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Efforts to strengthen and improve the Indian Arts and Crafts Act are coming amid criminal cases and renewed claims to Native identities.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is getting back to work after what the legislative panel’s bipartisan leadership said was an extremely productive session.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation welcomes investments in Native languages (January 17, 2023)
The Cherokee language is a bedrock of our strength as a tribe. 
After years of work, tribes finally achieved a historic first for the Indian Health Service. But Republicans are already ripping apart the funding agreement.
Defense spending bill again a topic of hot interest in Indian Country (December 6, 2022)
All eyes are on Capitol Hill as tribal leaders — and the rest of the nation — await the arrival of a highly-anticipated defense spending bill. 
Indian Health Service finally lands a permanent leader in Roselyn Tso (September 22, 2022)
For the first time in nearly two years, the Indian Health Service has a permanent leader. 
The newly-signed Inflation Reduction Act will bring more than $720 million to American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian communities, according to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
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 Cherokee Nation, Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation, Muscogee Nation and Seminole Nation signed treaties that include provisions addressing formerly enslaved persons in their territories.
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. 
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is on the road this week, focusing on Native Hawaiian issues.
The COVID-19 pandemic and operational issues are among the major challenges at the Indian Health Service as the agency awaits new leadership.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs meets to consider the nomination of Roselyn Tso to be director of the Indian Health Service.
Indian Health Service nominee up for confirmation hearing (May 24, 2022)
With his administration sounding the alarm on health worker burnout, President Biden’s pick to lead the Indian Health Service is up for a long-awaited confirmation hearing. 
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.
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. 
The federal agency charged with providing health care to more than 2 million American Indians and Alaska Natives has gone without a permanent leader for six of the last seven years.
With funding for Indian Country programs set to run out unless Congress acts, developments are fast-moving on Capitol Hill.
National American Indian Housing Council hails movement on NAHASDA (February 17, 2022)
The nation’s largest Indian housing organization is welcoming progress on a bill to reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act. 
Key members of Congress are urging Indian Country to stay united as they look to break through a long-standing and controversial impasse on Capitol Hill.
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs #NCAIECWS2022 (February 15, 2022)
Leaders of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs address the National Congress of American Indians on February 14, 2022. 
National Congress of American Indians hosts winter meeting (February 14, 2022)
The National Congress of American Indians will be hearing from top Biden administration officials and key members of Congress at its winter meeting. 
Progress cited in improving Violence Against Women Act for Indian Country (February 11, 2022)
A bill to update the Violence Against Women Act and recognize tribal jurisdiction over additional crimes is finally moving forward in the nation’s capital. 
‘Our iwi, our bones are sacred’: Nāpua Greig at NAGPRA hearing (February 2, 2022)
Nāpua Greig, a Native Hawaiian musician and educator, offers an opening song at a Senate Committee on Indian Affairs oversight hearing. 
White House won’t ‘predict’ decision on Leonard Peltier (January 28, 2022)
The White House isn’t shedding light on what President Biden thinks about imprisoned American Indian Movement activist Leonard Peltier. 
Cronkite News: Tribes face challenges in securing broadband grants (January 14, 2022)
Many tribal nations did not have the broadband access needed to apply for the funding that would let them improve broadband access, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs was told. 
A draft discussion of legislation to help tribes protect Native women has been released by the leaders of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
Tribal homelands bill back on agenda in ‘new era’ of Indian Country relations (November 30, 2021)
Lawmakers are set to approve another round of Indian Country bills, including a long-anticipated yet controversial measure that will help tribes restore their homelands. 
News21: COVID-19 pandemic exposes many challenges in Indian Country (August 30, 2021)
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. 
Budget blueprint directs $20.5 billion to Indian Country programs (August 11, 2021)
A budget blueprint that just passed the U.S. Senate calls for $20.5 billion in spending for American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian programs. 
The U.S. Senate finally confirmed Bryan Newland, a citizen of the Bay Mills Indian Community, to serve as the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs.
Bill introduced in Senate to reauthorize key Indian housing law (July 13, 2021)
Sen. Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota) introduced legislation with Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and other members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, to reform and reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act. 
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a nomination hearing to consider Bryan Newland as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs.
The Lumbee Tribe is once again asking Congress for full federal recognition.
Secretary Haaland leads Interior to a more tribal friendly future (April 27, 2021)
Secretary Deb Haaland is moving quickly to roll back negative policies as the Biden administration seeks to restore the nation-to-nation relationship with tribes and uphold the federal government’s trust and treaty obligations. 
The Biden administration is relaunching the White House Council on Native American Affairs as it seeks to strengthen the federal government’s relationship with tribal nations.
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect communities worldwide with many communities being forced to utilize resources on a virtual level and think outside of the box when it comes to teaching.
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts climate crisis roundtable (March 10, 2021)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is hearing from Native leaders and advocates about the impacts of climate change in their communities. 
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hears from Native leaders (February 24, 2021)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is hearing from leaders of Indian Country, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian organizations at its first hearing of the 117th Congress.
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs schedules first hearing (February 18, 2021)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will hold its first hearing of the 117th Congress on February 24, 2021.
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