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Secretary Deb Haaland | Red Road To DC #RedRoadToDC (July 30, 2021)
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland addresses the Red Road to DC event on July 29, 2021. 
After 20,000 miles and 115 stops across the country, a group of Native carvers and elders have finally arrived in the nation’s capital, bringing much-needed attention to sacred sites and tribal rights.
Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland address a meeting on Native voting rights at the White House.
NAFOA announces Richard ‘Rico’ Frias as new executive director (July 20, 2021)
NAFOA is pleased to announce that Richard “Rico” Frias has been selected as the organization’s new Executive Director. 
Fawn Sharp: Racist ‘Native’ mascots have no place in our society (July 13, 2021)
NCAI will not rest until all offensive Native-themed mascots and associated imagery are removed from popular culture. 
It’s a big day for Bryan Newland, who has been nominated to serve as the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs in the Joe Biden administration.
The Department of Agriculture is working to elevate its relationship with tribal nations and a Lakota woman is leading the way.
The National Congress of American Indians has ousted the first Native person who served as its general counsel, less than two weeks after a new chief executive officer came on board.
The House of Representatives voted to create a bipartisan commission to investigate the deadly January 6 insurrection at the Capitol, despite the opposition of 175 Republicans.
Secretary Deb Haaland | White House Press Briefing (April 26, 2021)
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland participates in a press briefing at the White House on April 23, 2021. 
Indian Country nearly locked out of U.S. Supreme Court hearing (April 19, 2021)
Infighting among tribal attorneys led the nation’s highest court down an unusual path on the eve of arguments in a closely-watched COVID-19 case. 
Native Sun News Today Editorial: Words have consequences in America (April 13, 2021)
Anyone holding a position of power must pay close attention to the words that come out of their mouths. 
The National Congress of American Indians is expected to announce a new chief executive officer, its third in three years.
#ShutDownDAPL Court Hearing (April 9, 2021)
Lakota youth came to the nation’s capital to tell the Biden administration to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline. Did anyone listen? 
Sarah Young Bear-Brown, a citizen of the Meskwaki Nation, addresses the #ShutDownDAPL and #StopLine3 rally in Washington, D.C.
Five years since the fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline became a worldwide movement, and four years after tribes and their allies took to the streets of D.C. in protest, Lakota youth returned to the nation’s capital.
Albert Bender: Deb Haaland makes history in nation’s capital (March 30, 2021)
The Department of the Interior under Secretary Deb Haaland is getting off to a great start. 
Detached from reality. That’s the way a federal judge has described a Donald Trump supporter who took part in the violent riot in the nation’s capital.
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland takes part in a ceremonial swearing-in at the White House complex on March 18, 2021.
Every Republican senator voted against the Covid Relief Bill. What did they vote against?
Rep. Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico) is on her way to making history yet again, this time as the first Native person in a presidential cabinet.
Navajo Nation set to plant tribe’s flag with embassy near U.S. Capitol (February 15, 2021)
Amid concerns about COVID-19 and public safety, leaders of the Navajo Nation are establishing a permanent home in Washington, D.C., to advocate for their tribe’s needs. 
A Donald Trump supporter charged in connection with the violence at the U.S. Capitol has hindered his case by refusing a COVID-19 test and avoiding his court-appointed, taxpayer-funded attorney.
Doug George-Kanentiio: Native people invisible on inauguration day (February 1, 2021)
The Joe Biden presidential inauguration was a glaring reminder for indigenous people that we remain mostly obscure. 
Native America Calling: January in the news (January 29, 2021)
What lessons are we left with from the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Donald Trump’s second impeachment and Joe Biden’s inauguration — all within the first month of 2021? 
Schedule for Joe Biden inauguration and first actions in office as president (January 20, 2021)
The day is here. Joe Biden is being sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. 
A Republican county official who participated in the violence on the U.S. Capitol is being labeled a “racist” by federal prosecutors for his attacks on Native and Black people.
Self-proclaimed Native Republican Jorge Riley has been indicted in connection with the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6.
Tim Giago: Will Republicans pay the price for January 6? (January 19, 2021)
Native people can only scratch their heads and wonder how, even in these final days of disgrace, so many South Dakotans and Republicans can still stand by a horrible little man.
Native America Calling: Democracy in crisis: a history lesson (January 19, 2021)
In the wake of the attack on the U.S. Capitol, can Indigenous values provide any guidance now on where to go from here? 
A land acknowledgment from Rep. Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico) and a song from Claudette White and the Quechan Hurav Singers set the stage for Democrat President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.
One of the most recognizable defendants from the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is a Donald Trump supporter who bases his persona on a warped interpretation of Native traditions.
A self-described right-wing Native Republican boasted of taking part in the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Rep. Yvette Herrell (R-New Mexico), a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, has been all about Donald Trump since becoming the third Native woman to serve in Congress.
Stephen Roe Lewis: Donald Trump must be impeached (January 13, 2021)
I support all efforts to impeach and convict Donald Trump and make it impossible for him to hold this office/public office ever again. 
‘There’s no role for Congress’: Rep. Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma) on Donald Trump (January 12, 2021)
Rep. Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma) failed to mention Donald Trump by name or address his role in inciting violence on a “horrific” day at the U.S. Capitol.
Terry Rambler: An attack on the Native vote in the nation’s capital (January 12, 2021)
The insurrection of January 6 shows us that we have a great amount of work to do to address racism, to address inequality, and to address the abuse of power. 
The vice president of the Navajo Nation contributed to the false belief that Donald Trump could remain in office despite losing the presidential election.
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. 
Native Sun News Today: Native activists hold Joe Biden to campaign promises (December 7, 2020)
“It breaks my heart every day to watch it happen and watch TC Energy dig up the earth and go under our rivers and waterways,” said Lakota activist TaSina Sapa Win.
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