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Native America Calling: Native Bookshelf with Louise Erdrich (November 29, 2024)
Louise Erdrich’s latest novel draws its name from a river flowing through Ojibwe territory. 
Native America Calling: Turkey stories, Finding Manoomin and more on The Menu (November 27, 2024)
What’s on The Menu? Navajo origin stories, wild rice, salmon runs and more! 
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs convenes for a business meeting on November 20, 2024.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs convenes for a business meeting on November 20, 2024.
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs schedules business meeting (November 18, 2024)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is getting back to work as the 118th Congress comes to a close. 
Native America Calling: Tribal sanctuary push becomes reality in California (November 13, 2024)
Tribes will share management of a new 4,500 square-mile marine sanctuary in southern California. 
“We are fighting for our rights and the water that is life for Oceti Sakowin tribes,” Chairwoman Janet Alkire said on Indigenous Peoples Day.
Republicans take U.S. Senate with promises of a Donald Trump agenda (November 7, 2024)
A Republican in the White House isn’t the only big change Indian Country is facing as tribes seek to hold the U.S. government accountable for its trust and treaty responsibilities. 
‘Navajo Nation is the turning point’: Democrats rally Native vote in Arizona (October 22, 2024)
Voters on the Navajo Nation are enthusiastic in Arizona, one of the battleground states in the 2024 election. 
DVIDS: Tribal company helps with maintenance of Missouri River (October 21, 2024)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers partnered with Flatwater Group, owned by the Winnebago Tribe’s economic arm, to enhance maintenance operations along the Missouri River. 
Cronkite News: Tribes go to Congress in long-running fight for water rights (October 15, 2024)
Seven states that rely on the Colorado River each got a cut of water under a deal struck over a century ago – a deal that excluded tribal nations. 
The Gila River Indian Community received nearly $6 million in federal funds to create a first-of-its kind renewable energy project.
Tribes respond after Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Florida (October 10, 2024)
The Miccosukee Tribe and the Seminole Tribe are dealing with the effects of Hurricane Milton after the catastrophic storm hit their homelands in Florida. 
Uranium mining has been a point of contention for Southwest tribal nations for decades.
The U.S. government recently recognized the harm caused by the dams and has promised to work to restore salmon runs but tribal members doubt much will change.
‘Gadugi’: Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians pledges support after Hurricane Helene (September 30, 2024)
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is counting its blessings and coming together as a community amid widespread damage caused by Hurricane Helene. 
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.
Native America Calling: Tribes addressing the ‘forever chemical’ problem (September 25, 2024)
Nearly every American has forever chemicals in their body. But information specific to Native people is limited. 
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. 
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. 
Native America Calling: Native in the Spotlight with Betty Osceola (September 16, 2024)
The Florida Everglades are on “life support,” an assessment of Miccosukee environmental advocate Betty Osceola. 
Researchers in the United States have concluded that a large coal-mining operation in British Columbia is sending pollution more than 350 miles downstream into rivers used by tribes.
DVIDS: Havasupai Tribe requests evacuation following flood emergency (August 27, 2024)
The Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, at the request of the Havasupai Tribe, responded to flooding in the Grand Canyon. 
Indian Health Service observes World Water Week (August 26, 2024)
The Indian Health Service is observing World Water Week with visits to infrastructure sites in tribal communities across the nation. 
The San Carlos Apache Tribe will be asking the Biden administration for more assistance following a 21-hour power outage on the reservation in Arizona.
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 takes testimony on tribal forestry management and tribal water rights at a hearing on July 25, 2024.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is taking testimony on tribal forestry management and tribal water rights.
The House Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries holds a legislative hearing on 12 Indian water rights bills on July 23, 2024.
The House Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries is taking up 12 Indian water rights bills at a legislative hearing.
Indian Country set for big and busy week on Capitol Hill (July 22, 2024)
Indian Country is set for a busy week in the nation’s capital, coming after the GOP convention and the end of Democratic President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign. 
“Just because a scientist says something doesn’t mean it’s true,” a first-term Republican lawmaker said.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a legislative hearing on July 10, 2024.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a legislative hearing on July 10, 2024.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is getting back to work with a hearing on four bills.
For the first time, the federal government has acknowledged the historic and ongoing devastation caused to tribes by dams in the Pacific Northwest.
Native America Calling: Historic steps to return tribal land (June 26, 2024)
Efforts continue at the national and local level to return land to tribes, the original stewards.
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