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The Biden administration is investing $29 million in infrastructure funds on dam safety in Indian Country.
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.
Cronkite News: Tribes consulted about offensive place names (March 29, 2022)
California, Idaho and Arizona rank highest among the 37 states with place names deemed derogatory to Native women. 
Tribal consultation bill finally set for movement on Capitol Hill (March 28, 2022)
Tribal leaders and tribal organizations are rallying in support of a bill that mandates consultation with Indian nations on actions that affect their interests. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (March 22, 2022)
Community is our priority. Tell us what NAFOA means to you! 
‘Auntie Deb’ discusses representation at SXSW conference (March 17, 2022)
Secretary Deb Haaland, the first Native person to lead the Department of the Interior, discussed equity and inclusion at the SXSW conference. 
POSTPONED: House Committee on Natural Resources Markup (March 16, 2022)
The House Committee on Natural Resources holds a markup to consider the Requirements, Expectations, and Standard Procedures for Effective Consultation with Tribes Act. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (March 7, 2022)
The countdown to #NAFOA40th is on! Have you registered yet? 
A Democratic-led bill working its way through Congress would extend the federal policy of consultation to people who have recently been asserting an Indian identity.
Self-described ‘agitator’ changes tribal affiliation story after inquiries (February 25, 2022)
The leader of New York City’s most prominent and vocal Indigenous group is changing their story after being asked about their tribal affiliation claims. 
Fate of Dakota Access Pipeline lies in Biden’s hands (February 22, 2022)
“The fight is not over, the fight for our water, for the unborn and for Mother Earth,” said Chairwoman Janet Alkire of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. 
Cronkite News: Tribes seek stronger commitments for water infrastructure (February 21, 2022)
Tribes need more federal support to implement “critical” water infrastructure projects on their lands, key lawmakers are being told. 
Leader of Small Business Administration heads to Indian Country (February 21, 2022)
The Navajo Nation is hosting the leader of the Small Business Administration for her first visit to the largest reservation in the United States. 
Cronkite News: Tribal leaders lay out priorities for nation-to-nation engagement (February 17, 2022)
Tribal governments have “a foot in the door” with the federal government but they don’t yet have a seat at the table, said National Congress of American Indians President Fawn Sharp. 
Public meetings scheduled to protect lands around Chaco Canyon (February 15, 2022)
The Bureau of Land Management is hosting public meetings to discuss protecting ancestral and sacred land in New Mexico from development. 
Full-time NAGPRA investigator hired for first time in decades (January 31, 2022)
The Biden administration is taking greater steps to enforce the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, more than 30 years after the law went on the books. 
Infrastructure and public safety in Indian Country are on the agenda as the Biden administration engages with tribal nations.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (January 10, 2022)
2022 is a BIG year for NAFOA! 
Leaders in the largest city in New Mexico are convening a series of “community conversations” to address the harmful legacy of the Indian boarding school era.
Tribal consultations announced for infrastructure programs (December 21, 2021)
The Department of the Interior will hold tribal consultations to discuss the infrastructure bill that was recently signed into law by President Joe Biden. 
Great Plains Tribes: Indian health care is a treaty right (December 20, 2021)
With all due respect, we call upon the Biden administration to honor the U.S. Court of Appeals decision in Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. United States. 
A deadline is fast approaching for the Biden administration to live up to its promise to improve the federal government’s relationship with tribes and their citizens.
National Park Service finally gains a new leader with first Native director (December 16, 2021)
The National Park Service has a permanent leader for the first time in five years and it’s a historic one thanks to President Joe Biden. 
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. 
A bipartisan bill to enable the Seminole Tribe to exercise greater control over its lands has finally become law.
Secretary Haaland takes action against racist and derogatory place names (November 19, 2021)
“Racist terms have no place in our vernacular or on our federal lands,” said Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland. 
Tribal nations welcome formal consultation policy in Virginia (November 18, 2021)
A new consultation policy in Virginia requires free, prior and informed consent of tribal nations before any state permits are approved. 
Virginia governor adopts formal tribal consultation policy (November 18, 2021)
“The Commonwealth has an important and unique government-to-government relationship with Virginia’s Tribal Nations,” said Gov. Ralph Northam (D). 
The Department of the Interior announced the formation of a new Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee for tribal leaders to engage in routine and robust conversations directly with Secretary Deb Haaland.
Attorney General Merrick Garland addresses White House Tribal Nations Summit (November 15, 2021)
“We are committed to working together to make tribal communities safer. We are committed to honoring and strengthening our nation-to-nation relationship,” the leader of the Department of Justice said. 
Federal agencies collaborate on effort to protect tribal treaty rights (November 15, 2021)
“Tribal Nations entered into treaties, in part, to protect their way of life and inherent rights to natural resources of cultural, economic, and subsistence importance,” said Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland. 
The Department of the Interior is taking steps to protect Chaco Culture National Historical Park and the landscape around it from oil and gas leasing.
The Center for Western Priorities is praising the Biden administration for seeking to protect sacred tribal areas in New Mexico from development.
White House Fact Sheet: Building A New Era of Nation-to-Nation Engagement (November 15, 2021)
From the missing and murdered crisis to sacred sites, the Biden administration is touting its Indian Country agenda as it hosts the White House Tribal Nations Summit. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (November 8, 2021)
Have something you think the NAFOA community needs to know? Share with us! 
H.R.5221 – Urban Indian Health Confer Act (November 2, 2021)
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.5221, the Urban Indian Health Confer 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 
Consultation sessions announced for Indian Youth Service Corps Program (October 28, 2021)
The Department of the Interior will be consulting tribal nations, Alaska Native corporations and Native Hawaiian organizations as it moves forward with the Indian Youth Service Corps Program. 
Ben Smith: Indian Health Service renews partnership for Native veterans (October 27, 2021)
For nearly two decades, the Indian Health Service and the Department of Veterans Affairs have partnered to improve the health status of American Indian and Alaska Native veterans. 
‘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.
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