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See you next week in the homelands of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation!
Lynn Malerba
It’s been a banner week for Native women trailblazers at all levels of U.S. government.
Chuck Hoskin Jr.
We have a responsibility to step up for our farmers and ranchers in their time of need.
White House
The Biden administration is working to improve high-speed internet in American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian communities.
Clifford and Esther Littledave
All families deserve to live in safety and dignity, without fear of losing their homes.
NAFOA
Uplifting voices and opportunities from our community members and partners.
Louis Still Smoking
“IndigenEyes: Contemporary Native American Art of the Rocky Mountain West” represents a collaboration between Montana State University and the Little Shell Chippewa Tribe.
Bright Path Strong at NAFOA
NAFOA values our community—thank you for being a part of it.
Rosebud Sioux Tribe and Janet Yellen
It was a day of firsts as the Rosebud Sioux Tribe welcomed key leaders from the Department of the Treasury to Indian Country.
Janet Yellen
Secretary Janet Yellen is the first leader of the Department of the Treasury to visit Indian Country. Here’s what she said at her meeting with the Rosebud Sioux Tribe.
Lynn Malerba
Lynn Malerba, the chief of the Mohegan Tribe, is taking on a prominent role in the Biden administration.
Class of Leading People and Investing to Build Sustainable Communities
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Raúl Grijalva
A Democratic-led bill to strengthen the policy of tribal consultation has hit a snag on Capitol Hill, leaving some supporters wondering about its future.
'Indians Allowed'
“We need to try and make a difference,” said an elder from the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe approaching his nineties.
Chuck Hoskin Jr
Our past efforts have been successful, but we still have great need when it comes to secure homes.
Santee Lewis and Myron Lizer
Santee Lewis, the executive director of the Navajo Nation Washington Office, announced her departure after three years on the job.
NAFOA
NAFOA turns 40 next month! Celebrate with us!
Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate
Joe Biden is a man of vision — he is working to “Restore the Soul of America.”
Mark Madrid, Isabella Guzman and JacksonBrossy
The Navajo Nation is hosting the leader of the Small Business Administration for her first visit to the largest reservation in the United States.
NAFOA
The countdown to NAFOA’s 40th Annual Conference is on!
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week
2022 is a BIG year for NAFOA!
Cherokee Nation
Cherokee Nation citizens will soon have better access to world-class health care.
The Growing Tree
Families nationwide may have seen the last – for now – payment under an expanded child tax credit program that advocates say has been a “game changer” for low-income families.
NAFOA
Our “5 Things” Newsletter gives you the info you need to start your week well!
White House Tribal Nations Summit
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Native America Calling NAC
From the Coushatta Tribe to the Red Lake Nation’, dozens of tribes are devoting emergency federal relief to projects to preserve traditional language and culture.
White House Tribal Nations Summit
The Joe Biden administration concludes the White House Tribal Nations Summit on November 16, 2021.
White House
Check out the agenda for the second and final day of the White House Tribal Nations Summit.
Joe Biden
From the missing and murdered crisis to sacred sites, the Biden administration is touting its Indian Country agenda as it hosts the White House Tribal Nations Summit.
Native America Calling NAC
The more than $200 billion in federal pandemic aid to tribes provided welcome financial relief at a critical time but the way the funds have been distributed has been repeatedly questioned.
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Navajo Nation
Pearline Kirk, the former controller for the Navajo Nation, is accused of using her position to defraud the tribe out of $3 million in COVID-19 funds.
Joy Harjo
Joy Harjo, the first Native woman to serve as the nation’s poet laureate, has begun her historic third term — an honor previously bestowed only once.
Roy Slowman
Indigenous nations across the country have experienced chronic federal underfunding, which has led to disproportionate impacts tied to COVID-19 through housing, employment, public safety, food security, health care and economic outcomes.
NAFOA
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Navajo Nation Police
The increased demands of the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated long-standing issues within the Navajo Nation’s police department.
Aaron Payment
The American Jobs Plan will bring an additional $12 billion in much-needed infrastructure to Indian Country.
Medicaid is a lifeline for Indian Country, plain and simple.