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MSU News: Grant helps tribes address transportation needs (November 29, 2022)
The Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University will provide transportation outreach and technical assistance to 29 tribes across five states. 
Mother Jones: Right-wing groups take ICWA to nation’s highest court (November 8, 2022)
The Indian Child Welfare Act set out to fix generations of harm to Native kids. The U.S. Supreme Court could soon toss it aside. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (November 7, 2022)
Happy Native American Heritage Month! Have an event to share? Let us know! 
PolitiFact: Republican candidate tells tall tale about tribal governments (October 26, 2022)
Republican Arizona Corporation Commission candidate Nick Myers claims financial assistance to tribal nations is “foreign aid.” PolitiFact checks the facts. 
Native America Calling: Federal program to expand Native food hubs (October 12, 2022)
A new Department of the Interior pilot program aims to place Native food hubs at locations around the country. 
A prominent tribe with powerful connections has taken the unusual step of denouncing an educator and scholar who has long identified herself as a descendant of the community.
Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland addresses the 39th annual National Tribal Health Conference.
The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States holds a hearing to examine the impacts of the U.S. Supreme Court on tribal sovereignty.
Doug George-Kanentiio: Honoring a true Mohawk patriot (September 19, 2022)
Richard Thasriwasatse Oakes changed our culture, our politics, our economies. 
‘Just a terrific week’: Native women break new ground in nation’s capital (September 15, 2022)
It’s been a banner week for Native women trailblazers at all levels of U.S. government. ![House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Legislative Hearing on H.R. 6032, H.R. 6964, H.R. 7581 [Discussion Draft ANS], H.R. 8115, H.R. 8286, H.R. 8380, and H.R. 8387](https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/13/HouseSubcommiteeforIndigenousPeoplesoftheUnitedStates.png)
The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States meets for a legislative hearing on September 14, 2022.
Tribal nations in Virginia are ushering in a new era in health care after securing recognition from the federal government.
‘It is a GOOD DAY’: Alaska Native woman makes history at the polls (September 1, 2022)
Mary Peltola is making history as the first Alaska Native to serve in the U.S. Congress following a special — and unique — election in which the Democratic candidate defeated two Republicans. 
Cronkite News: Indian boarding schools confront genocidal legacy (August 30, 2022)
Few dispute that Indian boarding schools led to more than a century of abuse, systematically seizing Indigenous land, separating children from their families, destroying communities and working to erase tribal languages, religions, cultures and economies. 
Chinook Nation rallies in support of federal recognition (August 29, 2022)
The Chinook Nation is supporting its push for federal recognition with the #ChinookJustice campaign. 
Former Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke is back in the news but it’s not because of his campaign for public office.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (August 29, 2022)
NAFOA works to provide advocacy and resources for all of Indian Country. 
‘We just need to be safe’: Monkeypox vaccine rolls out in Indian Country (August 23, 2022)
The Navajo Nation is receiving its first doses of the Monkeypox vaccine as experts and providers in Indian Country respond to the latest public health threat. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (August 22, 2022)
NAFOA looks out for our community — help us grow by forwarding this newsletter! 
White House releases fact sheet on internet in tribal communities (August 11, 2022)
The Biden administration is working to improve high-speed internet in American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian communities. 
Democrats are claiming an election season achievement with the passage of a massive bill that includes hundreds of millions of dollars in climate and energy investments in Indian Country.
The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi is mourning the loss of Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Indiana) and two of her staffers who were killed in a car crash.
Fort Belknap landowners see another round of Cobell buy-back offers (August 1, 2022)
Landowners from the Fort Belknap Indian Community have until August 12 to accept offers from the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations. 
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing titled “Select Provisions of the 1866 Reconstruction Treaties between the United States and Oklahoma Tribes.”
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (July 25, 2022)
NAFOA looks out for our community — help us grow by forwarding this newsletter! 
Secretary Haaland returns to work after suffering injury (July 18, 2022)
Secretary Deb Haaland is returning to work after suffering a break in her left fibula during a hike in a national park. 
There must be recompense for the horrendous crime of genocide and its long term effects.
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.
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