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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...
Boarding School Legislation Passes Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 11 months agoLegislation that would call for Congress to investigate the federal government’s Indian boarding...
‘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...
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Chair Schatz Demands Institutions to Return Native Remains and...
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 3 months agoU.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, made an...
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...
US Senate Passes Resolution Recognizing November 2023 at National Native American Heritage Month
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on Friday announced the passage of a Senate resolution...
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...
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 ...
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...
"Native Histories and Cultures Education Act" Legislation Introduced
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 7 months agoU.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, introduced the...