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Sen. Markwayne Mullin (Cherokee) Appointed to Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFor the first time since Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-CO), a tribal citizen of the Northern...
‘A train wreck for a long time.’ Senate committee talks fentanyl problem in Indian Country
Tri-City Herald via Yahoo News· 5 months agoTensions rose on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. at a Senate Committee on Indian Affairs oversight...
Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley join request for Senate hearing on Indian Boarding Schools bill
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have joined other lawmakers in calling for the Senate...
South Dakota House State Affairs Committee Advances Bill to Expand and Protect Native American...
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWith a 9-3 vote on Wednesday, the South Dakota House State Affairs Committee voted to pass a bill...
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to Host Listening Session on Public Safety In Tribal Communities
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will hold a hybrid listening session, “Public Safety &...
U.S. Senate panel renews effort to establish federal Indian boarding school commission
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJun. 9—WASHINGTON — The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs advanced a bill this week establishing a federal "truth and healing" commission to examine Indian boarding school policies. The bill ...
Navajo officials tell lawmakers the government should secure reliable water for tribes
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 7 months agoNavajo Nation Speaker Crystalyne Curley told a U.S. Senate committee that many Navajo citizens still...
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to Host Legislative Hearing
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 3 months agoOn Thursday, February 8 at 10:30 a.m. ET, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaiʻi), chairman of the...
Senator Warren Revives Indian Boarding School Legislation with Bipartisan Support
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 12 months agoA bipartisan group of 27 US Senators has reintroduced legislation to investigate the federal...
Alaska is “Ground Zero” for Indian Boarding Schools
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 7 months agoIndian Affairs Bryan Newland (Bay Mills Indian Community) will travel to Anchorage, Alaska, on Sunday, October 22, 2023 to hear testimonies from Alaska...