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The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is hosting a roundtable to hear about Native priorities for the upcoming Farm Bill.
Former Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly passes on (March 22, 2023)
Ben Shelly, a former president of the Navajo Nation, passed away following a long illness. 
The highest court in the land is once again taking up a case that will determine whether the United States lives up to its promises to tribal nations.
Efforts to strengthen and improve the Indian Arts and Crafts Act are coming amid criminal cases and renewed claims to Native identities.
Private and public lands are slowly being returned to the care of Native peoples across the country.
Cronkite News: Native artists showcase work at Super Bowl shop (February 13, 2023)
Inspired by vibrant orange-and-purple sunsets and local tribes, Native artists and brands were able to put their work on display at an NFL pop-up shop. 
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. 
ProPublica: Native students face harsher discipline in New Mexico (January 2, 2023)
In New Mexico, Native students are expelled far more often than any other group and at least four times as often as white students. 
Native America Calling: Protections and threats for LGBTQ2 Native Americans (December 12, 2022)
Native America Calling checks in with Native experts about both progress and setbacks when it comes to public acceptance. 
Native America Calling: Tracking missing people one name at a time (November 22, 2022)
Law enforcement in New Mexico have developed a list of roughly 200 names to help track and raise awareness of Indigenous people who go missing. 
Native lawmaker Yvette Herrell loses re-election bid in Congress (November 11, 2022)
The Native contingent in the U.S. House of Representatives will be down by one come the next session of the U.S. Congress. 
Mother Jones: Right-wing groups take ICWA to nation’s highest court (November 8, 2022)
The Indian Child Welfare Act set out to fix generations of harm to Native kids. The U.S. Supreme Court could soon toss it aside. 
Navajo Nation leader apologizes for off-reservation incident (October 27, 2022)
A leader of the Navajo Nation is apologizing for an incident that took place off the reservation — though he isn’t detailing exactly what he’s sorry for. 
PolitiFact: Republican candidate tells tall tale about tribal governments (October 26, 2022)
Republican Arizona Corporation Commission candidate Nick Myers claims financial assistance to tribal nations is “foreign aid.” PolitiFact checks the facts. 
Navajo citizen Hoskie Benally named to National Council on Disability (October 3, 2022)
Hoskie Benally, Jr., a citizen of the Navajo Nation, has been named to the National Council on Disability by President Joe Biden. 
‘It’s time to turn the page’: Roselyn Tso promises new era at Indian Health Service (September 28, 2022)
Roselyn Tso delivers remarks after being sworn in as the new director of the Indian Health Service. 
‘A history in the making’: First Navajo Nation citizen leads Indian Health Service (September 27, 2022)
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez congratulates Roselyn Tso on becoming the next director of the Indian Health Service. 
Indian Health Service finally lands a permanent leader in Roselyn Tso (September 22, 2022)
For the first time in nearly two years, the Indian Health Service has a permanent leader. 
Cronkite News: Indian boarding schools confront genocidal legacy (August 30, 2022)
Few dispute that Indian boarding schools led to more than a century of abuse, systematically seizing Indigenous land, separating children from their families, destroying communities and working to erase tribal languages, religions, cultures and economies. 
Native America Calling: Native in the Spotlight with L.A. Williams (August 29, 2022)
L.A. Williams is a sports broadcaster from the Navajo Nation. Learn more about her trailblazing career. 
Native America Calling: Farm Bill and Navajo Pizza on The Menu (August 26, 2022)
What’s on The Menu? Learn more about the Native Farm Bill Coalition and a new restaurant on the Navajo Nation. 
‘We just need to be safe’: Monkeypox vaccine rolls out in Indian Country (August 23, 2022)
The Navajo Nation is receiving its first doses of the Monkeypox vaccine as experts and providers in Indian Country respond to the latest public health threat. 
Native America Calling: How the Inflation Reduction Act helps Earth (August 23, 2022)
The newly-signed Inflation Reduction Act brings millions of dollars in new investments for tribal nations. 
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez announces new running mate (August 8, 2022)
President Jonathan Nez of the Navajo Nation has a new running mate as he seeks a second term in office. His rival, meanwhile, made a historic announcement of his own. 
Democrats are claiming an election season achievement with the passage of a massive bill that includes hundreds of millions of dollars in climate and energy investments in Indian Country.
The 100th anniversary of the Gallup Intertribal Ceremonial in New Mexico was marred by violence after a car drove into the crowd and parade, causing injuries and wreaking havoc on the opening day of the highly-anticipated event.
The House Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples of the United States holds a legislative hearing on H.R.5549, the Indian Health Service Advance Appropriations Act.
Navajo Code Talkers Museum prepares for special celebration (July 12, 2022)
The Navajo Code Talkers Museum is breaking ground on a permanent facility to honor the tribal citizens who served in World War II. 
Indian Health Service nominee up for business meeting (July 12, 2022)
President Biden’s pick to lead the Indian Health Service is slowly but surely moving through the confirmation process on Capitol Hill. 
Voting rights advocates welcomed the Biden administration’s decision to challenge Arizona’s strict new voter ID law that federal officials called a “textbook violation“ of the law.
The decision appears to demonstrate an increasing capacity from the Supreme Court to analyze questions of tribal sovereignty in a balanced and fair manner.
Native America Calling: The remaining COVID threats (June 20, 2022)
The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation estimates as many as 25 million Americans are experiencing long COVID. 
Our healing has only just begun and we speak our truth so that we, and others, may find healing.
Doctors, nurses and other health care workers across the country have reached crisis levels of burnout, prompting the U.S. surgeon general to urge employers to review workloads and take further steps to address well-being.
Supreme Court winds down big term with first Indian law ruling (June 14, 2022)
The nation’s highest court is winding down a highly controversial term with a ruling hailed by advocates for Native women, the first of three decisions being anticipated in Indian Country. 
Raven Chacon is the first Native person to win a Pulitzer Prize in Music.
Native America Calling: Dark Winds series premieres on AMC (June 10, 2022)
AMC’s new television series, Dark Winds, is a thriller set in the 1970s on the Navajo Nation. 
The Food and Drug Administration announces the “Next Legends” E-cigarette prevention campaign for Native youth.
The COVID-19 pandemic and operational issues are among the major challenges at the Indian Health Service as the agency awaits new leadership.
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.
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