Interior Picks Two for Key BIA, BIE Leadership Jobs

Tanya H. Lee
11/2/16
U.S...

Fighting for Our Lives: #NoDAPL in Historical Context

Nick Estes
10/26/16
Little has been written about the historical relationship between the movement against the Dakota Access Pipeline and the longer histories of Oceti Sakowin (The Great Sioux Nation)...

Feds to Nooksack Chairman: La-La-La-La! We Can't Hear You!

Frank Hopper
10/18/16
In a letter dated October 17, the Department of the Interior notified Nooksack Tribal Chairman Bob Kelly it does not recognize any of the Nooksack council's actions after March 24...
Part of the DRIFT Act allows for rehabilitation of existing BIA dams that could help stop flooding in potential areas.

Improvement of Rez Flooding Tied to Passage of Water Development Resources Act

Brian Daffron
10/15/16
A U.S. Senate bill to improve reservation flooding issues was incorporated into the Senate’s latest version of the Water Development Resources Act (WDRA)...
For the first time in NCAI history, a leader from the Army Corps of Engineers addressed the gathering. Major General Donald “Ed” Jackson, Commander General of the Corps, gave an overview of the Corps role in infrastructure projects.

A Call To Obama And Feds To Halt DAPL At NCAI Consultation

Mary Annette Pember
10/12/16
Phoenix, AZ — On Sunday, October 9, the Washington D.C...

Obama Administration Gives Historic Control of Education System to Navajo Nation

Vincent Schilling
9/28/16
In what Navajo Nation tribal leaders lauded as an historic agreement with the Bureau of Indian Education and the Department of the Interior, the Obama Administration has approved t...

John McCain Visits Navajo Country to Discuss ‘Critical Issues’

Alysa Landry
9/19/16
U.S. Senator John McCain made some hefty promises Friday when he met with Navajo leaders during a roundtable discussion in St. Michaels, Arizona...

Big Government Gone Wild—How the BIA Helps Corporations Plunder Native Land

Stephanie Woodard
9/16/16
An investigative article by Stephanie Woodard, just published in In These Times magazine, looks into years of exploitative reservation leasing and right-of-way practices that benef...

Sec. Jewell and Obama Administration Racing Clock on Indigenous Issues

Kara Briggs
8/29/16
Interior Department Secretary Sally Jewell, who in her three-and-a-half years in office has visited tribes across the U.S., urged leaders at the National Congress of American India...

Donald Trump and Federal Indian Policy: ‘They Don’t Look Like Indians to Me’

Bryan Newland
7/28/16
In 1993, Donald Trump appeared before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources to offer testimony on Indian gaming...

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