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Congress set to help schools with Impact Aid funding amid COVID-19 (January 17, 2022)
A bipartisan bill that will help school districts with Indian Country students preserve their Impact Aid funding is set to clear the 117th Congress. 
Indian Country starts off new year with surge in COVID-19 cases (January 6, 2022)
Tribal communities are once again seeing an explosion in COVID-19 cases following the busy holiday season and as a new and highly contagious variant brings upheaval to Indian Country. 
Native America Calling: Yurok’s MMIW emergency (January 6, 2022)
In response to ongoing tragedies and increased reports of human trafficking attempts, the Yurok Tribe declared a missing and murdered Indigenous women emergency. 
Native America Calling: The full picture of California’s missions (December 28, 2021)
Slavery, abuse, disease and massacres cut the Native population to a fifth of what it was during the Indian mission period in California. 
Tribal leaders hail historic nomination of Native woman to federal bench (December 17, 2021)
Tribal leaders are welcoming the historic nomination of Sunshine Suzanne Sykes, a citizen of the Navajo Nation, to the federal bench. 
President Biden nominates another Native woman to federal bench (December 15, 2021)
President Joe Biden continues to make history with his judicial nominations, announcing another Native woman to serve on the federal bench. 
Indian Country Legislation in U.S. House of Representatives (December 3, 2021)
The U.S. House of Representatives meets on December 1, 2021, to consider Indian Country legislation. 
Secretary Deb Haaland visits Alcatraz Island to mark the 52nd anniversary of its occupation by Native activists.
H.R.897 – Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act (December 1, 2021)
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.897, the Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act, on December 1, 2021. 
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. 
Native America Calling: A new Native restaurant on The Menu (November 24, 2021)
Join Native America Calling to explore the latest developments in Indigenous food and food sovereignty. 
A bipartisan bill to enable the Seminole Tribe to exercise greater control over its lands has finally become law.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs meets for a legislative hearing on November 17, 2021.
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Business Meeting and Legislative Hearing (November 17, 2021)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs meets to consider pending legislation and receive testimony on four bills. 
H.R.1975 – Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act (November 2, 2021)
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.1975, the Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act, on November 1, 2021. 
Indian Country bills set for passage in U.S. House of Representatives (November 1, 2021)
Seven Indian Country bills, affecting tribal homelands, federal recognition and urban Indians, are slated for passage in the U.S. House of Representatives 
The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States holds an oversight hearing titled “Strengthening Indigenous Communities Through Cultural and Environmental Preservation.”
Native America Calling: (October 26, 2021)
A viral video of a California teacher resorting to objectionable Native stereotypes in the classroom begs the question: what will it take to get the message across? 
‘It’s who we are’: Apache people take fight for sacred site to federal court (October 20, 2021)
The Biden administration is facing a major test of its commitment to sacred sites as citizens of the San Carlos Apache Tribe head to court to protect one of their most important places. 
Native America Calling: Monitoring damaging oil spills (October 14, 2021)
California officials are still tallying the damage from an underwater oil pipeline rupture that leaked nearly 150,000 gallons of oil along a sensitive coastal area. 
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts a legislative hearing on October 6, 2021.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is getting back to work with a hearing on tribal water rights settlements that are being supported by the Biden administration.
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. 
The Klamath River flows through two states and the lands of several tribal nations. There’s not enough water to meet everyone’s needs.
Reservation Dogs is a half-hour comedy that follows four Native teenagers in Oklahoma whose dream is to get to California.
For opponents of Native mascots, 2021 has been a banner year. Except in Arizona.
News21: Yurok Tribe exercises foods sovereignty (August 6, 2021)
Concurrent crises, including the coronavirus, have worsened the food insecurity within the Yurok Tribe, spurring some to explore their own solutions. 
Navajo Nation welcomes Bearsun on walk across United States (August 4, 2021)
Bearsun has arrived on the Navajo Nation as he walks across the United States, raising awareness for health and environmental issues. 
Morongo Band makes history with green energy project (July 19, 2021)
The Morongo Band of Mission Indians has become the first tribe in the nation to become a participating transmission owner as part of a new project that will help California meet its green energy goals. 
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.
The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes are asking Congress to make some technical changes to their water rights settlement.
One issue that is in the hearts and minds of Native people today is the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.
Diane Pavlat: Recovering from gaslighting takes time (June 4, 2021)
Victims should never blame themselves. You are not responsible for the abusive behavior. 
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.
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.
Hundreds of Native people and their allies marched through California’s capital to bring awareness to the epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.
Underscore.news: MMIW remains a crisis in Oregon (May 5, 2021)
The COVID-19 pandemic and mismatched databases confound efforts to address failures investigating Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. 
California Tribal Families Coalition responds to ICWA decision (April 8, 2021)
The California Tribal Families Coalition is calling a federal appeals court decision “troubling” but says it won’t immediately impact Indian Child Welfare Act matters in their state. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (March 22, 2021)
NAFOA supports tribal leaders, Native professionals, and Native youth. 
Bureau of Indian Affairs opens consultation on federal recognition (February 25, 2021)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is asking tribes about a possible change in regulations affecting federal recognition.
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