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Native America Calling: New administration, new agenda (January 20, 2021)
Native America Calling will talk with policy experts about what they hope is in store for the next four years under Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. 
Joe Biden nominees slated for first confirmation hearings in U.S. Senate (January 19, 2021)
With Democratic president-elect Joe Biden about to take office, some of his Cabinet nominees are getting their confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill. 
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.
A self-described right-wing Native Republican boasted of taking part in the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Impeachment won’t stop Donald Trump from leaving impact on Indian Country (January 14, 2021)
The loss of the presidential election and a second impeachment aren’t stopping the Trump administration from dropping new proposals on Indian Country. 
Indian Country finally sees action on diabetes program (December 28, 2020)
A program that has reduced diabetes in Indian Country has been extended for another three years, resulting in a lifetime in the age of COVID-19. 
Cronkite News: Indian Country prepares for new era with Joe Biden as president (December 28, 2020)
The federal government may not have a stellar track record when it comes to keeping promises in Indian Country, but tribal leaders think President-elect Joe Biden could be the exception. 
Native America Calling: Native leadership at the U.S. Department of Interior (December 23, 2020)
Rep. Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) is set to make history as the first Native person to hold a presidential cabinet position. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (December 21, 2020)
Wrapping the year with a positive outlook for Indian Country. 
Deb Haaland: Legislation introduced in 116th Congress (December 21, 2020)
Since the start of the 116th Congress, Rep. Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico) has introduced 51 pieces of legislation. 
‘I am honored and ready to serve’: Deb Haaland and the Joe Biden administration (December 19, 2020)
Acknowledging the homelands of the Lenape people, Rep. Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico) introduced herself as a Pueblo woman, a single mother and an advocate for public lands as a key member of President-elect Joe Biden’s climate and energy team. 
Rep. Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico) offers remarks after being introduced as President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Department of the Interior on December 19, 2020.
President-elect Joe Biden introduces Interior nominee Deb Haaland (December 19, 2020)
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris introduce key members of their climate and energy team, including Secretary of the Interior nominee Deb Haaland. 
Deb Haaland tapped for Cabinet by President-elect Joe Biden (December 17, 2020)
In a historic first, Deb Haaland, one of the first two Native women to serve in the U.S. Congress, has been tapped to serve in the incoming Joe Biden administration. 
Native America Calling: November in the news (November 27, 2020)
Native America Calling is shopping around for the best Native news stories on this day-after-Thanksgiving episode of the news roundup. 
Tribes await action on priorities as Congress returns to work (November 18, 2020)
Lawmakers are getting back to work after a long recess and a divisive election as time runs out to advance Indian Country’s legislative agenda. 
Officials criticize reduction of services at Indian Health Service facility (November 16, 2020)
Officials from New Mexico are upset about the reduction in services at a hospital serving Pueblo and Navajo citizens. 
Tim Giago: Piya Wiconi is a new beginning (November 10, 2020)
We call this time Piya Wiconi, a new life and a new beginning. 
Rep. Haaland statement on Native American Heritage Month (November 2, 2020)
“Native Americans have overcome many hardships since the onset of colonization — genocide, forced relocation and assimilation — but we’re still here,” said Rep. Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico). 
Congressional Native American Caucus features Pueblo symbol in new logo (October 26, 2020)
The Zia Sun Symbol is vital to the religion, traditions and culture of Zia Pueblo. 
Native Sun News Today Editorial: Returning the Black Hills (October 26, 2020)
Flying “Land Back” flags will not get the job done. We need a Congressional bill to make it happen. 
People’s World: Another Indigenous woman’s murder still unsolved (October 19, 2020)
Angela McConnell, Hoopa and Mojave, was murdered two years ago. Authorities have yet to resolve her case. 
‘A historic day’: #MMIW legislation finally signed into law (October 12, 2020)
It took years of work by Native women and activists but legislation to address the crisis of missing and murdered sisters and relatives has finally become law. 
Rep. Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico) #MMIW #NotInvisible (October 12, 2020)
Rep. Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico) speaks about #MMIW legislation on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Rep. Haaland welcomes official signing of #MMIW legislation (October 12, 2020)
“Everyone in this country deserves to feel safe in their communities, but a long history of violence against native people has led to the disappearance and murder of Native Americans at alarming rates,” said Rep. Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico). 
A bipartisan resolution calls for the official designation of the second Monday of October as a federal holiday in honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
Biden-Harris campaign celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day (October 12, 2020)
The Joe Biden campaign is celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day with tribal leaders, members of Congress and Native musicians. 
Rep. Haaland ‘honored’ to be considered for Biden Cabinet (October 12, 2020)
Could Deb Haaland lead the Department of the Interior in a Joe Biden administration? 
Here’s what supporters of Democratic presidential candiate Joe Biden and running mate Kamala Harris are saying about the Biden-Harris Plan for Tribal Nations
Native Sun News Today: Rep. Haaland seeks Broadband for All (October 2, 2020)
“Everyone in this country deserves access to reliable high-speed internet, especially during a pandemic,” said Rep. Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico), a citizen of the Pueblo of Laguna. 
Rep. Haaland (D-New Mexico) celebrates passage of MMIW legislation (September 30, 2020)
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signed Congresswoman Deb Haaland’s (NM-01) Not Invisible Act and Congresswoman Norma Torres’ (CA-35) Savanna’s Act. The two bills work to address the missing and murdered indigenous women’s crisis.
Rep. Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) introduced the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policy Act, a bill that seeks healing for stolen Native children and their communities.
Cronkite News: Congress takes action for missing and murdered in Indian Country (September 28, 2020)
Native American advocates and victim’s families have worked for years to draw attention to Indian Country’s epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women. 
PROGRESS Act | PROGRESS for Indian Tribes Act | 116th Congress (September 24, 2020)
The U.S. House of Representatives considers S.209, the Practical Reforms and Other Goals To Reinforce the Effectiveness of Self-Governance and Self-Determination for Indian Tribes Act, also known as the PROGRESS Act, on September 21, 2020.
Indian Country bills crawl to final approval in busy election cycle (September 22, 2020)
Five Indian Country bills are finally over their last hurdle on Capitol Hill, giving Republicans, Democrats and maybe even Donald Trump a chance to declare victory ahead of the presidential election.
Rep. Deb Haaland leads passage of legislation for missing and murdered loved ones (September 22, 2020)
If signed into law, the Not Invisible Act will be the first bill in history to be introduced and passed by four citizens of federally recognized tribe. 
Appeals court hears arguments in COVID-19 funding dispute (September 11, 2020)
Tribal governments remain united as a federal appeals court determines the fate of more than a half-billion dollars in COVID-19 funding that’s been at the center of one of the most bitter Indian law and policy disputes in decades.
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