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01/07/2019

Native American Television Hoeven and Uduall Introduce Legislation to Improve Hiring Process for Bureau of Indian Affairs Law Enforcement

Native American Television Hoeven and Uduall Introduce Legislation to Improve Hiring Process for Bureau of Indian Affairs Law Enforcement

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven (R-ND), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and Tom Udall (D-NM), Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs introduced legislation this week to help improve the hiring process for Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) law enforcement positio...

01/07/2019

Native American Television Native Farm Bill Coalition praises 2018 Farm Bill Conference Report, urges swift passage

Native American Television Native Farm Bill Coalition praises 2018 Farm Bill Conference Report, urges swift passage

A historic number of provisions included in the 2018 Farm Bill Conference Report will directly benefit Indian Country, acknowledge tribal sovereignty and ensure parity for tribal governments and Native producers across many USDA programs and authorities

01/06/2019

Native American Television Native American Agriculture Fundto begin grantmaking in 2019

Native American Television Native American Agriculture Fundto begin grantmaking in 2019

FAYETTEVILLE, AR. – The Native American Agriculture Fund (NAAF) launched its website today and is soliciting public feedback to inform NAAF’s priorities and future funding activities. NAAF plans to begin its first round of grantmaking in 2019. To view the survey and find additional information a...

01/06/2019

Native American Television Hoeven Welcomes Passage of Land Bill to Benefit SEARHC

Native American Television Hoeven Welcomes Passage of Land Bill to Benefit SEARHC

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven (R-ND), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, announced that the House of Representatives has passed S.825, the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium Land Transfer Act of 2017 today. The bill will now go to the President to be signed into law.

01/06/2019

Native American Television Chairman Hoeven Announces Senate Passage of Savanna’s Act

Native American Television Chairman Hoeven Announces Senate Passage of Savanna’s Act

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven (R-ND), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, announced Senate passage of S. 1942, Savanna's Act. The bill will now move to the House of Representatives.

01/04/2019

Yesterday NATV covered the 116th Congress Swearing In.

11/12/2018

Native American Television Hoeven to Serve as Honorary Member of National Native American Veterans Memorial Committee

Hoeven to Serve as Honorary Member of National Native American Veterans Memorial Committee

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven (R-ND), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, today announced that he will serve as an Honorary Member of the National Native American Veterans Memorial Committee.

11/05/2018

Native American Television President Donald J. Trump Approves Montana Disaster Declaration

President Donald J. Trump Approves Montana Disaster Declaration

Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Montana and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by flooding from May 1 to June 10, 2018.   Federal funding is available to State, tribal, and e...

07/26/2018

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Shakopee Tribe Donates More Than $3 Million to Tribes and Nonprofits in Minnesota and Across the U.S.

07/24/2018

Native American Television Congress Approves Legislation for the White Mountain Apache Tribe and the Pueblo of Santa Clara

Congress Approves Legislation for the White Mountain Apache Tribe and the Pueblo of Santa Clara

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, yesterday announced that Congress has passed S. 2850, as amended, legislation to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT S...

07/24/2018

Native American Television Hoeven Opening Statement at Legislative Hearing on Indian Water Rights, Economic Development Bills

Hoeven Opening Statement at Legislative Hearing on Indian Water Rights, Economic Development Bills

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, today delivered the following remarks at a committee legislative hearing to receive testimony on three bills. These include:

07/24/2018

Native American Television Hoeven Holds Roundtable on School Infrastructure in Indian Country

Hoeven Holds Roundtable on School Infrastructure in Indian Country

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, today hosted a bipartisan roundtable to outline infrastructure needs and identify innovative resources for schools serving students in Indian Country. The roundtable brought together officials from the B...

07/24/2018

Native American Television Hoeven: Committee Passes California Tribal Land Bill

Hoeven: Committee Passes California Tribal Land Bill

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven (R-ND), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, today announced the committee has passed H.R. 597, the Lytton Rancheria Homelands Act of 2017.

