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Native America Calling: Tribal gun laws (April 19, 2023)
As Americans debate gun restrictions amid the mass shooting epidemic, a bill in Congress would make it easier for tribal citizens to acquire guns using only their tribal ID. 
New Native adviser set to join President Biden at White House (April 13, 2023)
President Joe Biden is welcoming a new Native adviser to the White House, the third of his administration. 
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.
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs schedules business meeting and hearing (November 14, 2022)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is getting back to work after a lengthy absence. 
Native America Calling: Saving and healing forests (November 14, 2022)
Today on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruce speaks with tribal forestry directors about working with government agencies and the threats facing forests. 
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. 
Native America Calling: Ancestral remains in private hands (October 26, 2022)
It was long common practice for archaeologists — both professional and amateur — to plunder Native burial sites. 
Native America Calling: Sharing management of sacred and important lands (September 26, 2022)
The Biden administration says it wants to work with tribes to co-manage federal land that is also sacred or culturally important. 
A star of the hit film Prey wants to find out the “truth” about his supposed tribal ancestry. But Hollywood studios don’t share the same commitment.
Native America Calling: The Native perspective in ‘Grounded in Clay’ (August 11, 2022)
For the first time in a century, Native people have a voice in how a massive collection of pottery is treated. 
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 son of a single mother on Isleta Pueblo, Miguel Trujillo became an important figure in civil rights history.
Christina West, a citizen of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, has dedicated much of her life to working in Indian Country.
Lynn Malerba, the chief of the Mohegan Tribe, is taking on a prominent role in the Biden administration.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (June 6, 2022)
NAFOA provides resources on every aspect needed for thriving tribal communities. 
The COVID-19 pandemic and operational issues are among the major challenges at the Indian Health Service as the agency awaits new leadership.
Native America Calling: Authenticity over interpretation (May 11, 2022)
Native America Calling will learn about the importance of encouraging tourism and other experiences that originate from Native sources. 
Native America Calling speaks with the artists about the direction of inventive Indigenous fashion.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing on “Setting New Foundations: Implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for Native Communities.”
Native America Calling: Deb Haaland’s track record so far (April 25, 2022)
It’s been a year since Deb Haaland took office as the first Native person to lead the Department of the Interior. 
“My people, my community, we’ve been targets. But the intention is to grow cannabis here,” said Gov. Craig Quanchello of the Pueblo of Picuris.
Find records from the Santa Fe Indian School in the 1950 Census.
Native graphics and images are at the heart of a new art exhibition at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in New Mexico.
‘Auntie Deb’ discusses representation at SXSW conference (March 17, 2022)
Secretary Deb Haaland, the first Native person to lead the Department of the Interior, discussed equity and inclusion at the SXSW conference. 
The federal agency charged with providing health care to more than 2 million American Indians and Alaska Natives has gone without a permanent leader for six of the last seven years.
The House Committee on Natural Resources holds a hearing titled “Examining the History of Federal Lands and the Development of Tribal Co-Management.”
A Democratic-led bill working its way through Congress would extend the federal policy of consultation to people who have recently been asserting an Indian identity.
Native America Calling: A conversation with Cynthia Chavez Lamar (February 24, 2022)
When Cynthia Chavez Lamar took the helm of the National Museum of the American Indian, she became the first Native woman to serve as a Smithsonian museum director. 
Assistant Secretary of the Army Michael Connor #NCAIECWS2022 (February 15, 2022)
Assistant Secretary of the Army Michael Connor addresses the National Congress of American Indians on February 14, 2022. 
Public meetings scheduled to protect lands around Chaco Canyon (February 15, 2022)
The Bureau of Land Management is hosting public meetings to discuss protecting ancestral and sacred land in New Mexico from development. 
National Congress of American Indians hosts winter meeting (February 14, 2022)
The National Congress of American Indians will be hearing from top Biden administration officials and key members of Congress at its winter meeting. 
Sen. Ben Ray Luján hospitalized after suffering stroke (February 2, 2022)
Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-New Mexico), a key member of Congress who serves on the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke. 
It’s been a year since Joe Biden took office as president of the United States and he has yet to name a permanent leader of the Indian Health Service.
Native woman takes helm at National Museum of the American Indian (January 19, 2022)
A Native woman is making history as the new leader of the National Museum of the American Indian.
Native America Calling: The enduring Laguna Pueblo Colony (January 12, 2022)
A thriving group of Laguna Pueblo citizens maintain their tribal connections at a distance. Learn more about this unique colony on Native America Calling. 
Indian Country starts off new year with surge in COVID-19 cases (January 6, 2022)
Tribal communities are once again seeing an explosion in COVID-19 cases following the busy holiday season and as a new and highly contagious variant brings upheaval to Indian Country. 
Leaders in the largest city in New Mexico are convening a series of “community conversations” to address the harmful legacy of the Indian boarding school era.
National Park Service finally gains a new leader with first Native director (December 16, 2021)
The National Park Service has a permanent leader for the first time in five years and it’s a historic one thanks to President Joe Biden. 
Indian Country continues push to strengthen Violence Against Women Act (December 8, 2021)
Indian Country is making another push to restore tribal jurisdiction over non-Indians who commit violence in their communities.
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