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Biden administration backs Indian boarding school bill (June 27, 2022)
The Biden administration is fully supporting a bipartisan bill to study the Indian boarding school era, Secretary Deb Haaland said at a hearing on Capitol Hill. 
A joint hearing titled “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Bureau of Indian Education” takes place on June 28, 2022.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is going back on the road this week with a field hearing hosted by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community.
The House Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, part of the Committee on Appropriations, begins markup of a key Indian Country funding bill.
Tom Wooten: Samish Nation faces termination era threats (June 15, 2022)
The Samish Indian Nation has historically suffered significant obstacles in our path to self-determination, due to agency mistakes, inaction, delay and decades of litigation. 
Dante Desiderio is taking an “administrative leave of absence” at the National Congress of American Indians for reasons not being disclosed.
“Indigenous people have a strong and abiding connection to the Earth – increasing their access to nature early and often will help lift up the next generation of stewards for this Earth,” said Secretary Deb Haaland.
With over $13 billion on the table, the Biden administration is making sure tribes get access to historic levels of funding for infrastructure in Indian Country.
The White House hosts a press call to announce the release of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Tribal Playbook.
Cronkite News: Tribes struggle with public safety hires (May 24, 2022)
Tribal police departments across the country find it difficult to recruit and retain law enforcement personnel.
A joint hearing titled “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Bureau of Indian Education” takes place on May 24, 2022.
The St. Stephens Indian School is closing out the academic year after the entire administration was ousted following an investigation into a toxic work environment.
The Biden administration is investing $29 million in infrastructure funds on dam safety in Indian Country.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a business meeting and roundtable on May 18, 2022.
Native America Calling: Federal boarding schools: now what? (May 18, 2022)
How much confidence should Indian Country put into the federal government’s role in mitigating the trauma of the boarding school era? 
The nation’s highest court has passed up a chance to address economic sovereignty in Indian Country.
Tribal forestry officials are watching the landscape, and Native firefighters are already on the scene at several hot spots, trying to contain wildfires.
List of Federal Indian Boarding Schools as of April 1, 2022 (May 11, 2022)
Search for Indian boarding schools that have been identified by the Department of the Interior as part of the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative. 
“I didn’t know anything about who I was, as a Native person,” James William LaBelle, Sr. said as a survivor of an Indian boarding school.
“This report confirms that this boarding school system was part of a twin United States policy: the dispossession of Indian lands and the forced assimilation of Indian people,” said Assistant Secretary Bryan Newland.
“For more than a century, tens of thousands of indigenous children were taken from their communities and forced into boarding schools run by the U.S. government,” Secretary Deb Haaland said.
Maps of Federal Indian Boarding School Sites (May 11, 2022)
The Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative has identified 408 Indian boarding schools in 37 states. Here are maps of the school sites. 
Find the 102-page Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report here.
The Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative at the Department of the Interior has released its initial report. Read the official press release.
Sexual harassment, parties with former students and unusual living and salary arrangements are at the center of a stunning investigation at the St. Stephens Indian School.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing on “Setting New Foundations: Implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for Native Communities.”
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (May 2, 2022)
We want to hear from you! Have something to share? Let us know. 
The Biden administration is promising historic investments to address the crisis of missing and murdered people in Indian Country as advocates continue to call for more support at all levels.
Chickasaw Nation citizen lands Native advisor role at White House (April 27, 2022)
The White House has a new Native advisor in the second year of Joe Biden’s presidency. 
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.
“My people, my community, we’ve been targets. But the intention is to grow cannabis here,” said Gov. Craig Quanchello of the Pueblo of Picuris.
Native America Calling: Solving Native inmate deaths (April 8, 2022)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is promising reforms after a disproportionate number of inmates died while in custody. 
Indian Country’s economic health is vastly more important than scoring partisan points.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (April 4, 2022)
We’re 40! Follow the Celebrations with #NAFOA40th! 
Biden administration releases fiscal year 2023 budget request (March 28, 2022)
It’s that time of the year again. President Joe Biden and his administration have released their fiscal year 2023 budget request. 
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a legislative hearing on six bills on March 23, 2022.
The Red Lake Nation is making history as the first in Indian Country to win federal approval for its energy development organization.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing titled “Buy Native American: Federal Support for Native Business Capacity Building and Success.”
Tribes see progress with Violence Against Women Act and more funding (March 14, 2022)
A long-overdue update to the Violence Against Women Act is finally becoming law to protect more women, children and elders in tribal communities. 
Gaylord News: Tribes eager for more ‘Buy Indian’ opportunities (March 14, 2022)
Tribal leaders are hopeful for more economic development opportunities through long-overdue updates to the Buy Indian Act.
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