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Health insurance coverage has improved dramatically among American Indians and Alaska Natives, according to a new report.
Cronkite News: Warriors continue to bring water to Navajo Nation (July 19, 2021)
An estimated 30 percent of Navajo Nation residents lack running water and often must travel long distances to haul it back to their homes. 
The leader of the Department of Education toured the Tohono O’odham Community College and met with tribal leaders and students.
Cronkite News: New initiative addresses maternal mortality (July 14, 2021)
In Arizona, Native American women are four times more likely to die during birth than white women – the highest rate across the state. 
Cronkite News: COVID-19 brings traditional practices online (July 12, 2021)
Incorporating Indigenous practices like talking circles into health care treatment isn’t new but has grown in significance during COVID-19. 
By 1900, 20,000 children were in Indian boarding schools. By 1925, that number had more than tripled, according to the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition.
Cronkite News: Navajo Nation concerned about coronavirus variant (June 24, 2021)
The Navajo Nation has yet to record a single case of the Delta variant of COVID-19, but tribal citizens are being told to keep up their guard. 
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will be hearing from experts in housing, telecommunications and federal policy at a roundtable on infrastructure.
“As Navajo people, we all have parents, grandparents, and other elders who were subjected to boarding schools and that has contributed to many of the modern-day monsters in our society,” said Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez.
Cronkite News: Republicans block passage of voting rights bill (June 23, 2021)
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona) repeated her refusal to end the filibuster on the same day Republicans used the maneuver to block debate on voting rights legislation. 
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.” 
After hitting a 40-year low in the pandemic year of 2020, national park visitors – and their dollars – are steadily returning.
Cronkite News: Officials continue push for COVID-19 vaccine (June 10, 2021)
COVID-19 vaccination rates have fallen sharply in Arizona, but health officials are still hopeful the state can reach a goal of vaccinating 70 percent of the population by July 4. 
Tribal police have the authority to detain non-Indians traveling through reservations if the officer has a reasonable belief that the suspect violated state or federal law, the Supreme Court ruled.
An employment program for veterans that began in the days after 9/11 paid off last year when the COVID-19 pandemic rattled employment across the country, lawmakers were told.
As the first Americans continue to feel the disproportionate impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is seeking to bring more resources to urban Indian communities.
The House of Representatives voted to create a bipartisan commission to investigate the deadly January 6 insurrection at the Capitol, despite the opposition of 175 Republicans.
Cronkite News: Native artists debut mural of Salt River teen (May 20, 2021)
Downtown is home to thousands of people, including one new resident who’s 45 feet tall and very hard to miss. 
Bills to protect tribal cultural property, address Native youth issues and mandate tribal consultation are being heard by the House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
The Sikh Coalition and the San Carlos Apache Tribe would not appear to have much in common at first glance, but they have found a shared interest in protecting sacred land.
More Indian Country bills slated for action on Capitol Hill (May 11, 2021)
Four more Indian Country bills are scheduled for passage in the U.S. House of Representatives. 
According to the National Park Service, the herd of 600 bison on the Grand Canyon North Rim will be reduced to 200.
“These are things that are absolutely essential to our identity and to our spiritual health,” National Congress of American Indians President Fawn Sharp said in seeking permanent protections for Oak Flat.
A combination of intense contact-tracing, surveillance of high-risk individuals and vaccinations has helped the White Mountain Apache Tribe combat COVID-19.
Native Women Running restores an Indigenous perspective to running and gives Indigenous women a platform to showcase their cultures and their passion for this ancient celebration of life.
The House Committee on Natural Resources is holding a markup on two bills of interest in Indian Country.
“Tribal communities around the country just want the same transparency and legal equity many of us so often take for granted, and today’s steps are a big part of granting those reasonable requests,” said Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Arizona), chair of the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer congratulate Bryan Newland, a citizen and former President of the Bay Mills Indian Community, for being nominated to serve as the next Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs.
Navajo Nation welcomes First Lady Dr. Jill Biden (April 23, 2021)
The Navajo Nation welcomes First Lady of the United States Dr. Jill Biden for a historic, two-day visit to the largest reservation in the United States. 
First Lady Dr. Jill Biden heads to Navajo Nation (April 22, 2021)
First Lady Dr. Jill Biden is visiting the Navajo Nation, her third trip to the largest reservation in the United States. 
The American Jobs Plan promises to invest billions of dollars in tribal and Native communities. Learn whether the proposal will generate jobs and improve infrastructure in Indian Country.
Cronkite News: Tribes update gaming compact in Arizona (April 20, 2021)
“Looking ahead, tribal gaming will continue to evolve,” Chairman Damon Clarke of the Hualapai Tribe said at the signing of new Class III gaming compact. 
When COVID-19 first struck the United States, the Navajo Nation was hit hard. Within months, infection rates across the reservation were the highest in the country.
Native people ‘lead the way’ on COVID-19 vaccinations (March 30, 2021)
The Indian Health Service is set to meet its goal of 1 million COVID-19 vaccinations but progress is being threatened by the rest of the nation. 
Detached from reality. That’s the way a federal judge has described a Donald Trump supporter who took part in the violent riot in the nation’s capital.
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland addresses the Navajo Nation Spring Day of Prayer on March 19, 2021.
Bill introduced to protect sacred Apache site from development (March 15, 2021)
Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Arizona) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) have once again introduced legislation to permanently protect a sacred Apache site from development. 
Nine Indian Country bills affecting tribal nations and Alaska Natives are taking their first step forward in the U.S. Senate.
The Biden administration put the brakes on massive copper mine at a sacred Apache site, reversing course after the project was on the verge of final approval.
Just days after asking a federal judge to stop a huge copper mine on sacred territory, the San Carlos Apache Tribe is celebrating the Biden administration’s decision to pull back the controversial development.
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