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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. 
“Indigenous people have a strong and abiding connection to the Earth – increasing their access to nature early and often will help lift up the next generation of stewards for this Earth,” said Secretary Deb Haaland.
Bipartisan efforts to create a federal commission to explore and repair the legacy of the nation’s notorious Indian boarding schools have hit a stumbling block over subpoena authority.
Land that was taken from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes was finally returned after more than a century.
The Biden administration is investing $29 million in infrastructure funds on dam safety in Indian Country.
Native America Calling: Federal boarding schools: now what? (May 18, 2022)
How much confidence should Indian Country put into the federal government’s role in mitigating the trauma of the boarding school era? 
“For more than a century, tens of thousands of indigenous children were taken from their communities and forced into boarding schools run by the U.S. government,” Secretary Deb Haaland said.
Find the 102-page Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report here.
The Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative at the Department of the Interior has released its initial report. Read the official press release.
A bill to address the harmful legacy of Indian boarding schools is getting its first hearing amid renewed attention to the painful era.
Key members of Congress are among those seeking answers about the crisis of missing and murdered people in Indian Country.
The Biden administration is promising historic investments to address the crisis of missing and murdered people in Indian Country as advocates continue to call for more support at all levels.
One of Indian Country’s most well-known fashion designers is under fire after unveiling a new collection that bears striking similarities to another Native artist’s work.
Chickasaw Nation citizen lands Native advisor role at White House (April 27, 2022)
The White House has a new Native advisor in the second year of Joe Biden’s presidency. 
Native America Calling: Deb Haaland’s track record so far (April 25, 2022)
It’s been a year since Deb Haaland took office as the first Native person to lead the Department of the Interior. 
Indian Country’s economic health is vastly more important than scoring partisan points.
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. 
Biden administration releases fiscal year 2023 budget request (March 28, 2022)
It’s that time of the year again. President Joe Biden and his administration have released their fiscal year 2023 budget request. 
‘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. 
The Moapa Band of Paiute Indians is on a roll when it comes to solar energy on tribal homelands in Nevada.
Secretary Deb Haaland #NCAIECWS2022 (February 15, 2022)
Secretary Deb Haaland addresses the National Congress of American Indians on February 14, 2022. 
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. 
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. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (January 31, 2022)
NAFOA stays on top of the news so you always start your week informed and ready. 
People’s World: LandBack movement gathers momentum around the globe (January 27, 2022)
As the political landscape changes, the LandBack movement gathers momentum as never before. 
Gabe Galanda: Biden administration takes a stand on Indian civil rights (January 25, 2022)
Indigenous representation does matter. 
Cam Foreman: Human rights abuses continue in Indian Country (January 25, 2022)
We are at a crossroads in United States and Indigenous history. 
Secretary Deb Haaland announces Foundation for America’s Public Lands (January 20, 2022)
Secretary Deb Haaland announces the Foundation for America’s Public Lands on January 19, 2022. 
Infrastructure and public safety in Indian Country are on the agenda as the Biden administration engages with tribal nations.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation works to keep language alive (January 18, 2022)
Without doubt, the Cherokee Nation is home to one of the best and most creative language departments in the world. 
In a sit-down conversation with Underscore.news, Chuck Sams, the country’s first Native American parks director, discusses the role his agency can play in better representing Indigenous people and their stories.
The Department of the Interior is soliciting nominations for a new advisory panel that will examine racist and derogatory place names.
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.
Department of the Interior Press Call (December 21, 2021)
Secretary Deb Haaland hosts a press call on December 21, 2021, to discuss the Biden administration’s renewable energy progress. 
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. 
“We thank President Biden for standing behind his policy to honor our Nation-to-Nation Relations,” said President Scott Herman of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe.
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.
Secretary Deb Haaland – Alaska Federation of Natives (December 16, 2021)
Secretary Deb Haaland addresses the Alaska Federation of Natives annual convention on December 14, 2021. 
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation works to preserve our language (December 13, 2021)
In our mission to save the Cherokee language, we cannot and we will not fail.
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