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Although the Navajo Nation has reached an agreement regarding transportation of uranium through the reservation, many tribal members remain concerned it won’t protect them from the harms of contamination.
From restored hunting and fishing rights for the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians to a new Native-run restaurant, find out what’s on The Menu with Native America Calling.
Indian Country is taking yet another hit as President Trump tries to reduce the size of the federal government despite the trust and treaty obligations owed to tribes and their communities.
The 176th anniversary of the federal agency with the most trust and treaty responsibilities comes with major challenges for Indian Country.
AUDIO: American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing Day 3 (February 28, 2025)
The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on February 27, 2025. 
The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on the afternoon of February 26, 2025.
The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on the morning of February 25, 2025.
VIDEO: American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing Day 3 (February 24, 2025)
The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on February 27, 2025. 
The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on the afternoon of February 26, 2025.
The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on the morning of February 25, 2025.
Native America Calling: Is the Antiquities Act an antique? (January 22, 2025)
U.S. presidents have used the Antiquities Act to protect sacred and important tribal sites. The law is once again under attack with Donald Trump in office. 
Native America Calling: Preparing for Donald Trump’s ‘first day in office’ (January 16, 2025)
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to issue at least 100 executive orders on his first day in office. How will Indian Country be affected? 
The Republican-led Senate is busy with a slew of confirmation hearings for Donald Trump’s nominees — including one of the most consequential for Indian Country.
Senate Democrats say they haven’t received even basic information about Doug Burgum, who is seeking to lead the Department of the Interior.
Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate are vowing to move quickly on president-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks.
Dr. Charles “Monty” Roessel served as president of Diné College on the Navajo Nation. He was 63 years old.
Native America Calling: Native gifts make a difference (December 4, 2024)
Native business owners and Native entrepreneurs offer an alternative during the holiday buying rush with unique products and services. 
Arizona Mirror: President Biden apologizes for Indian boarding school era (November 1, 2024)
“It was long overdue,” said Crystalyne Curley, Speaker of the Navajo Nation Council. 
President Joe Biden is highlighting his administration’s Indian Country achievements as he prepares to visit a tribe in Arizona.
Uranium mining has been a point of contention for Southwest tribal nations for decades.
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. 
Cronkite News: Navajo Nation asserts authority over uranium shipments (September 23, 2024)
The shipment of uranium ore from the new Pinyon Plain Mine near the Grand Canyon has outraged leaders of the Navajo Nation.
Tribes are urging President Joe Biden to designate three new national monuments in California in order to protect natural and cultural treasures.
Native America Calling: The Indian Child Welfare Act since Brackeen v. Haaland (September 4, 2024)
Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisive confirmation of the Indian Child Welfare Act in 2022, the law has seen victories and challenges. 
Tribes lobby Biden administration for another national monument (August 14, 2024)
With just a few months left in Biden administration, tribal nations are hoping to score one more win for the protection of their sacred places.
Tribal leaders are condemning the primary producer of uranium for transporting hazardous materials through their territories without their consent and without advance notice.
The House Committee on Appropriations is hearing from dozens of Indian Country leaders who are testifying about their funding needs.
Native America Calling: Protecting the night sky (April 5, 2024)
Most tribes have important traditional connections to the stars and other celestial bodies in the night sky. 
A crime spree by two Ute youths in 1923 escalated into a mob of settlers bent on suppressing the nearby Ute and Paiute populations in what is now Utah.
Four states and six tribes in the Colorado River Basin are working on what could be a historic agreement — if it happens at all.
Ute Tribe bars non-members from hunting and fishing on reservation (January 24, 2024)
The Ute Tribe is banning non-members from engaging in hunting, fishing and other outdoor recreational activities on its lands in Utah. 
Stateline: Tribes tackle broadband disparities in Indian Country (January 22, 2024)
In 2020, more than 18% of people on tribal lands lacked access to broadband, compared with about 4% in non-tribal areas. 
Cronkite News: Native veterans travel far for services and benefits (January 19, 2024)
The president of the Navajo Nation is calling on the federal government to open a full-service veterans medical center to the reservation. 
Republican lawmaker criticized for deriding GOP colleagues as ‘wild Indians’ (November 1, 2023)
The National Congress of American Indians is speaking out after a Republican lawmaker made derogatory remarks about Native people. 
Few states make the grade when it comes to tribal inclusion in voting maps (October 12, 2023)
Tribes must be included “from the very beginning” of the redistricting process in order to ensure American Indian and Alaska Native voices are heard at the polls. 
“There is now a playbook where the authority is going to continue to be whittled away,” a state prosecutor said of new restrictions on prosecutorial discretion.
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. 
Secretary Haaland announces $3.5 million in grants for Indian Youth Service Corps (September 14, 2023)
The first-ever grants for the Indian Youth Service Corps (IYSC), a new program at the Department of the Interior, have been announced. 
Former Indian housing leader lands in jail on Navajo Nation (July 7, 2023)
A once prominent leader in Indian housing was arrested at an event on the Navajo Nation. He’s blaming the tribe’s news president. 
Indian Country is breathing a huge sigh of relief after the highest court in the land delivered a surprising victory in one of the most closely-watched cases in decades.
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