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Cronkite News: Bill returns bison to tribal homelands (July 1, 2024)
A bipartisan bill would relocate some of the 20,500 buffalo on public lands to tribal lands. 
Native America Calling: Historic steps to return tribal land (June 26, 2024)
Efforts continue at the national and local level to return land to tribes, the original stewards. 
VIDEO: H.R.1240, the Winnebago Land Transfer Act (June 24, 2024)
The U.S. Senate considers H.R.1240, the Winnebago Land Transfer Act, on June 20, 2024. 
The House Committee on Appropriations is hearing from dozens of Indian Country leaders who are testifying about their funding needs.
Join Native America Calling to hear about the unique opportunities and challenges that come with tribal wealth.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts a business meeting on May 1, 2024.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts a business meeting on May 1, 2024.
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 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 Biden administration was a no-show at a hearing called to examine the future of land consolidation efforts in Indian Country.
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs holds an oversight hearing on January 30, 2024.
Native America Calling: The road to healing the Fort Robinson Massacre (January 16, 2024)
In January 1879, U.S. soldiers hunted down and killed Northern Cheyenne men, women and children who attempted to escape unbearable conditions at Fort Robinson in Nebraska. 
Indian Child Welfare Act grants awarded for off-reservation programs (November 30, 2023)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs announced nearly $2 million in grants to support the Indian Child Welfare Act in off-reservation communities across the nation. 
Native America Calling: The trouble finding safe drinking water (November 21, 2023)
There is no more basic need than clean drinking water. That’s a need that the Santee Sioux Nation in Nebraska has been lacking since 2019. 
Native America Calling: Historic broadband investment in Indian Country (October 22, 2023)
Tribes are getting their applications in for funds from the second round of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program. 
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. 
Native America Calling: Reclaiming control of Native trails (September 11, 2023)
Many of the trails and byways established by Native people were used for centuries, evolving into today’s highways. 
Native youth are taking control of their health with a new farm. Plus a new book! See what’s on The Menu.
House committee advances slate of Indian Country bills (June 14, 2023)
Bipartisanship seemed to be on rare display on Capitol Hill as lawmakers advanced a trio of bills benefiting Indian Country. 
The Genoa Indian Industrial School was one of the largest Indian boarding schools, drawing students from 40 tribal nations for half a century.
A high school basketball team from a small reservation made it to the Nebraska state championships for only the second time in the community’s history.
‘Absolutely thrilled’: Youth from Omaha Tribe welcome new skatepark (December 9, 2022)
On a sunny afternoon in October, young people gathered for the grand opening of a new skate park on the Omaha Reservation. 
Native America Calling: The importance of tribal museums (December 1, 2022)
Tribal museums offer a Native voice for Native history and bring the promise of economic development. 
MSU News: Grant helps tribes address transportation needs (November 29, 2022)
The Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University will provide transportation outreach and technical assistance to 29 tribes across five states. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (September 12, 2022)
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NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (August 22, 2022)
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Citizens of the Oglala Sioux Tribe overwhelmingly voted to legalize recreational and medical marijuana on their homelands.
Reconciliation Rising: An Interview with Lance Foster (July 11, 2022)
The Iowa Tribe has reclaimed 400 acres of ancestral territory. Learn more from Vice Chairman Lance Foster on Reconciliation Rising. 
Winnebago Tribe takes action to address marriage controversy (April 13, 2022)
A young voice from the Winnebago Tribe spurred big change and helped address anti-LGBTQ actions in the community. 
“Faces From the Interior” at the Joslyn Art Museum in Nebraska features Native perspectives on portraits of their people.
Native America Calling: Rebuilding White Clay (February 17, 2022)
A tiny town once known for being a destructive source of alcohol for Pine Ridge Reservation residents, could be a model of hope and healing. 
Tribes and their advocates are studying ways to strengthen state laws as the Indian Child Welfare Act remains in limbo in the courts.
Native Sun News Today Editorial: The ups and downs of the Indian gaming industry (December 17, 2021)
The competition is stiff in the gaming business and it is not going to get any easier for tribes. 
A deadline is fast approaching for the Biden administration to live up to its promise to improve the federal government’s relationship with tribes and their citizens.
Native America Calling: Uncovering the history of U.S. boarding schools (November 30, 2021)
Native America Calling will hear more about efforts to uncover the truth about the 300 Indian boarding schools aimed at forced assimilation of Native children. 
Native children continue to be overrepresented in state foster care systems, taken from their homes at high rates.
Using digitized records and newspaper clippings, researchers pieced together the history of the Genoa U.S. Indian Industrial School, a government-run institution that closed in 1934.
Longtime leader of Ponca Tribe resigns post amid conflicts with council (November 3, 2021)
“I’m looking at this as an opportunity for growth for me,” Larry Wright Jr. said after stepping down as chair of the Ponca Tribe.
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