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Native America Calling: Successful strategies to reduce bullying (March 26, 2024)

About one out of every six high school students report being bullied, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Stateline: Tribes tackle broadband disparities in Indian Country (January 22, 2024)

In 2020, more than 18% of people on tribal lands lacked access to broadband, compared with about 4% in non-tribal areas.

Not One More: Findings and Recommendations of the Not Invisible Act Commission

‘Not One More’: Commission delivers report on missing, murdered and trafficked in Indian Country (November 3, 2023)

A national commission of federal and tribal experts is calling for a “Decade of Action and Healing” to help address the crisis of missing, murdered and trafficked people in Indian Country.

Cronkite News: Tohono O’odham Nation criticizes border wall construction (November 2, 2023)

The leader of the Tohono O’odham said construction of a border wall on his tribe’s territory has caused irreversible damage.

Report confirms slow progress on repatriation of ancestors and sacred items (October 10, 2023)

It’s been more than 30 years since the passage of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and federal agencies and museums are still far behind in complying with NAGPRA.

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Roundtable discussion titled “Promoting and Supporting Tribal Access to Spectrum and Related Benefits in Native Communities"

Promoting and Supporting Tribal Access to Spectrum and Related Benefits in Native Communities (September 21, 2022)

The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts a roundtable to address spectrum access for Native communities.

Gaylord News: Freedmen continue to press for citizenship rights in tribal nations (August 2, 2022)

The Cherokee Nation, Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation, Muscogee Nation and Seminole Nation signed treaties that include provisions addressing formerly enslaved persons in their territories.

Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Bureau of Indian Education (June 27, 2022)

A joint hearing titled “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Bureau of Indian Education” takes place on June 28, 2022.

NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (May 23, 2022)

NAFOA values our community—thank you for being a part of it.

Gaylord News: Tribes eager for more ‘Buy Indian’ opportunities (March 14, 2022)

Tribal leaders are hopeful for more economic development opportunities through long-overdue updates to the Buy Indian Act.

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Oversight Hearing “The Long Journey Home: Advancing the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act’s Promise After 30 Years of Practice”

The Long Journey Home: Advancing the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act’s Promise After 30 Years of Practice (February 3, 2022)

The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts an oversight hearing titled “The Long Journey Home: Advancing the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act’s Promise After 30 Years of Practice.”

The Long Journey Home: Advancing the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act’s Promise After 30 Years of Practice (February 2, 2022)

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.

Cronkite News: Tribes face challenges in securing broadband grants (January 14, 2022)

Many tribal nations did not have the broadband access needed to apply for the funding that would let them improve broadband access, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs was told.

Howard Center for Investigative Journalism: Child sexual abuse in Indian Country goes unprosecuted (August 24, 2021)

Every day that Christine Benally looks out of the window of her home, she’s reminded of how the federal government failed to protect her child.

Nation’s highest court sides with Alaska Native corporations in COVID-19 dispute (June 25, 2021)

Alaska Native corporations will finally be able to receive COVID-19 funds after the nation’s highest court ruled in their favor in one of the most heated Indian law and policy disputes in decades.

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs takes up COVID-19 and Native education (April 28, 2021)

The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is once again taking a look at how COVID-19 has impacted American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian communities.

Indian Health Service announces ‘SAFE-IHS’ hotline to report abuse (February 16, 2021)

The Indian Health Service announced a hotline to accept reports of suspected child or sexual abuse following controversy involving a pediatrician who was convicted of crimes against young patients.

Cronkite News: Tribes granted access to broadband licenses (October 30, 2020)

The Federal Communications Commission has granted broadband spectrum licenses to tribes in what FCC Chairman Ajit Pai called “a major step forward in our efforts to close the digital divide on Tribal lands.”