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NAGPRA enforcement enters new era after more than 30 years (February 7, 2024)

Museums and educational institutions are facing new pressures to comply with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act amid high-level attention to the decades-old law.

‘Fractionation just spirals unless you stop it’: Tribes call for more land consolidation funding (January 31, 2024)

The Biden administration was a no-show at a hearing called to examine the future of land consolidation efforts in Indian Country.

Indian Child Welfare Act grants awarded for off-reservation programs (November 30, 2023)

The Bureau of Indian Affairs announced nearly $2 million in grants to support the Indian Child Welfare Act in off-reservation communities across the nation.

‘This is a hard bill’: Republicans cut back on federal funding (July 19, 2023)

Republicans are making no excuses when it comes to cutting back funding for the federal government. How is Indian Country affected?

Republicans eager to rain on historic funding achievement for Indian Country (January 4, 2023)

After years of work, tribes finally achieved a historic first for the Indian Health Service. But Republicans are already ripping apart the funding agreement.

Republicans take power on day of ‘chaos’ on Capitol Hill (January 3, 2023)

The 118th Congress began in a most unusual fashion as Republicans descended into what one Democrat derided as “chaos” in the U.S. House of Representatives.

‘Just a terrific week’: Native women break new ground in nation’s capital (September 15, 2022)

It’s been a banner week for Native women trailblazers at all levels of U.S. government.

House Committee on Appropriations Fiscal Year 2023 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill

Fiscal Year 2023 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill (June 21, 2022)

The House Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, part of the Committee on Appropriations, begins markup of a key Indian Country funding bill.

Indian Health Service nominee up for confirmation hearing (May 24, 2022)

With his administration sounding the alarm on health worker burnout, President Biden’s pick to lead the Indian Health Service is up for a long-awaited confirmation hearing.

‘Enough is enough’: Native women issue call to action for missing and murdered relatives (May 2, 2022)

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.