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House Committee on Natural Resources
The legislative panel with jurisdiction over Indian issues is meeting for the first time in the 119th Congress.
Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren and Buu Nygren
The ‘Navajos 4 Trump’ group was selected to participate in the inaugural presidential parade on January 20, 2025.
Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren #DC #HonorTheTreaties
Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren addresses a tribal gathering on the eve of the U.S. presidential inauguration.
Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley #DC #HonorTheTreaties
Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley addresses a tribal gathering on the eve of the U.S. presidential inauguration.
Crystalyne Curley
Leaders of some of the largest tribal nations are optimistic and hopeful as Donald Trump becomes the 47th president of the United States.
Doug Burgum
Read the written statement of Doug Burgum, a former governor of North Dakota, to be Secretary of the Interior.
Bears Ears National Monument
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to issue at least 100 executive orders on his first day in office. How will Indian Country be affected?
Department of Justice
An award-winning government employee is leading the Office of Tribal Justice at the Department of Justice.
Kristi Noem
Gov. Kristi Noem used her State of the State address to say goodbye to South Dakota.
United American Indian Involvement, Inc.
Wildfires have killed at least 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes in southern California. Tribes and urban Indian organizations are stepping up.
Jeff Hurd and Manuel Heart
A newcomer is leading the House subcommittee with jurisdiction over Indian issues.
Doug Burgum
The Republican-led Senate is busy with a slew of confirmation hearings for Donald Trump’s nominees — including one of the most consequential for Indian Country.
Neal McCaleb
Neal McCaleb dedicated his life to public service, a calling that led him to prominent positions in tribal, state and federal government.
Wounded Knee Memorial
Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-South Dakota) reintroduced a bill to protect 40 acres at the Wounded Knee Massacre site on behalf of the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.
Doug Burgum
Senate Democrats say they haven’t received even basic information about Doug Burgum, who is seeking to lead the Department of the Interior.
Janet Alkire
Tribes, the state and federal government must continue to work together for the benefit of their people, the leader of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe said.
Doug Burgum
Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate are vowing to move quickly on president-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks.
Lisa Murkowski
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs has a new chair for the 119th Congress now that Republicans are in control of the chamber.
U.S. Supreme Court
The Department of Justice is kicking off a series of consultation sessions to address a U.S. Supreme Court decision seen as detrimental to tribal sovereignty.
Doug Collins
American Indians and Alaska Natives serve in the military at the highest rates per capita of any racial or ethnic group.
Pete Hegseth
The Senate Committee on Armed Forces has scheduled a January 14 confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth to serve as as Secretary of Defense.
U.S. Capitol
The 119th Congress is scheduled to begin on January 3, 2025, with both chambers of the legislative branch of the U.S. government coming under Republican control.
Erica Pinto at White House Tribal Nations
Another Indian Country bill is up for consideration in the U.S. House of Representatives as the 118th Congress comes to a close.
White House Tribal Nations
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 Tribal Nations
Another batch of Indian Country bills is making its way through the 118th Congress, with only about a week left for tribal nations to see success.
Joe BidenJoe Biden
With just a few weeks left in his term, President Joe Biden is hosting his final White House Tribal Nations Summit.
Lisa Finley-DeVille
The proposed Maah Daah Hey National Monument would protect sacred lands in North Dakota.
Steve Daines
A logo depicting Blackfeet Chief Two Guns White Calf could be revived by the Washington professional football team.
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
With time quickly running out in the 118th Congress, a leading Democratic lawmaker is laying down the law when it comes to advancing Indian Country’s legislative interests.
Michell Hicks
Tribal governments have struggled, fought, and bled for centuries to exist and maintain our cultures.
Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act
The U.S. Senate considers Indian Country legislation on November 21, 2024, during which Sen. Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) blocked a bill to protect the Wounded Knee massacre site in South Dakota.
Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) is blocking a bill that would protect the Wounded Knee massacre site in South Dakota.
Roll Call on Nomination of Patrice H. Kunesh, of Minnesota, to be Chair of the National Indian Gaming Commission
Members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs advance the nomination of Patrice Kunesh to lead the National Indian Gaming Commission on November 20, 2024.
Business Meeting to consider the Nomination of Patrice H. Kunesh, of Minnesota, to be Chair of the National Indian Gaming Commission, S. 4643 & S. 4998
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs convenes for a business meeting on November 20, 2024.
Business Meeting to consider the Nomination of Patrice H. Kunesh, of Minnesota, to be Chair of the National Indian Gaming Commission, S. 4643 & S. 4998
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs convenes for a business meeting on November 20, 2024.
Markwayne Mullin
Donald Trump’s election as president and the Republican takeover of Congress are already having impacts on Indian Country’s agenda.
Mary Peltola
With votes still being counted at home, Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) is back to work, advancing the interests of Native people on Capitol Hill.
Pete Hegseth
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) is among the combat veterans and Democrats expressing deep skepticism at Donald Trump’s choice of a Defense secretary with no national security experience.
White House
If he lives up to his word, president-elect Donald Trump’s first day in the Oval Office will be a big one.
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is getting back to work as the 118th Congress comes to a close.