{"id":119668,"date":"2025-02-13T10:33:14","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T15:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=119668"},"modified":"2025-02-18T20:12:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T01:12:49","slug":"recap-national-congress-of-american-indians-continues-big-meeting-in-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/02\/13\/recap-national-congress-of-american-indians-continues-big-meeting-in-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"RECAP: National Congress of American Indians continues big meeting in DC"},"content":{"rendered":" <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/02\/13\/recap-national-congress-of-american-indians-continues-big-meeting-in-dc\/nationalcongressofamericanindians-11\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-119788\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" data-attachment-id=\"119788\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/02\/13\/recap-national-congress-of-american-indians-continues-big-meeting-in-dc\/nationalcongressofamericanindians-11\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/19\/nationalcongressofamericanindians.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"National Congress of American Indians\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;National Congress of American Indians&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The National Congress of American Indians hosts its executive council winter session from February 10-13, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Photo by Indianz.Com &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/&quot;&gt;(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/19\/nationalcongressofamericanindians.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/19\/nationalcongressofamericanindians.jpeg\" alt=\"National Congress of American Indians\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-119788\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">The National Congress of American Indians hosts its executive council winter session from February 10-13, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Photo by Indianz.Com <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/\">(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\">RECAP: National Congress of American Indians continues big meeting in DC<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Thursday, February 13, 2025<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source\">Indianz.Com<\/div>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nThe <a href=https:\/\/www.ncai.org\/>National Congress of American Indians<\/a>  (NCAI) continued  its executive council winter session in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/indianz\/status\/1889674552805876023\">second day <\/a>featured remarks from key members of Congress, along with several panel presentations about challenges in the federal-tribal relationship since President Donald Trump took office on January 20. Plus &#8212; there was a last-minute guest from the Trump administration.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nCatch up with quick social media recap.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Opening prayer from Thomas Moquino Jr, Governor of Kewa (Pueblo of Santo Domingo), as National Congress of American Indians resumes executive council winter session in Washington DC. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCAI1944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NCAI1944<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ECWS2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ECWS2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CnczdRrAQ1\">pic.twitter.com\/CnczdRrAQ1<\/a><\/p>&mdash; indianz.com (@indianz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indianz\/status\/1889672789944131652?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWe as Native people are the best caretakers of our land\u201d: Cole Miller, Chair of Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, says Native Farm Bill Coalition is working to include Indian Country in overdue Farm Bill on Capitol Hill. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCAI1944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NCAI1944<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShakopeeDakota?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ShakopeeDakota<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NativeFarmBill?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NativeFarmBill<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ECWS2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ECWS2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lsTwor5zWL\">pic.twitter.com\/lsTwor5zWL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; indianz.com (@indianz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indianz\/status\/1889674552805876023?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;We want to build on the progress and the momentum&quot;: Kari Jo Lawrence, CEO of Intertribal Agriculture Council, on efforts to include favorable Indian Country provisions in overdue Farm Bill on Capitol Hill. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IACupdate?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IACupdate<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NativeFarmBill?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NativeFarmBill<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCAI1944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NCAI1944<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ECWS2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ECWS2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/96JvtXlrbJ\">pic.twitter.com\/96JvtXlrbJ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; indianz.com (@indianz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indianz\/status\/1889675705589399770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Historically we&#39;ve been marginalized and excluded&quot;: Joe Deere, Member of Cherokee Nation Council, calls on tribes to assert sovereignty on an international level, especially as United States withdraws from global agreements. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CherokeeNation?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CherokeeNation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCAI1944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NCAI1944<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ECWS2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ECWS2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EYxfPFmJE7\">pic.twitter.com\/EYxfPFmJE7<\/a><\/p>&mdash; indianz.com (@indianz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indianz\/status\/1889677979401232765?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;This is a critical time. We need to be involved&quot;: Sue Masten, Co-Chair of international committee for National Congress of American Indians, emphasizes call for tribes to be active in international affairs. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCAI1944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NCAI1944<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ECWS2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ECWS2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gCL5q5VM1a\">pic.twitter.com\/gCL5q5VM1a<\/a><\/p>&mdash; indianz.com (@indianz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indianz\/status\/1889684683308278197?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">To learn more about the work of the National Congress of American Indians International Committee, listen to Part 1 and Part 2 of \u201cAdvocacy on the International Stage\u201d podcast from the NCAI Sentinel. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCAI1944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NCAI1944<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ECWS2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ECWS2025<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vxKCl7D5t4\">https:\/\/t.co\/vxKCl7D5t4<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1eJVkr82mD\">https:\/\/t.co\/1eJVkr82mD<\/a><\/p>&mdash; indianz.com (@indianz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indianz\/status\/1889685428258603046?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Now is a critical time to mobilize and work together for Indigenous nations across Turtle Island&quot;: Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, National Chief of Assembly of First Nations, at National Congress of American Indians in Washington DC. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chiefcindyafn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ChiefCindyAFN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCAI1944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NCAI1944<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AFN_Updates?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AFN_Updates<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ECWS2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ECWS2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zVLmYbu9Ji\">pic.twitter.com\/zVLmYbu9Ji<\/a><\/p>&mdash; indianz.com (@indianz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indianz\/status\/1889687859528978668?