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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. 
Applause broke out on Capitol Hill with the advancement of a bipartisan bill that will finally help address the harmful legacy of the Indian boarding school era.
“For more than a century, the federal government’s Indian Boarding School policies and practices sought to destroy Native languages, cultures, and identities,” said Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii).
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts a legislative hearing on June 12, 2024.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts a legislative hearing on June 12, 2024.
An exasperated Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-New Mexico) is demanding answers from the Biden administration about public safety in Native communities.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing on public safety in Native communities.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing on public safety in Native communities.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is once again taking a close look at public safety in Indian Country.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts a roundtable discussion on May 8, 2024.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts a roundtable discussion on May 8, 2024.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is hosting a roundtable discussion on a recent federal report about Native children.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts a legislative hearing on May 1, 2024.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts a legislative hearing on May 1, 2024.
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.
RECAP: National Congress of American Indians opens winter session (February 16, 2024)
The National Congress of American Indians opened its executive council winter session in Washington, D.C. 
VIDEO: Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) at National Congress of American Indians (February 13, 2024)
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) addresses the National Congress of American Indians. 
Witness list and testimony for Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing (February 8, 2024)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is taking testimony on five bills. 
TABLE: List of institutions holding onto Native ancestors (February 7, 2024)
Which government agencies, museums, universities and other institutions still have work to do when it comes to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act? Find the list here. 
NAGPRA enforcement enters new era after more than 30 years (February 7, 2024)
Museums and educational institutions are facing new pressures to comply with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act amid high-level attention to the decades-old law. 
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. 
Read a transcript of remarks from Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) about the Native American Graves Protection Act and Repatriation Act.
VIDEO: ‘For centuries, Native people have had everything stolen from them’ (February 1, 2024)
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) delivers remarks on the Native American Graves Protection Act and Repatriation Act on February 1, 2024. 
Republican bill brings firearms debate to Indian Country (January 18, 2024)
A Republican-led bill to ensure tribal identification cards can be used to purchase guns is moving forward despite little debate. 
Department of Agriculture announces inaugural Tribal Advisory Committee (December 6, 2023)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is finally launching its Tribal Advisory Committee. 
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts an oversight hearing titled, “Fentanyl in Native Communities: Native Perspectives on Addressing the Growing Crisis” on November 8, 2023.
A national commission of federal and tribal experts is calling for a “Decade of Action and Healing” to help address the crisis of missing, murdered and trafficked people in Indian Country.
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs heads to Alaska (November 1, 2023)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is heading to Alaska for a field hearing and listening session. 
Cronkite News: Tribes share frustrations with infrastructure funding (October 31, 2023)
Promises of federal funding remain just that – promises – for smaller tribes for whom the money is inaccessible because of bureaucratic and financial hurdles. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (October 30, 2023)
Boo — only 18 days until funding for Indian Country programs runs out. 
The Department of Education has awarded more than $10 million in grants to support Native languages, Native teachers and Native students.
Report confirms slow progress on repatriation of ancestors and sacred items (October 10, 2023)
It’s been more than 30 years since the passage of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and federal agencies and museums are still far behind in complying with NAGPRA. 
Cronkite News: Senate committee looks at water in Indian Country (September 28, 2023)
The Navajo Nation Council is 100 years old this year – and the Navajo Nation’s fight for water access has been going on for at least that long. 
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing on ‘Water as a Trust Resource’ (September 26, 2023)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing on water in Native communities on September 27, 2023. 
The Indian Arts and Crafts Board, the federal agency charged with protecting and promoting authentic Native art, is welcoming a new member.
Indian Country is finally seeing progress on a long-overdue update to the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA) although victory is not yet at hand.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (August 7, 2023)
Fresh off the press: NAFOA’s agenda for #NAFOAFALL23!
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is seeking input on proposed updates to the Indian Arts and Crafts Act.
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.
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