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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. 
Cronkite News: Senate committee takes up water infrastructure in Indian Country (September 21, 2023)
The infusion of federal money for infrastructure projects is only a first step toward fixing deep problems with water systems on tribal lands. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (September 18, 2023)
The countdown to #NAFOAFall23 is on! 
Diabetes program for Indian Country set to lose funds again (September 14, 2023)
The Special Diabetes Program for Indians is about to run out of money, again, despite helping address high rates of the disease. 
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! 
‘This is a hard bill’: Republicans cut back on federal funding (July 19, 2023)
Republicans are making no excuses when it comes to cutting back funding for the federal government. How is Indian Country affected? 
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 Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts a listening session on updating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act.
More than 800 tribal leaders and finance professional in Indian Country are in the nation’s capital for NAFOA’s 41st annual conference.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is seeking input on proposed updates to the Indian Arts and Crafts Act.
A Republican lawmaker who was unable to derail Deb Haaland’s historic rise to Secretary of the Interior had somewhat of a meltdown as he came face-to-face with the Native woman trailblazer.
Native America Calling: Tribal gun laws (April 19, 2023)
As Americans debate gun restrictions amid the mass shooting epidemic, a bill in Congress would make it easier for tribal citizens to acquire guns using only their tribal ID. 
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.
Forty years of federal recognition and the Narragansett people are still fighting for what’s rightfully ours.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation works to protect our artists (April 10, 2023)
For too many generations, citizens of tribal nations around the country, including Cherokee Nation citizens, saw their language, their culture and their artistic expression suppressed and eroded by policies of the United States. 
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is hosting a roundtable to hear about Native priorities for the upcoming Farm Bill.
Efforts to strengthen and improve the Indian Arts and Crafts Act are coming amid criminal cases and renewed claims to Native identities.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs convenes for a business meeting on February 15, 2023.
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. 
H.R.548 – Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act (February 14, 2023)
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.548, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act, on February 6, 2023. 
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is getting back to work after what the legislative panel’s bipartisan leadership said was an extremely productive session.
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. 
Cronkite News: Democratic lawmaker takes on sitting senator who left party (January 31, 2023)
Rep. Ruben Gallego has launched long-anticipated challenge to Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, a first-term lawmaker who recently left the Democratic Party. 
After years of work, tribes finally achieved a historic first for the Indian Health Service. But Republicans are already ripping apart the funding agreement.
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. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (December 12, 2022)
This holiday season, remember to #BuyNative! 
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. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (December 5, 2022)
NAFOA values our community—thank you for being a part of it. 
‘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. 
The Cherokee Nation is getting closer to fulfilling a promise made by treaty nearly two centuries ago.
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs schedules business meeting and hearing (November 14, 2022)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is getting back to work after a lengthy absence. 
Native lawmaker Yvette Herrell loses re-election bid in Congress (November 11, 2022)
The Native contingent in the U.S. House of Representatives will be down by one come the next session of the U.S. Congress. 
Markwayne Mullin becomes first Native U.S. Senator in nearly two decades (November 8, 2022)
Markwayne Mullin has made history as the first tribal citizen to win election to the U.S. Senate in nearly two decades. 
Cronkite News: Heated Senate race in Arizona brings in big dollars (October 18, 2022)
Democratic Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly continued to widen his fundraising lead over Republican challenger Blake Masters, who still trailed the incumbent despite heavy spending by outside conservative groups. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (October 17, 2022)
Need to reach the community? Share with us for a spot in a future newsletter. 
President Joe Biden has joined national-level politicians in seeking the resignations of city officials in California who made racist and offensive statements about Indigenous people.
Markwayne Mullin is poised to make history as the first tribal citizen in the U.S. Senate in nearly two decades but not all Native voters are happy.
‘A history in the making’: First Navajo Nation citizen leads Indian Health Service (September 27, 2022)
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez congratulates Roselyn Tso on becoming the next director of the Indian Health Service.
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