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;We&#39;re having to deal with them fast and furious&quot;: Aurene Martin says Native American Contractors Association is working to ensure Congress and new administration understand importance of Tribal and Native business involvement in 8(a) program. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Native8a?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Native8a<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCAI1944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NCAI1944<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ECWS2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ECWS2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iRnb42L0B1\">pic.twitter.com\/iRnb42L0B1<\/a><\/p>&mdash; indianz.com (@indianz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indianz\/status\/1889690823526134190?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;There&#39;s a freeze on some of the programs&quot;: Derrick Watchman, Chair of Board for National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development, says Native and Tribal businesses have been affected by Trump administration&#39;s freeze of federal funds. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ncaied?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NCAIED<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCAI1944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NCAI1944<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ECWS2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ECWS2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aLwac6XO8n\">pic.twitter.com\/aLwac6XO8n<\/a><\/p>&mdash; indianz.com (@indianz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indianz\/status\/1889691926405775784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Tribes are the regional economies for their states. They are major economic engines, major economic drivers&quot;: Cory Blankenship, Executive Director of NAFOA, says Congress and new administration need to be reminded of Indian Country\u2019s economic power. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nafoaorg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@nafoaorg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCAI1944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NCAI1944<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ECWS2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ECWS2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ax3cTHMixB\">pic.twitter.com\/Ax3cTHMixB<\/a><\/p>&mdash; indianz.com (@indianz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indianz\/status\/1889694132978807153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">National Congress of American Indians confirms Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum will address executive council winter session in Washington DC.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecretaryBurgum?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SecretaryBurgum<\/a> is expected to address <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ECWS2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ECWS2025<\/a> before Noon. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCAI1944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NCAI1944<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZqoCDktvun\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZqoCDktvun<\/a><\/p>&mdash; indianz.com (@indianz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indianz\/status\/1889694594754814241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">National Congress of American Indians President Mark Macarro said a \u201cvery important guest\u201d was on the agenda as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ECWS2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ECWS2025<\/a> opened on Wednesday morning.<br><br>Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum appeared in the NCAI events app earlier in the day. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCAI1944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NCAI1944<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecretaryBurgum?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SecretaryBurgum<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rXQqbeZJ7B\">pic.twitter.com\/rXQqbeZJ7B<\/a><\/p>&mdash; indianz.com (@indianz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indianz\/status\/1889696108235948478?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;The new administration has taken target on LGBTQ people&quot;: Tyson Johnston, Quinault Nation Council, opens Two Spirit panel at National Congress of American Indians executive council winter session in Washington DC. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/quinaultnation?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@QuinaultNation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCAI1944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NCAI1944<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ECWS2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ECWS2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SKufwYDkYe\">pic.twitter.com\/SKufwYDkYe<\/a><\/p>&mdash; indianz.com (@indianz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indianz\/status\/1889702366334615790?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;We are your relatives. We are not any different from any relative you have&quot;: Elton Naswood, Executive Director of Two-Spirit\/Native LGBTQ+ Center for Equity, reminds tribes to include Two Spirit people in discussions and decisions. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCAI1944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NCAI1944<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ECWS2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ECWS2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1KfAwBQ4hU\">pic.twitter.com\/1KfAwBQ4hU<\/a><\/p>&mdash; indianz.com (@indianz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indianz\/status\/1889703941367099675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;IHS has made immediate and significant changes&quot;: Mattie Jim, board emeritus of Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico, says Indian Health Service has been instructed to make changes to gender affirming care and services by new administration. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IHSgov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IHSGov<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCAI1944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NCAI1944<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ECWS2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ECWS2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0LHWmmL1SR\">pic.twitter.com\/0LHWmmL1SR<\/a><\/p>&mdash; indianz.com (@indianz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indianz\/status\/1889704384876916915?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;The freeze on federal funds affected some of our schools&quot;: Sedelta Oosahwee of National Education Association reminds tribes to consult and include Two Spirit relatives as they advocate for the needs of Indian and public schools. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCAI1944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NCAI1944<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ECWS2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ECWS2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0QaNspmKAD\">pic.twitter.com\/0QaNspmKAD<\/a><\/p>&mdash; indianz.com (@indianz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indianz\/status\/1889705741759484050?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;There&#39;s so much funding that goes to tribes for essential services&quot;: AC Locklear says National Indian Health Board is working to protect Indian Health Service &amp; all Indian programs at Department of Health &amp; Human Services amid changes in Washington DC. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NIHB1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NIHB1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCAI1944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NCAI1944<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ECWS2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ECWS2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gtnd1bfTXj\">pic.twitter.com\/gtnd1bfTXj<\/a><\/p>&mdash; indianz.com (@indianz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indianz\/status\/1889709258125545777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Right now they are making a guess on whether they can pay staff\u201d: Francys Crevier, CEO of National Council of Urban Indian Health, says Urban Indian providers are threatened by federal funding freezes and other policy changes in Washington DC. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCUIH_Official?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NCUIH_Official<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCAI1944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NCAI1944<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ECWS2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ECWS2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i3LaMfuz9U\">pic.twitter.com\/i3LaMfuz9U<\/a><\/p>&mdash; 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