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The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing on Native programs at the Department of Education.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing on Native programs at the Department of Education.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (March 31, 2025) (March 31, 2025)
The #NAFOA2025 conference is coming up soon! 
Shadow Devereaux — also known as Foreshadow — is the first artist to participate in a new fund in Montana.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation lives up to its values (March 24, 2025)
Service is not just a program — it’s a way of life for the Cherokee people. 
Prominent Native figures in U.S. military history have been erased from the Department of Defense’s website thanks to Donald Trump.
Regulatory activity has ground to a halt at the Bureau of Indian Affairs but one pro-tribal action has made it over the finish line in the era of Donald Trump.
“You’re not only erasing Navajo culture but you’re also eliminating Navajo code,” said Peter MacDonald, 96, one of the few surviving Navajo Code Talkers.
“The Navajo Code Talkers’ legacy is not just a story of Native American resilience but a defining chapter in American history,” said NCAI Executive Director Larry Wright, Jr.
Montana Free Press: Indian lawmakers tout legislative successes (March 18, 2025)
Members of Montana’s American Indian Caucus say they have been able to advance priority bills in the state legislature. 
We are in the midst of the largest period of housing investment in the history of the Cherokee Nation.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation advocates for Indian Country (March 3, 2025)
Cherokee engagement is especially important in times of transition. 
Native America Calling: The Trump administration, endangered fish and a new book (February 28, 2025)
Federal staff layoffs, spending freezes and other orders from the Donald Trump administration jeopardize food pathways for tribes and federal grants and loans for Native farmers. 
H.R.226, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act (February 5, 2025)
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.226, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act, on February 4, 2025. 
Native America Calling: Native Bookshelf with Ann-Helén Laestadius (February 4, 2025)
Samí journalist and author Ann-Helén Laestadius offers readers a glimpse into the government-backed school system for Indigenous children in Sweden. 
Kalani Peʻa, a Native Hawaiian educator and performer, has added a fourth Grammy to his list of achievements.
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.
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.
Native America Calling: How it started, how it’s going with Donald Trump (January 23, 2025)
Before taking office this week, President Donald Trump promised swift and decisive actions. How are Native people being affected? 
Alaska Beacon: Republicans oppose President Trump on Native name change (January 22, 2025)
Alaska’s two Republican senators say Denali should always be known by its Native name. 
The city of Nashville granted a request to change the name of Cumberland Park to Wasioto Park in honor of Indigenous history in Tennessee.
Native America Calling: Ringing in the Orthodox New Year in Alaska (January 14, 2025)
The Orthodox New Year in Alaska is a mix of seal meat, tea cakes, and Native and Slavonic languages. 
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation sees bright future for language programs (January 13, 2025)
This month we celebrate an important birthday: Our Speaker Services turns three. 
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs gains Republican leader (January 8, 2025)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs has a new chair for the 119th Congress now that Republicans are in control of the chamber. 
Native America Calling: The year-end edition of The Menu (December 31, 2024)
What’s on The Menu? Join Native America Calling for the last food show of 2024, hosted by Andi Murphy. 
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation committed to language preservation (December 30, 2024)
With every word of Cherokee spoken or written, we reclaim another piece of what it means to be Cherokee. 
‘The time is now’: Lumbee Tribe sees movement on federal recognition bill (December 16, 2024)
A controversial bill to extend federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe is moving forward on Capitol Hill amid ongoing opposition in Indian Country. 
White House releases fact sheet for 2024 White House Tribal Nations Summit (December 9, 2024)
Respect for Tribal Nations is a cornerstone of the Biden-Harris Administration’s policies for Indian Country, the White House said. 
Alaska Beacon: U.S. Capitol tree features Tlingit language (December 5, 2024)
Historian and clan leader Mike Aak’wtaatseen Hoyt designed a logo for the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree featuring the Tlingit language. 
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. 
For the first time, Latino and Indigenous populations in California will have their health challenges and needs documented in a way that reflects and serves their communities.
Progress for at-large Cherokee Nation citizens has been the result of decades of advocacy by various leaders and Cherokees at the grassroots level.
Tribal legitimacy debates far from settled in Indian Country (November 8, 2024)
Concerns about legitimacy continue to be a significant source of contention within the nation’s largest inter-tribal organization. 
Arizona Mirror: President Biden apologizes for Indian boarding school era (November 1, 2024)
“It was long overdue,” said Crystalyne Curley, Speaker of the Navajo Nation Council. 
Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren: ‘This dark chapter caused suffering’ (October 25, 2024)
“For generations, Native children, including many Navajo, endured an education system that aimed to erase our languages, cultures, and identities,” said President Buu Nygren. 
Apologies offer hope for continued healing, acknowledgment of a tragic historical record, and movement toward righting a wrong, said the Native American Church of North America.
Coalition of Large Tribes: ‘This trauma feels very fresh’ (October 25, 2024)
“Indigenous communities have been subjected to trauma at every scale and dimension imaginable,” said COLT Vice Chairman Tracy King. 
Alaska Federation of Natives: A significant step towards healing and justice (October 25, 2024)
“This apology is an important step forward, but it must be accompanied by meaningful actions addressing these historical injustices’ ongoing impacts,” said AFN President Benjamin Mallott. 
Native America Calling: An apology, a long time coming (October 25, 2024)
President Joe Biden is taking the historic step to formally apologize for the federal government’s role in the genocidal Indian boarding school era. 
President Joe Biden is highlighting his administration’s Indian Country achievements as he prepares to visit a tribe in Arizona.
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