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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. 
Cronkite News: Indian Country prepares for new era with Joe Biden as president (December 28, 2020)
The federal government may not have a stellar track record when it comes to keeping promises in Indian Country, but tribal leaders think President-elect Joe Biden could be the exception. 
Native America Calling: Native leadership at the U.S. Department of Interior (December 23, 2020)
Rep. Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) is set to make history as the first Native person to hold a presidential cabinet position. 
Congress reaches agreement on COVID-19 relief and federal funding (December 21, 2020)
A bill to provide COVID-19 relief and fund the federal government, including Indian Country programs, has been released. 
Tim Giago: Will America ever own up to its sins at Wounded Knee? (December 21, 2020)
America has not apologized for the Wounded Knee Massacre and the Medal of Honor winners are still looked upon as heroes by the United States. 
Deb Haaland: Legislation introduced in 116th Congress (December 21, 2020)
Since the start of the 116th Congress, Rep. Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico) has introduced 51 pieces of legislation. 
‘I am honored and ready to serve’: Deb Haaland and the Joe Biden administration (December 19, 2020)
Acknowledging the homelands of the Lenape people, Rep. Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico) introduced herself as a Pueblo woman, a single mother and an advocate for public lands as a key member of President-elect Joe Biden’s climate and energy team. 
President-elect Joe Biden introduces Interior nominee Deb Haaland (December 19, 2020)
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris introduce key members of their climate and energy team, including Secretary of the Interior nominee Deb Haaland. 
A pipeline company has been trespassing on Indian land on the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation for more than seven years.
Deb Haaland tapped for Cabinet by President-elect Joe Biden (December 17, 2020)
In a historic first, Deb Haaland, one of the first two Native women to serve in the U.S. Congress, has been tapped to serve in the incoming Joe Biden administration. 
Lakota leader Tom Poor Bear dies after battle with COVID-19 (December 17, 2020)
From advancing treaty rights to fighting the Keystone XL Pipeline, Tom Poor Bear dedicated his life to the Oglala Sioux Tribe. 
Leader of Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe indicted on federal charges (November 13, 2020)
Just days after renewing criticism of Donald Trump, Chairman Cedric Cromwell of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe was indicted on federal bribery and extortion charges. 
Elizabeth Cook-Lynn: Been there, done that! American Indians know the truth (November 11, 2020)
Donald Trump is a dangerous man and history has it made it possible for American Indians to view the prospect of his continued autocratic and corrupt rule a clear signal that changes are overdue. 
Native Sun News Today: Support shown for Indian boarding school land swap (November 11, 2020)
Residents are voicing support for a resolution that would address lands that were illegally taken from a former Indian boarding school. 
Former director of Bureau of Indian Affairs endorses Joe Biden (October 26, 2020)
Joe Biden is the only choice for Indian Country this November, asserts a former official who served under numerous presidents. 
Accusations of pandering are flying as Native voters cast ballots in the final days of the heated presidential election.
‘Incredible Lumbee, Catawba tribes’ #NativeVote20 (October 22, 2020)
President Donald Trump gave a shout out to the Lumbee Tribe and the Catawba Nation during a campaign rally in North Carolina. 
The PROGRESS Act, a bipartisan bill to improve tribal self-governance, has finally been signed into law.
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. 
The Chickasaw Nation is moving forward with two gaming projects in Oklahoma.
Senate candidate touts tribal agenda in closely watched race (October 13, 2020)
Steve Bullock promised to respect tribal sovereignty and support much-needed federal programs that benefit tribal citizens if elected to the U.S. Senate. 
Gabe Galanda: The forgotten plight of the disenrolled in Indian Country (October 6, 2020)
Despite all of the rhetoric on Capitol Hill about enhancing tribal law and order, deterring violence against our women, and bringing our missing and murdered relatives home, nobody expresses concern about the dehumanization associated with disenrollment.
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe endorses Democrat Joe Biden for president (October 2, 2020)
With its reservation being threatened by the Trump administration, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is backing Democrat Joe Biden for president. 
Native Sun News Today: Congress approves bills to address MMIW crisis (October 1, 2020)
Countless hours of tribal official and grassroots advocacy for missing and murdered Indigenous women and their families paid off when Congress gave final approval to Savanna’s Act and the Not Invisible Act. 
Lessons Lost: Indian Country students still waiting on internet (September 29, 2020)
Students at Bureau of Indian Education operated schools started classes without adequate technology, sometimes sharing a single computer among siblings, because the agency disbursed funding late and failed to purchase equipment in time. 
Cronkite News: Congress takes action for missing and murdered in Indian Country (September 28, 2020)
Native American advocates and victim’s families have worked for years to draw attention to Indian Country’s epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women. 
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. 
It’s ‘full speed ahead’ for the White House Council on Native American Affairs, according to the Trump administration. But details remain scarce as tribes complain of a fractured relationship with their trustee.
Catawba Nation welcomes land affirmation bill in Congress (September 16, 2020)
A bipartisan bill ensures the Catawba Nation can move forward with a gaming development on ancestral territory in North Carolina. 
Indian Country Today: Navajo Nation schools go online due to COVID-19 (September 14, 2020)
Schools operated by the Bureau of Indian Education on the Navajo Nation will be opening under a distance-learning plan, a stunning reversal of the agency’s plans to hold classes in person. 
Cronkite News: Trump administration faulted for lack of consultation (September 14, 2020)
The Bureau of Indian Education failed to send a witness to a hearing on reopening Indian schools in the age of COVID-19.
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