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Indian Affairs
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NCAI and NARF congratulate Lauren King on confirmation to the U.S. District Court
The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) and the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) congratulate Lauren J. King, a citizen of the Muscogee Nation, on her confirmation as a federal judge in…
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Tribes encourage Rep. Sharice Davids to run for Speaker of the House
Tribal governments, enterprises, and political operatives from indigenous communities across the United States and Canada are encouraging Sharice Davids, a Democrat representing Kansas’ third congressional district, to run for Speaker of the…
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Hochul agrees with Senecas on gaming compact, wants “a new era of collaboration”
Sources say that Governor Kathy Hochul agrees with the Seneca Nation‘s interpretation of a 2002 gaming compact that sold the Tribe gaming exclusivity rights in Western New York west of State Route…
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Biden promises Tribal leaders new executive orders to speed on-reservation economic development
President Joe Biden is promising Tribal leaders and Native American entrepreneurs two new executive orders next month that aim to speed on-reservation economic development and to recognize Tribes’ civil regulatory jurisdiction over…
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Schatz applauds return of White House policy council on Native American affairs
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, released the following statement on today’s announcement that Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Domestic Policy Advisor Susan…
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NCAI President Fawn Sharp joins 40 world leaders at White House climate summit
National Congress of American Indians President Fawn Sharp has been invited to join 40 world leaders at the White House Leaders Summit on Climate April 22-23. The virtual summit is a key…
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Tribal leaders applaud President Biden’s nomination of Bryan Newland as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
The National Congress of American Indians today applauded the White House nomination of Bryan Newland as Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs in the U.S. Department of the Interior. His nomination now goes before the…
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COVID vaccinations in the Osage Nation take universal approach
Last year, I wrote about how, during the COVID-19 epidemic, we risked repeating some of the nation’s historical injustices and abuses toward Native Americans, usually taking the form of unwarranted interference and…
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Ricchiazzi wants Seneca Tribal Council to adopt an urban design plan for sovereign Niagara Falls territory
Urban design critic and publisher Matthew Ricchiazzi wants the Seneca Nation Tribal Council to adopt an urban design plan for its sovereign 50-acre territory in downtown Niagara Falls — and he wants…
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NCAI announces curriculum partnership with Lumina Foundation to support tribal civics education
Last week, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) announced a partnership with Lumina Foundation to support the expansion of tribally-designed and driven K-12 curriculum in public schools, as well as funding…
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Carolyn Bennett risks the Trudeau government’s credibility with continued delay of Six Nations talks
Activists at Six Nations say that Crown-Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett is risking the credibility of the Trudeau government’s wide-ranging rhetoric relating to Canada’s historic alliance with Six Nations if she continues…
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Seneca elections could shift Nation’s attention to import-export trade
The Seneca Party won a clean sweep of November general elections this week. As expected, current Treasurer Matt Pagels will take office as President, while current President Ricky Armstrong will serve as…
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Biden promises to appoint “at least one” Native American to the cabinet
In a pledge to construct the most diverse administration in American history, the presumptuous President-elect Joe Biden is promising to nominate at least one Native American to his cabinet and to include…
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Trump pledges to legalize marijuana on Indian reservations
President Donald J. Trump is promising that, upon being reelected, he will issue an Executive Order that prohibits federal police agencies — including the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), Alcohol Tobacco &…
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Trump backs federal recognition for Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina
At a campaign rally on Wednesday night in Gaston, NC, President Donald Trump announced his support of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina‘s 100-year battle for federal recognition — and pledged to…
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Seneca Nation and City of Niagara Falls urged to form ‘cooperation task force’
Activists are calling on the City of Niagara Falls and the Seneca Nation of Indians to form a ‘cooperation task force’ that could circumvent Governor Andrew Cuomo‘s office and open direct Nation-to-City…
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Pagels narrowly wins caucus nomination for Seneca presidency
Seneca Nation Treasurer Matthew Pagels narrowly won the Seneca Party caucus nomination for President. Pagels was nearly defeated by John “Joonie” Williams, in a vote of 733 to 700. The offices of…
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Trump urged to move Bureau of Indian Affairs to the State Department
Tribal governments and Native American businessmen are urging President Donald J. Trump to move the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) from the Department of the Interior (DOI) to the Department of State…
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Indigenous students want Haudenosaunee language instruction in public schools
There are four local public school districts that serve large populations of Native American students living on area Indian Reservations: Gowanda, Niagara-Wheatfield, Akron, and Salamanca. Students and parents in those districts —…
