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Native America Calling: Tribes push for more power over power lines (October 1, 2024)
The increasing demand for power is prompting challenges from a number of tribes who say the means to transmit that power is harming sacred and culture sites. 
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts a legislative hearing on September 25, 2024.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts a legislative hearing on September 25, 2024.
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs takes up water rights at legislative hearing (September 24, 2024)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is taking testimony on legislation affecting tribal water rights and natural resources. 
Tribes are urging President Joe Biden to designate three new national monuments in California in order to protect natural and cultural treasures.
Sovereign Nations of Virginia host annual conference (September 16, 2024)
Tribes in Virginia continue to build relationships with key partners with a conference taking place on their homelands. 
Indigenous leaders, climate, activists, and community members from more than 80 different nations around the world are convening for the World Wilderness Congress.
Tribes lobby Biden administration for another national monument (August 14, 2024)
With just a few months left in Biden administration, tribal nations are hoping to score one more win for the protection of their sacred places. 
Tribal leaders are condemning the primary producer of uranium for transporting hazardous materials through their territories without their consent and without advance notice.
Source New Mexico: Republican lawmaker eyes Deb Haaland’s job (July 19, 2024)
If Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado) gets her way, she will be the next Secretary of the Interior. 
For the first time, the federal government has acknowledged the historic and ongoing devastation caused to tribes by dams in the Pacific Northwest.
Native America Calling: Earth Day assessment for Native peoples (April 22, 2024)
Native people face a six-fold increased risk of flash floods because of climate change in the next two years, according to a new study. 
Native drone pilots are building careers using drones for scoping out landscapes for construction, searching for lost hikers, and even assessing potentially sacred areas.
Native America Calling: Meet the 2024 NCAIED 40 under 40 (March 14, 2024)
The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development is celebrating young leaders at the Reservation Economic Summit. 
Howard Center: Tribes in uphill battle against lithium mining (February 5, 2024)
Tribal communities are on the frontlines of a push to create new, domestic sources for lithium. 
Tribes taken Biden administration to court over $4 billion energy project (January 24, 2024)
The Biden administration’s renewable energy agenda is being tested in court with a lawsuit from tribes opposed to a $4 billion development that runs through their homelands. 
Tribal cultural resources are being threatened by growing demand for renewable energy projects.
National Congress of American Indians kicks off milestone convention (November 13, 2023)
The nation’s largest inter-tribal advocacy organization is marking a milestone event with an election of new leaders and debate on a controversial issue. 
Cronkite News: Tohono O’odham Nation criticizes border wall construction (November 2, 2023)
The leader of the Tohono O’odham said construction of a border wall on his tribe’s territory has caused irreversible damage. 
President Biden issues another proclamation for Indigenous Peoples’ Day (October 9, 2023)
President Joe Biden has another proclamation for Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the third of his administration. 
The high-profile proposal involving more than 15 square miles and seven landowners drew more than 1,000 public comments.
People’s World: Film shares story of theft of Black Hills from Lakota Nation (September 26, 2023)
In the U.S. government’s long record of broken treaties, land theft, and genocide, the taking of the Black Hills ranks as one of the most disgraceful examples of imperial aggression. 
H.R.3371, Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act (September 19, 2023)
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.3371, the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act, on September 18, 2023. 
Montana Free Press: Blackfeet Nation protects sacred area from drilling (September 14, 2023)
A settlement agreement with the Blackfeet Nation marks the end of a 40-year energy development fight in a sacred area of Montana. 
Indian Market sponsorship draws criticism for ties to energy industry (September 6, 2023)
The organization that puts on the largest juried Indian art market in the world continues to face criticism on social media after thanking a sponsor of the popular event. 
George Thompson: The plight of our sacred Hickory Ground (August 7, 2023)
In our Muscogee culture, once a body is at rest, it is supposed to remain there forever and complete its lifecycle, returning to earth. 
Efforts to strengthen the Indian Arts and Crafts Act are drawing widespread attention as tribes seek a major — and controversial — change to a law designed to protect Native artists from frauds.
H.R.423 – Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act (February 14, 2023)
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.423, the Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act, on February 6, 2023. 
Republican-controlled House set to approve first Indian Country bills (February 6, 2023)
The 118th Congress is finally underway and Indian Country bills are among the first to advance in a new political atmosphere on Capitol Hill. 
A key Congressional committee is finally getting to work, with Republicans pursuing a new agenda for Indian Country and beyond.
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs takes up sacred lands measure (December 12, 2022)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is holding a business meeting as the 117th Congress enters its final stretch.
Montana Free Press: Blackfeet Nation continues fight to protect sacred lands (December 12, 2022)
An area sacred to the Blackfeet Nation remains under threat from energy development after a federal judge’s ruling. 
Defense spending bill again a topic of hot interest in Indian Country (December 6, 2022)
All eyes are on Capitol Hill as tribal leaders — and the rest of the nation — await the arrival of a highly-anticipated defense spending bill.
Montana Free Press: Land swap in Crazy Mountains finally unveiled (November 29, 2022)
A land swap long in development within the Custer Gallatin National Forest is finally open to public comment. 
‘Long overdue’: Senate passes bill for Native veterans organization (November 21, 2022)
A bipartisan bill to advance the work of a Native veterans organization is inching toward final passage as the 117th Congress winds down. 
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation cares for our homelands (November 7, 2022)
The Cherokee people have always been deeply connected to the land. 
A business in South Dakota that banned Native patrons from the premises is being sued by the United States government for racial discrimination.
Underscore.news: Yakama Nation celebrates return of sacred land (October 18, 2022)
An 1855 treaty with the U.S. government ensured one of the Yakama Nation’s most important sites would remain part of its homelands. 
Cronkite News: Tribes support greater protections for sacred sites (October 3, 2022)
Tribal leaders urged lawmakers to pass a package of bills that would protect cultural and sacred sites on public lands. 
Native America Calling: Sharing management of sacred and important lands (September 26, 2022)
The Biden administration says it wants to work with tribes to co-manage federal land that is also sacred or culturally important.
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