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A relentless offensive against minority student recruiting and retention threatens more than Native participation in school.
Among the thousands of staff cuts and billions of dollars eliminated from federal programs is support to prevent and respond to domestic violence.
It’s been almost a full century since Ojibwe hockey player Taffy Abel first set foot on the ice for the New York Rangers.
Payments to tribes, law enforcement in tribal communities and health care for tribal citizens are all impacted by the shutdown of the federal government.
Press Release: Pokagon Band lowers flag in honor of Ernie Stevens, Jr. (September 30, 2025)
“Indian Country has lost a tremendous leader in the untimely passing of Ernie Stevens Jr.,” said Pokagon Band Chairman Matthew Wesaw.
Statement: Gun Lake Tribe mourns passing of Ernie Stevens, Jr. (September 29, 2025)
“Indian Country has lost a great relative, friend and warrior,” Chairman Emeritus D.K. Sprague said on behalf of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi. 
Native America Calling: Native businesses are responding to tariffs (September 9, 2025)
Native-owned businesses are among those being hit by President Donald Trump’s tariff policy, with some forced to consider raising prices in reacton. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (September 8, 2025) (September 8, 2025)
United States Treasurer Brandon Beach will be speaking at the #NAFOAFall25 conference in Portland, Oregon. 
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs holds a hearing on legislation affecting tribal lands and tribal health.
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs is taking testimony on tribal lands and health legislation.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is expediting permits for Line 5, an oil pipeline opposed by tribes in the Great Lakes region.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (April 14, 2025) (April 14, 2025)
Make your vote count at NAFOA’s upcoming conference. 
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is moving quickly to advance Indian Country legislation amid a dramatically changed political environment.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a business meeting to consider pending legislation on March 5, 2025.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a business meeting to consider pending legislation on March 5, 2025.
A whopping 26 bills are on the agenda as the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs advances pending legislation.
The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on the afternoon of February 26, 2025.
The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on the afternoon of February 26, 2025.
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. 
Native America Calling: Federal funds under fire from President Donald Trump (January 30, 2025)
President Donald Trump’s sudden freeze on federal funds rattled tribes and Indian organizations that depend on the trust and treaty relationship. 
Pokagon Band signs government-to-government agreement with Indiana (January 6, 2025)
The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians is starting off the new year with a new government-to-government agreement. 
Native America Calling: A look at 2024 news from a Native perspective (December 18, 2024)
President Biden’s apology for Indian boarding schools was among the top news stories of the year. What else matters to Native people in 2024? 
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. 
Native America Calling: Candidate Native voter outreach in the home stretch (October 18, 2024)
In the final days before the November 2024 election, campaigns are working at a feverish pace to reach Native voters. 
Michigan governor designates Native American Veterans Day (October 11, 2024)
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) designated October 11 as Native American Veterans Day. 
Native America Calling: Balanced lessons on missions and the gold rush in California (September 23, 2024)
There is a flip side to the narrative about the cultural richness that colonization supposedly brought to California. 
News21: Work aims to restore trust in elections and faith in democracy (September 9, 2024)
“The crisis in trust is bigger than just one party,” said one Republican. 
The Michigan State University College of Law’s Indian Law Clinic has received funding to continue its work of assisting tribes with enforcement of the law.
Of the contenders Vice President Kamala Harris is vetting as a possible running mate, Mark Kelly is the only one who’s been to space. Is he the right stuff for the nation?
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (June 3, 2024)
We celebrate Pride Month and the strength of our LGBTQIA+ relatives. 
The House Committee on Appropriations is hearing from dozens of Indian Country leaders who are testifying about their funding needs.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (February 5, 2024)
Did you know? You can contribute to NAFOA’s 5 Things newsletter! 
Native America Calling: Defending against the war on books by Native authors (October 19, 2023)
Teachers, librarians, authors, and literary advocates are struggling to keep books about Native issues in public classrooms and libraries. 
Few states make the grade when it comes to tribal inclusion in voting maps (October 12, 2023)
Tribes must be included “from the very beginning” of the redistricting process in order to ensure American Indian and Alaska Native voices are heard at the polls. 
Pokagon Band calls on school district to eliminate ‘Chieftains’ imagery (October 9, 2023)
As communities across the nation celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians is calling on a school district in Michigan to get rid of its supposedly Native imagery. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (August 28, 2023)
Summer is ending soon. Have you registered for the Fall Conference? 
Pokagon Band welcomes new council members (August 16, 2023)
The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians held a swearing-in ceremony for four new members of its tribal council. 
A Native man from Canada who dedicated his life to economic development in Indigenous communities was killed in Las Vegas, Nevada.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (February 13, 2023)
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