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Native issues take center stage at fiery U.S. Senate debate in Montana (October 1, 2024)
Native issues are playing a big role in the U.S. Senate race in Montana, the outcome of which is being closely watched in an already heated presidential election year. 
Native people were removed from a conservative rally featuring Tim Sheehy, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Montana.
Cronkite News: Navajo Nation pushes for passage of radiation compensation bill (September 30, 2024)
People exposed to radiation from atomic bomb tests and uranium mines rallied at the U.S. Capitol to demand action on a stalled compensation program. 
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.
VIDEO: Business Meeting to consider S.465, S. 2908 & S.4370 (September 26, 2024)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts a business meeting on September 25, 2024. 
AUDIO: Business Meeting to consider S.465, S. 2908 & S.4370 (September 26, 2024)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts a business meeting 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. 
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs schedules business meeting (September 24, 2024)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is taking up three bills at a business meeting. 
Montana Free Press: ‘White farmers’ ad airs amid racial baiting in U.S. Senate race (September 24, 2024)
Crow people were still fuming over a Republican candidate deriding them as being “drunk at 8 a.m.” when a campaign ad began circulating about “white farmers.” 
Cronkite News: Navajo Nation rallies at U.S. Capitol for radiation compensation (September 24, 2024)
Survivors of nuclear testing and uranium mines are ramping up pressure on Congress to reauthorize a federal compensation program that expired in June. 
Daily Montanan: U.S. Senate candidate sidesteps questions about ‘drunk’ Indians (September 23, 2024)
“As you know, they’ll take recordings from years ago, chop them up and make them sound, you know, evil,” Republican candidate Tim Sheehy said on Fox News. 
“Native people are going to fight back,” said Nick Tilsen, founder of NDN Collective.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs considers the nomination of Patrice H. Kunesh to be Chair of the National Indian Gaming Commission.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs considers the nomination of Patrice H. Kunesh to be Chair of the National Indian Gaming Commission.
AUDIO: Business meeting to consider S.2695, S.3857, S.4442 & S.4505 (September 18, 2024)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts a business meeting on September 18, 2024. 
VIDEO: Business meeting to consider S.2695, S.3857, S.4442 & S.4505 (September 18, 2024)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts a business meeting on September 18, 2024. 
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts business meeting (September 18, 2024)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is hosting a business meeting to consider four bills of interest. 
National Indian Gaming Commission enters new era under President Biden (September 17, 2024)
The federal agency that oversees the $41.9 billion tribal casino industry could get a new leader for the first time since the Donald Trump era. 
Montana Free Press: Poll shows Republican with lead in U.S. Senate race in Montana (September 12, 2024)
First-time Republican candidate Tim Sheehy holds an 8-point advantage over Democratic Sen. Jon Tester in an AARP poll. 
Daily Montanan: Crow Tribe condemns remarks by Republican candidate (September 12, 2024)
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy’s disparaging remarks reflect a discriminatory and racially prejudiced belief about all Native people, according to the Crow Tribe. 
Indian Country still dealing with food shortage crisis (September 9, 2024)
Tribal leaders, joined by lawmakers from both parties, are demanding answers from the Biden administration about a food shortage crisis that has hit the most vulnerable in Indian Country. 
Daily Montanan: Jon Tester focuses on reproductive rights on campaign trail (September 6, 2024)
“If there’s one thing that makes a Montanan a Montanan, it’s freedom,” said Sen. Jon Tester (D-Montana). 
Tim Sheehy’s repeated references to Crow people and alcohol have sparked outrage and demands for an apology from Indigenous leaders.
Republican candidate Tim Sheehy isn’t saying much about remarks in which he characterizes members of the Crow Tribe as being drunk by 8 in the morning, or throwing beer cans at him during a parade.
Montana Free Press: Business founded by Tim Sheehy under scrutiny (September 4, 2024)
A company founded by Tim Sheehy, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, has a $160 million bond deal with a Montana county. 
Cronkite News: Judicial nominee adds to diversity of federal bench (September 3, 2024)
According to the White House, 37 of 205 judges nominated by President Joe Biden and confirmed by the U.S. Senate have been Asian American, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
Montana Free Press: Tens of millions of dollars pour into U.S. Senate race (September 3, 2024)
Political action committees are spending unlimited amounts in hopes of swaying a closely-watched U.S. Senate matchup. 
Democrats put a bright spotlight on Ruben Gallego at their national convention, underscoring the importance of his campaign for an open U.S. Senate seat in Arizona.
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate wrapped up a whirlwind week of rallies, making history with the first campaign event opened by a tribal leader.
By the time Donald Trump made it to his rally, he had landed at two different airports and snaked through a winding canyon in a long motorcade.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (August 5, 2024)
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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?
“The Department’s concluding report on its investigation into federal Indian boarding school policies is an important next step toward a full accounting of the United States’ systemic effort to erase Native identities, languages, and cultures for its own gain,” said Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii).
The Biden administration has released the long-awaited final volume of its investigation into the genocidal Indian boarding school era.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs takes testimony on tribal forestry management and tribal water rights at a hearing on July 25, 2024.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs approves four bills at a business meeting on July 25, 2024.
From 1819 until 1969, hundreds of thousands of Native children were forcibly removed from their homes and sent to boarding schools.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs takes testimony on tribal forestry management and tribal water rights at a hearing on July 25, 2024.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs approves four bills at a business meeting on July 25, 2024.
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