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House Committee on Appropriations American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing Day 1, Morning Session

AUDIO: American Indian & Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing: Day 1, Morning Session (May 8, 2024)

The House Committee on Appropriations is hearing from dozens of Indian Country leaders who are testifying about their funding needs.

NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (April 22, 2024)

Show some love for the Earth that sustains us. Happy Earth Day!

Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation takes the lead for our environment (April 22, 2024)

Cherokee Nation is leading by example to foster a sustainable future, both locally and globally, for generations to come.

Native America Calling: The state of Native agriculture on The Menu (March 29, 2024)

What’s on The Menu? The state of Native agriculture, wild onion season and Native matriarchs.

KUNC: Gila River Indian Community charts own course when it comes to water supply (March 25, 2024)

The Gila River Indian Community plans to work directly with federal officials to develop its own proposal for water sharing on the Colorado River.

Native America Calling: Western tribes weigh in on Colorado River water sharing (March 21, 2024)

Four states and six tribes in the Colorado River Basin are working on what could be a historic agreement — if it happens at all.

Native America Calling: A major boost for salmon restoration in the Pacific Northwest (March 7, 2024)

Two recent events are major wins for tribes fighting to restore natural salmon runs in the Pacific Northwest.

KUNC: Water projects blocked due to opposition on Navajo Nation (February 21, 2024)

Federal energy officials took the unusual step of denying permits to several pumped hydropower projects proposed on the Navajo Nation, citing a new policy that gives tribes a greater voice in projects on their lands.

Witness list and testimony for Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing (February 8, 2024)

The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is taking testimony on five bills.

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs set for first hearing of new year (February 5, 2024)

The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is hosting its first hearing of 2024.

Cronkite News: Water project on Navajo Nation sees controversy (January 15, 2024)

When Adrian Herder saw the plans for a hydropower project on the Navajo Nation, he was shocked by the “outrageous” amounts of water the project would reportedly use.

Secretary Haaland opens third annual White House Tribal Nations Summit (December 6, 2023)

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland delivers remarks at the opening of the third annual White House Tribal Nations Summit.

Native America Calling: The trouble finding safe drinking water (November 21, 2023)

There is no more basic need than clean drinking water. That’s a need that the Santee Sioux Nation in Nebraska has been lacking since 2019.

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.

Cronkite News: Tribes share frustrations with infrastructure funding (October 31, 2023)

Promises of federal funding remain just that – promises – for smaller tribes for whom the money is inaccessible because of bureaucratic and financial hurdles.

ProPublica: History repeats itself with state opposition to tribal water rights (October 17, 2023)

Government records shed new light on how state opposition hindered tribes from claiming their rightful shares of the Colorado River.

Cronkite News: Water catchments bring life to wildlife in Arizona (October 16, 2023)

At the center of all life is water. But, for wildlife in the hot deserts of Arizona, finding it isn’t so easy.

Cronkite News: Senate committee looks at water in Indian Country (September 28, 2023)

The Navajo Nation Council is 100 years old this year – and the Navajo Nation’s fight for water access has been going on for at least that long.

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing on ‘Water as a Trust Resource’ (September 26, 2023)

The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing on water in Native communities on September 27, 2023.

Cronkite News: Senate committee takes up water infrastructure in Indian Country (September 21, 2023)

The infusion of federal money for infrastructure projects is only a first step toward fixing deep problems with water systems on tribal lands.

‘You’re trespassing on tribal lands’: Outsiders block reservation highway during busy Burning Man festival (August 28, 2023)

The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe is speaking out after a viral video showed outsiders being removed from a highway in an incident that took place during one of the busiest times on the reservation.

DVIDS: Lower Brule Sioux Tribe protects homelands from climate change (August 16, 2023)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District recently completed an $11.6 million project in partnership with the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe to address erosion of shoreline banks.

'Bring the Salmon Home. Remove the Klamath Dams'

Native America Calling: How tribes brought about a historic dam removal (August 15, 2023)

The largest dam removal project in U.S. history is taking place in the Klamath River basin. Tribes were instrumental in making it happen.

‘It is about disabling tribal sovereignty’: Tribes anticipate major rulings from U.S. Supreme Court (June 9, 2023)

As dangerous smoke cast an ominous shadow over the nation’s capital, tribes and their advocates continue to wait for a series of monumental decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court.

Fireworks as Secretary Haaland faces Republican critic on Capitol Hill (April 19, 2023)

A Republican lawmaker who was unable to derail Deb Haaland’s historic rise to Secretary of the Interior had somewhat of a meltdown as he came face-to-face with the Native woman trailblazer.

Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes

Tribal leaders urge Congress to protect Native artists from ‘fake tribes’ (April 17, 2023)

Efforts to strengthen the Indian Arts and Crafts Act are drawing widespread attention as tribes seek a major — and controversial — change to a law designed to protect Native artists from frauds.

MY Arctic Sunrise Arrives in Kingston, Jamaica

Native America Calling: Indigenous resistance to deep-sea mining (April 17, 2023)

Researchers and environmental advocates don’t know much yet about mining minerals off the bottom of the ocean floor but the race is on for development.

White Earth Nation responds to verdict in sexual harassment case (April 11, 2023)

The White Earth Nation says it is developing an ethics code after hearing a “litany of concerns” about a prominent figure who has benefited from the tribe’s name for more than three decades.

‘Much history to record and more to make’: Winona LaDuke’s environmental efforts set to continue (April 8, 2023)

From growing hemp to fighting pipelines, Winona LaDuke has launched a large number of organizations, businesses and initiatives. Here’s a look at some of her environmental efforts.

‘Callous disrespect for tribal treaty rights’: Tribes blast government attorney for U.S. Supreme Court argument (March 22, 2023)

Tribal leaders are calling on the Biden administration to re-examine its commitment to the nation-to-nation relationship following “shocking” arguments in a closely-watched U.S. Supreme Court case.

‘We’re still here’: Native film depicts struggles as Navajo Nation heads to U.S. Supreme Court (March 20, 2023)

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.

Native America Calling: What do tribal water rights mean if there’s no water? (February 17, 2023)

If there’s an epicenter of the more than 20-year drought in the west and Southwest, it’s the Colorado River.

‘Bipartisanship is our strength’: Senate Committee on Indian Affairs touts achievements as new session starts (February 13, 2023)

The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is getting back to work after what the legislative panel’s bipartisan leadership said was an extremely productive session.

USACE Partnership Restores Shoalwater Bay Dune

DVIDS: Shoalwater Bay Tribe addresses impacts of climate change (February 13, 2023)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers partnered with the Shoalwater Bay Tribe to restore the Shoalwater Bay Dune before the first major storm of the season.

Native America Calling: Ensuring a long life for sturgeon (February 6, 2023)

As the sturgeon spearfishing season gets underway, Native America Calling looks at the ecological status of sturgeons, traditional harvest methods and tribal efforts to protect them.

Republicans vow to use Indian Country committee to investigate Biden administration (January 30, 2023)

A key Congressional committee is finally getting to work, with Republicans pursuing a new agenda for Indian Country and beyond.

U.S. Supreme Court adds more Indian Country cases to docket (January 24, 2023)

Indian Country is gearing up for another round of big cases at the nation’s highest court, with water rights and tribal sovereignty on the line.

Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation addresses needs on reservation (January 23, 2023)

Whether it’s new construction, refurbished existing buildings, improved water or better roads, we are investing in what the Cherokee people have asked for.