Announcements

MHA Nation statement on North Dakota wildfires

MHA Nation General Council “We the People” Fort Berthold, North Dakota

Program selects Indigenous midwives and advocates to share cultural, generational knowledge

Progress Made on Senate Bill to Establish a US Truth and Healing Commission On Indian Boarding School Policies

Registration now open for University of Kansas Native Storytelling Workshop for high school students

Secretary Haaland Announces Appointments to National Indian Gaming Commission

Indigenous leaders confront U.S. Government over Its uranium exploitation policies at historic IACHR hearing in D.C.

IJA, SPJ FOI and IMFA encourage tribal officials to commit to the 2024 Sunshine Week Open Indigenous Governments Proclamation/Pledge

Native Youth Leader Takes Center Stage with Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland at Aspen Ideas: Climate Event

Five Native American artists have recently been selected to receive $5,000 each for a new Indigenous Artist Growth & Development Fellowship

Voters want more say on use of Legacy Fund

After VA waives copays, American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans save $2.5 million in health care costs

Sovereignty wins in MnI Sota Makoce

Three tribal consortia organizations join Bering Sea Interior Tribal Commission and 78 tribes in Urging Bureau of Land Management to retain protections on Alaska D-1 lands

STEM Academy for Native American students expanded statewide

Three Million Acres of Land Returned to Tribes Through Interior Department’s Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations

In landmark decision, NIH awards $9 million for Indigenous Tribal Data Repository (RADx TDR) led by Native research institute to improve health in Indian Country

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Unanimously Approves Advising President Biden and United States Congress to Support Senate Bill 1723

One year out, poll finds uncertainty on ballot measures

NDNC Announces Founding Sponsors of the North Dakota Poll

RV training partnership with Dunseith CTE scuttled, for now

Report Spotlights Barriers Faced by Native Communities in the U.S. Tech Ecosystem, Urging Action

Secretary Haaland Announces $15 Million Commitment to Support Indian Youth Service Corps through President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

Biden-Harris Administration to Announce New Resources to Address Legacy Pollution in Tribal Communities as Part of the President’s Investing in America Agenda

EPA moves to strengthen air quality standards for oil and gas industry on Fort Berthold Reservation

BLM proposes changes to federal oil and gas leasing and bonding

SPJ selects Jill Martin, University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor, for Distinguished Teaching in Journalism Award

Native Healing Coalition partners with Swarthmore and Haverford colleges to digitize records from Quaker-operated Indian boarding schools

TCU announces Four Directions Scholars Program

HHS Awards $2.5 Million to Help Decrease Food Insecurity in Native Communities

StrongHearts Supports Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act

Report for America corps member will cover ‘Indian Education’ and local news for Buffalo’s Fire in North Dakota

NAJA announces 2023 National Native Media Awards winners

StrongHearts Announces Blue Campaign Collaboration

NAJA selects Jodi Rave Spotted Bear as 2023 Tim Giago Free Press Award recipient

Interior Department Announces Updated Guidance for Mining Claims

Applications open for University of Kansas Native Storytelling Workshop for high school students, June 11-15, 2023

Buffalo's Fire featured on RuralNewsNetwork.org

Institute for Nonprofit News launches RuralNewsNetwork.org

National Native Scholarship Providers Statement on Right to Wear Tribal Regalia at Graduations

Lisa Finley-DeVille, District 4A Completes her First North Dakota Legislative Session

Report for America welcomes newest corps members despite growing cuts to newsrooms across the country

Brewer appoints Spotted Bear to NAJA Board of Directors

Board of Education Standard’s Vote on Social Studies Standards Disappointing, ACLU of South Dakota Says

NAJA will participate in 22nd Session of United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

MHA Nation General Council 'We the People' Demonstration

Empowering Tribal Colleges: The Urgent Need for Minnesota House Bill 750

SENATE PASSES MURKOWSKI, SCHATZ RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING CONTRIBUTIONS OF NATIVE WOMEN

Three Affiliated Tribes’ Mark Fox administration recipient of Black Hole Award

Not Invisible Act Commission Announces Field Hearings to Begin this Spring

IEN Honors the 50th anniversary of Wounded Knee ‘73 Occupation

Dem-NPL lawmakers tout success despite small numbers

Enduring International Collaboration a Focus of Secretary Haaland’s New Zealand Visit

StrongHearts Responds To Gun Violence

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Supports $580 Million Investment to Fulfill Indian WaterRights Settlements

Statement from NABS: Indian boarding school survivors give testimony at DOI-run event at Gila River Indian Community

Solomon Little Owl named as one of UNC's 2023 Honored Alumni

Interior Department Completes Vote to Remove Derogatory Names from Five Locations

Interior Department Welcomes Significant Progress for Indian Water Rights Settlements

Traditional Lifeways Key To Culturally Appropriate Advocacy

Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health Awarded $27.8 Million Through LEGO Foundation Build a World of Play Challenge

Report for America adds newsrooms, opens applications for reporters

Interior Department Strengthens Tribal Consultation Policies and Procedures

Biden-Harris Administration Launches New Initiatives to Modernize Electromagnetic Spectrum Access and Technological Resources on Tribal Lands

Interior Department Takes Action to Reduce Methane Releases on Public and Tribal Lands

Former Tribal Official Sentenced to Prison for Bribery Scheme

Yurok Tribe Announces Partnership for New Treatment and Housing Initiative

Dedicated Pipeline Fighter & Water Protector, Joye Braun, Passes Away

Lisa Finley-DeVille, District 4A House Candidate, Statement on District 4A Election Results

UM Native Excellence Programs Receive $250,000 Cognizant Foundation Gift

Advancing Efforts to Revitalize Indigenous Languages, Biden-Harris Administration to Host Native Languages Summit

Warrior Women Project

Secretary Haaland Announces Expansion of National Wildlife Refuge System with Lost Trail Conservation Area In Montana

Federal Coalition Announces National Summit to Improve High-Speed Internet on Tribal Lands

Road to Healing tour begins

Gas Prices Remain High as Big Oil CEOs and Wall Street Investors Cash in With Record Profits

Coalition Delivers nearly 80K+ Comments to Bureau of Land Management at Rally To “Truly Honor Chaco”

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $240 Million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Repair Aging Water Infrastructure

Authority on Indigenous rights and genomics to deliver MSU Stegner Lecture on April 7

Interior Department Announces Next Steps to Remove “Sq___” from Federal Lands

Department of the Interior to Solicit Nominations for First-Ever Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee

NAJA announces Winnipeg for 2023 National Native Media Conference location

Sanford Underground Research Facility

Crow Tribe hunting rights protected

Dakota Resource Council members near oil and gas development applaud nationwide methane emission rules

U.S. Grassroots Leaders Greet Biden at COP26 with Push to End Fossil Fuel Era

StrongHearts Native Helpline Becomes Independent Organization

StrongHearts Native Helpline Releases One Year Sexual Violence Advocacy Report

TRIBAL AND STATE RELATIONS COMMITTEE

Chairman Frazier delivers COVID statement

NDN Collective Responds to Blatant Erasure of Indigenous People in South Dakota Education Standards

Tribal historians to discuss Sacagawea’s Hidatsa and Crow lineage

Vision Maker Media Announces 2021 Public Media Fund Made-for-Television Film Projects

Pueblo and Diné leaders call on Biden to protect Greater Chaco Canyon

StrongHearts Native Helpline releases chat advocacy one-year report