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Indian Health Service ‘ahead of schedule’ with COVID-19 vaccination rollout (February 26, 2021)
The Indian Health Service has distributed nearly 1.22 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to tribes and their communities, outpacing many states with its outreach. 
A call to action: Native communities’ priorities in focus for the 117th Congress (February 24, 2021)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing titled “A call to action: Native communities’ priorities in focus for the 117th Congress.” 
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hears from Native leaders (February 24, 2021)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is hearing from leaders of Indian Country, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian organizations at its first hearing of the 117th Congress. 
Tune in for the confirmation hearing of Deb Haaland to be Secretary of the Interior.
Deb Haaland finally lands confirmation hearing to be Secretary of the Interior (February 17, 2021)
Rep. Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico) is inching closer to making history as the first Native person to serve in a modern-day presidential cabinet. 
House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States gains new leader (February 17, 2021)
The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States has a new chair in Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-New Mexico). 
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs meets under new leadership (February 10, 2021)
Indian Country will be seeing major change on Capitol Hill as the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs meets for the first time. 
With one of the debacles of the Donald Trump era still raging in the courts, Indian Country will be paying close attention as the Department of the Treasury gains new leadership.
Day 1 of the Joe Biden administration: Actions affecting Indian Country (January 20, 2021)
From re-examining the boundaries of the Bears Ears National Monument to helping tribal nations restore their homelands, the Joe Biden administration will hit the ground running. 
Impeachment won’t stop Donald Trump from leaving impact on Indian Country (January 14, 2021)
The loss of the presidential election and a second impeachment aren’t stopping the Trump administration from dropping new proposals on Indian Country. 
Native America Calling: Book of the Month (December 29, 2020)
Native America Calling will visit with Best Beginnings Alaska to learn more about their efforts to include Native people in children’s literature. 
With change coming at the highest levels of government, tribal and federal officials are working to ensure the crisis of missing and murdered loved ones in Indian Country remains a priority.
Indian Country is celebrating after turning out in record numbers for one of the most consequential presidential elections in American history.
State of Alaska backs Native corporations in COVID-19 dispute (November 5, 2020)
The state of Alaska is siding with Native corporations over tribal governments in a closely-watched COVID-19 case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. 
Indian Country Today: Native voters play role in key Senate races (November 3, 2020)
With the control of the U.S. Senate at stake, Native voters are playing a pivotal role in important races in North Carolina, Arizona, Montana and Alaska. 
Assistant Secretary Tara Sweeney at Alaska Federation of Natives (October 19, 2020)
Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Tara Sweeney addresses the Alaska Federation of Natives, an organization where she formerly served as co-chair.
Native America Calling: Native voting access update (October 16, 2020)
As Election Day nears, worries about adequate access to the polls increase across Indian Country. 
Alaska Federation of Natives opens annual conference (October 15, 2020)
The Alaska Federation of Natives is opening its annual conference with the theme “Good Government, Alaskans Decide.”
The Trump administration is moving to lift environmental protections on seven million acres in the Tongass National Forest in Alaska. Tribes are opposing the decision.
The Trump Administration is moving to lift environmental protections on seven million acres in the Tongass National Forest in Alaska.
The Melting Arctic: Climate Change Impacts on People and Wildlife (October 6, 2020)
Alaska Natives explained how climate change impacts their people in a forum hosted by Democrats on the House Committee on Natural Resources. 
Three Alaska Native witnesses are testifying about the impacts of climate change on their communities.
Indian Country Today: Alaska Native corporations mean business (October 5, 2020)
Alaska Native corporations top a list of Alaska-owned businesses ranked by gross revenues. 
It’s been over six months since Congress set aside $8 billion in COVID-19 relief for Indian Country. The battle over the funds is still not over.
Native Sun News Today: Tribal nations win ruling in COVID-19 funding dispute (September 30, 2020)
In the most recent about-face on CARES Act funding for Alaska Native corporations, a federal appeals court panel ruled that they are not eligible for any of the $8 billion in pandemic relief.
Native America Calling: September in the news (September 30, 2020)
Please join Native America Calling as we hear the latest in news from around the nation. 
Appeals court sides with tribes in COVID-19 funding dispute (September 25, 2020)
Alaska Native corporations are not entitled to shares of the $8 billion coronavirus relief fund, a federal appeals court ruled in a closely-watched case. 
Coronavirus Relief Fund allocations for tribal governments (September 24, 2020)
Indianz.Com is publishing the payments made to tribes from the $8 billion coronavirus relief fund 
‘All out war’: Republican lawmaker slams National Congress of American Indians (September 18, 2020)
A powerful Republican lawmaker is accusing the National Congress of American Indians of engaging in “divisiveness” in connection with a bitter dispute over billions of dollars in COVID-19 relief. 
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) letter on ‘Tribal Unity’ (September 18, 2020)
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is not happy with the National Congress of American Indians. 
Anchorage Daily News: Native woman comes forward about misconduct (September 14, 2020)
In 2018, Jody Potts was the target of misconduct from then-Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott. Two days later, he resigned, but the details of what happened have never been publicly told until now. 
Appeals court hears arguments in COVID-19 funding dispute (September 11, 2020)
Tribal governments remain united as a federal appeals court determines the fate of more than a half-billion dollars in COVID-19 funding that’s been at the center of one of the most bitter Indian law and policy disputes in decades.
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