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Native America Calling: New momentum to preserve mounds (December 12, 2024)
A bill to protect the Ocmulgee Mounds in Georgia is making progress in Congress. 
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. 
A federal judge is weighing a decision that the Winnebago Tribe hopes will set a strong precedent at one of the most infamous Indian boarding schools in the nation.
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. 
VIDEO: H.R.1240, the Winnebago Land Transfer Act (June 24, 2024)
The U.S. Senate considers H.R.1240, the Winnebago Land Transfer Act, on June 20, 2024. 
The House Committee on Appropriations is hearing from dozens of Indian Country leaders who are testifying about their funding needs.
Join Native America Calling to hear about the unique opportunities and challenges that come with tribal wealth.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts a business meeting on May 1, 2024.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts a business meeting on May 1, 2024.
AUDIO: Economic Diversification to Create Prosperous Tribal Economies (February 15, 2024)
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs holds a hearing on “Economic Diversification to Create Prosperous Tribal Economies.” 
Witness list and testimony for Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing (February 8, 2024)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is taking testimony on five bills. 
VIDEO: H.R.1240, the Winnebago Land Transfer Act (February 6, 2024)
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.1240, the Winnebago Land Transfer Act, on February 5, 2024. 
House takes up tribal homelands and Udall Foundation bills (February 5, 2024)
The U.S. House of Representatives is set to approve two bills of interest in Indian Country. 
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs set for first hearing of new year (February 5, 2024)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is hosting its first hearing of 2024. 
The Biden administration was a no-show at a hearing called to examine the future of land consolidation efforts in Indian Country.
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs holds an oversight hearing on January 30, 2024.
Winnebago Tribe sues for return of children buried at Indian boarding school (January 17, 2024)
The Winnebago Tribe is suing the federal government to recover the remains of two children who died at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. 
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. 
Native America Calling: The importance of tribal museums (December 1, 2022)
Tribal museums offer a Native voice for Native history and bring the promise of economic development. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (September 12, 2022)
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When a person’s heritage originates from several different tribes and ethnicities, I often wonder how one decides to identify themselves.
Winnebago Tribe takes action to address marriage controversy (April 13, 2022)
A young voice from the Winnebago Tribe spurred big change and helped address anti-LGBTQ actions in the community. 
Native children continue to be overrepresented in state foster care systems, taken from their homes at high rates.
Flatwater Free Press: Winnebago Tribe brings COVID-19 vaccine to community (October 20, 2021)
Residents of two reservations in northeast Nebraska have achieved the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in the state. 
The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States hosts a legislative hearing on October 5, 2021.
The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States is getting back to work with a legislative hearing.
Anthony John LaMere was the only Winnebago tribal citizen killed in action in the Vietnam War. He had just turned 20 years old.
Examining Federal Facilities in Indian Country (June 17, 2021)
The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States hosts an oversight hearing titled, “Examining Federal Facilities in Indian Country.” 
Tribal corporation expands on investment in historic district (March 10, 2021)
The latest feather in the cap of a thriving tribal corporation is an eclectic collection of historic buildings in one of the largest cities in the region. 
For the first time in three decades, the Winnebago Lady Indians have made it to the basketball playoffs in Nebraska.
Native women land key leadership and policy roles in Biden administration (February 5, 2021)
A citizen of the Winnebago Tribe will be leading the Indian Country legal team at the Department of the Interior and is among a growing number of Native women in the Biden administration. 
As they have for the past 17 years, Native men and women stood atop a windswept hill overlooking the Missouri River. They prayed for the Native children lost to the state welfare system.
Tribal corporation secures victory in gaming initiative dispute (September 11, 2020)
Voters in Nebraska are being asked to authorize casino-style gaming in their state as part of an initiative backed by Ho-Chunk Inc.
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