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Donald Trump turns to Republican loyalists in filling cabinet positions (November 12, 2024)

Donald Trump’s presidential cabinet is beginning to take shape, with an outgoing state governor who has repeatedly clashed with tribes potentially poised to join the administration.

Native America Calling: When language translations go wrong (January 11, 2023)

The federal government issued translations on official documents to help Native people following destructive storms in Alaska. The trouble is, the text is indecipherable.

Indian Country Today: Alaska Native candidates line up for Congressional race (April 11, 2022)

Voters in Alaska are facing quite the U.S. Congressional race, with four Native candidates among dozens seeking to represent their state in the nation’s capital.

‘Our sacred land and sites will remain at peace’: Court won’t force Fourth of July fireworks in Black Hills (June 3, 2021)

The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe is declaring victory for treaty rights and sacred places in an ongoing battle against the Republican governor of South Dakota.

Secretary Haaland leads Interior to a more tribal friendly future (April 27, 2021)

Secretary Deb Haaland is moving quickly to roll back negative policies as the Biden administration seeks to restore the nation-to-nation relationship with tribes and uphold the federal government’s trust and treaty obligations.

Trump administration overturns historic $187 million judgment in Indian land case (December 17, 2020)

A pipeline company has been trespassing on Indian land on the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation for more than seven years.

COVID-19 funding dispute heads to Trump’s Supreme Court (November 3, 2020)

With the nation’s highest court stacked with even more conservative justices, tribes are once again paying close attention to a COVID-19 funding dispute they thought was over.

Forgotten no more?: Trump team puts Native people last on ‘important’ call (October 21, 2020)

Just days after their boss bashed Indigenous Peoples Day, members of the Donald Trump administration tried their best to portray the president as someone who cares about the interests of America’s “first” inhabitants.

Assistant Secretary Tara Sweeney at Alaska Federation of Natives (October 19, 2020)

Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Tara Sweeney addresses the Alaska Federation of Natives, an organization where she formerly served as co-chair.

Native Sun News Today: Tribal nations win ruling in COVID-19 funding dispute (September 30, 2020)

In the most recent about-face on CARES Act funding for Alaska Native corporations, a federal appeals court panel ruled that they are not eligible for any of the $8 billion in pandemic relief.

Lessons Lost: Indian Country students still waiting on internet (September 29, 2020)

Students at Bureau of Indian Education operated schools started classes without adequate technology, sometimes sharing a single computer among siblings, because the agency disbursed funding late and failed to purchase equipment in time.

‘All out war’: Republican lawmaker slams National Congress of American Indians (September 18, 2020)

A powerful Republican lawmaker is accusing the National Congress of American Indians of engaging in “divisiveness” in connection with a bitter dispute over billions of dollars in COVID-19 relief.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) letter on ‘Tribal Unity’ (September 18, 2020)

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is not happy with the National Congress of American Indians.

Trump administration short on details for White House Council on Native American Affairs (September 16, 2020)

It’s ‘full speed ahead’ for the White House Council on Native American Affairs, according to the Trump administration. But details remain scarce as tribes complain of a fractured relationship with their trustee.

Indian Country Today: Navajo Nation schools go online due to COVID-19 (September 14, 2020)

Schools operated by the Bureau of Indian Education on the Navajo Nation will be opening under a distance-learning plan, a stunning reversal of the agency’s plans to hold classes in person.

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