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United Indian Nations of Oklahoma ‘shocked and saddened’ at passing of Jim Gray (February 13, 2026)
“His contributions to the Osage Nation and all of Indian Country are immeasurable,” Chair Ben Barnes said of the late Jim Gray. 
They say timing is everything, with a state-recognized group seeking action amid a lengthy shutdown of the federal government and a major breakdown in the halls of Congress.
TESTIMONY: Ben Barnes of Shawnee Tribe (November 5, 2025)
Read the written testimony of Chief Ben Barns on behalf of the Shawnee Tribe and the United Indian Nations of Oklahoma before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. 
President Donald Trump took office with a promise to help the Lumbee Tribe with its quest for federal recognition. What happens next?
AUDIO: ‘The Network Working Against the Lumbee Tribe’ (December 17, 2024)
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) lashes out against the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians at a hearing on sports betting on December 17, 2024. 
VIDEO: ‘The Network Working Against the Lumbee Tribe’ (December 17, 2024)
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) lashes out against the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians at a hearing on sports betting on December 17, 2024. 
‘The time is now’: Lumbee Tribe sees movement on federal recognition bill (December 16, 2024)
A controversial bill to extend federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe is moving forward on Capitol Hill amid ongoing opposition in Indian Country. 
‘We’re going to get this done’: Time running out for Indian Country legislation (November 25, 2024)
With time quickly running out in the 118th Congress, a leading Democratic lawmaker is laying down the law when it comes to advancing Indian Country’s legislative interests. 
Michell Hicks: Republican lawmaker owes an apology to tribal nations (November 25, 2024)
Tribal governments have struggled, fought, and bled for centuries to exist and maintain our cultures. 
Tribal legitimacy debates far from settled in Indian Country (November 8, 2024)
Concerns about legitimacy continue to be a significant source of contention within the nation’s largest inter-tribal organization.
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