Congress is slowly but surely taking action to advance Indian Country’s legislative agenda following a less than stellar start to the session.
Bureau of Indian Affairs considers first Tribal Energy Resource Agreement (February 18, 2026)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is finally getting a chance to help expand tribal self-determination over energy development. 
Indian Country is coming together to continue the work of the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children and make long-lasting changes for youth and families.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation invests in our citizens (February 9, 2026)
In the Cherokee Nation, our advocacy for our citizens has always been about restoration, accountability, and looking out for one another as Cherokees. 
A surge in housing projects specifically geared toward urban Native people is meant to offset the barriers they face in large cities.
Defense bill snubs Indian Country in favor of Lumbee federal recognition (December 8, 2025)
Indian Country is on the losing end of the stick with the release of a must-pass defense bill that was negotiated behind closed doors. 
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation keeps language alive for all generations (October 27, 2025)
The Cherokee language is the heart of who we are as a people. 
The cuts continue as President Donald Trump plans to eliminate another $500 million dollars for tribal housing, business development and infrastructure projects.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (October 20, 2025) (October 20, 2025)
Learn about virtual courses, webinars, internship opportunities and more this week from NAFOA. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (October 14, 2025) (October 14, 2025)
Don’t forget. Every day is Indigenous Peoples’ Day! 
People looking to move to their tribal homelands often have a hard time finding a home.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need To Know This Week (September 15, 2025) (September 15, 2025)
Only one more week until the NAFOA fall conference! 
Howard Center: Police weapons lead to deadly and severe consequences (August 12, 2025)
“I died on January 12,” David Epaloose said after being run over by a police cruiser and being shot at more than 100 times with less-lethal weapons. 
Floods in Texas and Oregon. Fires on the Navajo Nation. Find out how tribes are preparing for natural and other disasters.
A Republican lawmaker is trying to use the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” to require sales of federal lands.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (June 23, 2025) (June 23, 2025)
The moment is almost here…Keep an eye on your inbox for news about #NAFOAFall25. 
A reparations package seeks to compensate Black residents of Tulsa, Oklahoma, for a violent, racist attack on their community in 1921.
Native America Calling: Cities take aim at homeless encampments (June 12, 2025)
Native people experiencing homelessness are impacted by ongoing efforts to shut down encampments in urban areas. 
The House Committee on Appropriations holds a budget hearing for the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
A tool to boost housing, business, and other community development projects on tribal land is in President Trump’s crosshairs.
Despite lacking a formal relationship with the U.S. government, the Lumbee Tribe depends on federal funds that are now being threatened by President Trump.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (May 12, 2025) (May 12, 2025)
NAFOA looks out for our community — help us grow by forwarding this newsletter! 
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation is an economic powerhouse (April 8, 2025)
Our population, cultural depth, community development and economy show steady, strategic growth. 
We are in the midst of the largest period of housing investment in the history of the Cherokee Nation.
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