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Hearing to Consider the Nomination of the Honorable Debra Haaland to be the Secretary of the Interior (February 23, 2021)

Tune in for the confirmation hearing of Deb Haaland to be Secretary of the Interior.

House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States gains new leader (February 17, 2021)

The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States has a new chair in Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-New Mexico).

Cronkite News: Navajo Nation to see cleanup of more uranium sites (February 16, 2021)

The Environmental Protection Agency will award $220 million in contracts to clean up some of the hundreds of abandoned uranium mines on the Navajo Nation.

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs meets under new leadership (February 10, 2021)

Indian Country will be seeing major change on Capitol Hill as the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs meets for the first time.

New Mexico Indian Affairs Department presents budget request (February 9, 2021)

The New Mexico Indian Affairs Department is seeking $3.7 million to continue its work with 23 tribal nations in the state.

‘Critical funding’ for Indian Country: Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-New Mexico) (February 4, 2021)

Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-New Mexico), a new member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, is pushing for increased COVID-19 relief and federal funding for tribal nations.

Trump supporter ordered to appear at court hearing for role in U.S. Capitol violence (February 1, 2021)

A Donald Trump supporter charged in connection with the violence at the U.S. Capitol has hindered his case by refusing a COVID-19 test and avoiding his court-appointed, taxpayer-funded attorney.

Federal prosecutors label Cowboys for Trump figure ‘racist’ for attacks on Native and Black people (January 19, 2021)

A Republican county official who participated in the violence on the U.S. Capitol is being labeled a “racist” by federal prosecutors for his attacks on Native and Black people.

‘Two wrongs do not make a right’: Rep. Yvette Herrell (R-New Mexico) on Impeaching Donald Trump (January 13, 2021)

Rep. Yvette Herrell (R-New Mexico), a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, has been all about Donald Trump since becoming the third Native woman to serve in Congress.

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.

‘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.

‘I’ll be fierce for all of us’: Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior for President-elect Joe Biden (December 19, 2020)

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.

Task force delivers report on missing and murdered women and relatives in New Mexico (December 9, 2020)

The crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives is not new.

Taos Pueblo celebrates return of ancestral land (December 9, 2020)

Taos Pueblo wholeheartedly appreciates the support, leadership, the prayers, contributions, and sacrifices that brought Blue Lake back to our people.

Cronkite News: Navajo families line up for heating help (December 9, 2020)

For the fifth year, a Navajo Nation program is helping reservation residents stay warm through by distributing coal for free.

Cronkite News: Navajo Nation in ‘major health care crisis’ with surge in COVID-19 cases (December 4, 2020)

With a shortage of beds, oxygen and staff, the Navajo Nation can no longer depend on regional aid and is sending critical patients farther afield for health care.

Tonya Ortiz-Louis: Tribal health in the age of COVID-19 (November 23, 2020)

As COVID-19 progressed, the Pueblo of Acoma adopted novel strategies to protect the tribal community and its most vulnerable members.

Indian Pueblo Kitchen prepares for debut of new food experience (November 12, 2020)

The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center is reimagining Pueblo Harvest Restaurant as the Indian Pueblo Kitchen, an innovative teaching kitchen and restaurant centered around Indigenous cuisine education and exploration.

Cronkite News: Farm on Navajo Nation under investigation (November 12, 2020)

A controversial hemp operation on the Navajo Nation has spawned a federal investigation into reports of marijuana production, interstate drug trafficking and violations of labor and child labor laws.

DVIDS: Military learns more about sacred tribal landscape (October 20, 2020)

Valles Caldera National Preserve in New Mexico is a sacred place for many tribes.

Navajo Nation urges citizens to complete 2020 Census as count comes to end (October 14, 2020)

An order from the U.S. Supreme Court allows the U.S. Census Bureau to end the 2020 count and stop data collection across the country.

Leaders of Navajo Nation hail ‘historic day’ with #MMIW legislation (October 12, 2020)

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer commend the signing of the Savanna’s Act and the Not Invisible Act into law.

Navajo Nation sends ‘clear message’ about marijuana on reservation (October 6, 2020)

The Navajo Nation is cracking down on people who grow marijuana on the largest reservation in the United States.

Lawmakers call for investigation into deaths of Navajo citizens at Army base (September 23, 2020)

Sen. Martha McSally (R-Arizona) and Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico) are requesting a thorough investigation into multiple deaths at Fort Hood, including those of two citizens of the Navajo Nation.

Indian Pueblo Cultural Center announces latest development (September 16, 2020)

Join the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center and Rep. Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico) for an update on economic development activities in New Mexico’s biggest city.