Many tribal nations did not have the broadband access needed to apply for the funding that would let them improve broadband access, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs was told.
A supporter of federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe made a special presentation during a hearing on Capitol Hill.
In a sit-down conversation with Underscore.news, Chuck Sams, the country’s first Native American parks director, discusses the role his agency can play in better representing Indigenous people and their stories.
Groups claiming to be tribal sovereigns has reached a new level of concern for the Shawnee Tribe.
Indian boarding schools were established in the 19th and 20th centuries with the primary objective of assimilating Native youth by denying the use of their languages, dress and other cultural aspects.
The Bureau of Indian Education has unveiled its first official logo, based on a design from a student.
Some residents of the Passamaquoddy Pleasant Point Reservation have either hauled water or used bottled water for years, even decades.
Tribes and their advocates are studying ways to strengthen state laws as the Indian Child Welfare Act remains in limbo in the courts.
The U.S. Supreme Court decision in the McGirt case is forcing significant changes in Oklahoma.
The Department of the Interior will hold tribal consultations to discuss the infrastructure bill that was recently signed into law by President Joe Biden.
“We thank President Biden for standing behind his policy to honor our Nation-to-Nation Relations,” said President Scott Herman of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe.
The Biden administration won’t be appealing a treaty rights victory secured by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, attorneys involved in the closely-watched case said.
With all due respect, we call upon the Biden administration to honor the U.S. Court of Appeals decision in Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. United States.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has finalized changes to federal probate regulations that are aimed at streamlining the process.
Tribal leaders are welcoming the historic nomination of Sunshine Suzanne Sykes, a citizen of the Navajo Nation, to the federal bench.
A deadline is fast approaching for the Biden administration to live up to its promise to improve the federal government’s relationship with tribes and their citizens.
President Joe Biden continues to make history with his judicial nominations, announcing another Native woman to serve on the federal bench.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing titled “Restoring Justice: Addressing Violence in Native Communities through VAWA Title IX Special Jurisdiction” on December 8, 2021.
A draft discussion of legislation to help tribes protect Native women has been released by the leaders of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
Indian Country is making another push to restore tribal jurisdiction over non-Indians who commit violence in their communities.
The U.S. House of Representatives meets on December 1, 2021, to consider Indian Country legislation.
Secretary Deb Haaland visits Alcatraz Island to mark the 52nd anniversary of its occupation by Native activists.
The Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservation is taking a big step toward tribal food sovereignty.
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.2074, the Indian Buffalo Management Act, on December 1, 2021.
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.897, the Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act, on December 1, 2021.
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.4352, a legislative fix to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Carcieri v. Salazar, on December 1, 2021.
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.2930, the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act, on December 1, 2021.
Determined right-wing forces have piled onto a critical court case in order to overturn the hard-won Indian Child Welfare Act.
Lawmakers are set to approve another round of Indian Country bills, including a long-anticipated yet controversial measure that will help tribes restore their homelands.
Native America Calling will hear more about efforts to uncover the truth about the 300 Indian boarding schools aimed at forced assimilation of Native children.
A Washington man who claims to be a Native artist has been charged with violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act and for illegally possessing eagle feathers and other bird parts.
A bipartisan bill to enable the Seminole Tribe to exercise greater control over its lands has finally become law.
The $1 trillion infrastructure bill just signed by President Biden is an unprecedented infusion of federal funds for thousands of projects across the country, including those in tribal communities.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs meets for a legislative hearing on November 17, 2021.
“Racist terms have no place in our vernacular or on our federal lands,” said Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland.
A new consultation policy in Virginia requires free, prior and informed consent of tribal nations before any state permits are approved.
“The Commonwealth has an important and unique government-to-government relationship with Virginia’s Tribal Nations,” said Gov. Ralph Northam (D).
I have just finished sitting through the White House Tribal Nations Summit and I am not impressed.
Tribal leaders said the White House Tribal Nations Summit “shows promise” for the federal commitment to solving problems in Indian Country and to giving Native people a voice in the process.
The Joe Biden administration concludes the White House Tribal Nations Summit on November 16, 2021.
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