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‘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...
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...
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...
U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to Host Roundtable on Bipartisan Infrastructure Law,...
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on Wednesday, October 25 at 2pm - EDT will host a...
Washington Lawmakers and Tribal Leaders Unite to Confront the Overdose Crisis in Native Communities
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA recent overdose tragedy in Lummi Nation is prompting one of Washington’s U.S. senators to call on...
"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...
Who is Catherine Cortez Masto? The first Latina senator fought off a Trump-backed opponent to keep...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoU.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) listens as Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak delivers remarks at an...