07/23/2018

Native American Television Secretary Zinke Visits with American Indian High School Students

Secretary Zinke Visits with American Indian High School Students

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke and Principal Deputy Secretary for Indian Affairs John Tahsuda met with a group of high school students from across Indian Country. The students are in Washington, D.C., with George Washington University's INSPIRE Pre-College Progr...

07/23/2018

Native American Television Hoeven Convenes Legislative Hearing on Reservation Restoration Bill

Hoeven Convenes Legislative Hearing on Reservation Restoration Bill

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven (R-ND), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, today convened a committee legislative hearing to receive testimony on S. 2599, the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act.

07/23/2018

Native American Television Secretary Zinke Fulfills Promise to Alaska: New Bureau of Indian Affairs Alaska Region Director Announced

Secretary Zinke Fulfills Promise to Alaska: New Bureau of Indian Affairs Alaska Region Director Announced

WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke and the Bureau of Indian Affairs announced the selection of Eugene R. Peltola Jr. (of Yupik and Tlingit descent), from Orutsararmiut Native Council, a federally recognized tribal government, as Regional Director for the Bureau of Indian ...

07/23/2018

Native American Television Photos from the Families Belong Together Event in Washington, D.C.

Photos from the Families Belong Together Event in Washington, D.C.

07/23/2018

Native American Television Hoeven: Senate Passes Farm Bill to Support Native American Producers and Communities

Hoeven: Senate Passes Farm Bill to Support Native American Producers and Communities

Senator Secured Key Provisions to Promote Agribusiness in Indian Country, Strengthen Tribal Self-Governance for USDA Programs

06/25/2018

Native American Television Chairman Hoeven Announces Senate Confirmation of Jean Carol Hovland as Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans

Chairman Hoeven Announces Senate Confirmation of Jean Carol Hovland as Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans

Chairman Hoeven Announces Senate Confirmation of Jean Carol Hovland as Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans

06/25/2018

Native American Television Hoeven: Subsistence Important for Native Communities, Economies and Cultures

Hoeven: Subsistence Important for Native Communities, Economies and Cultures

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, today delivered the following remarks at a committee oversight hearing titled, “Keep What You Catch: Promoting Traditional Subsistence Activities in Native Communities.”

06/20/2018

Native American Television Democrats Win 2018 Congressional Game for Charity

Democrats Win 2018 Congressional Baseball Game for Charity

06/20/2018

Native American Television Hoeven: Senate Farm Bill Includes Important Priorities for Native American Producers and Communities

Hoeven: Senate Farm Bill Includes Important Priorities for Native American Producers and Communities

Legislation Includes Hoeven Provisions to Strengthen Tribal Self-Governance for Agricultural Programs, Establish USDA Tribal Advisory Committee

06/20/2018

Native American Television Secretary Zinke and Blackfeet Nation Chairman Barnes Sign Documents Implementing the Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement and Compact

Secretary Zinke and Blackfeet Nation Chairman Barnes Sign Documents Implementing the Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement and Compact

Secretary Zinke and Blackfeet Nation Chairman Barnes Sign Documents Implementing the Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement and Compact

06/20/2018

Covering today’s Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Hearing.

06/20/2018

Native American Television Trump Administration Taskforce Completes Successful Opioid Bust in Arizona

Trump Administration Taskforce Completes Successful Opioid Bust in Arizona

WASHINGTON - From May 15, 2018 through May 26, 2018, the Department of the Interior (DOI) Opioid Reduction Task Force conducted a Criminal Interdiction Operation in and around Tribal reservations in Arizona, seizing 9,050 Fentanyl pills, 48.2 pounds of methamphetamine, 1.2 pounds of heroin, 863 po...

06/20/2018

Native American Television Interior and National Park Service Announce More Than $60 Million in Historic Preservation Grants to States and Tribes

Interior and National Park Service Announce More Than $60 Million in Historic Preservation Grants to States and Tribes

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of the Interior and the National Park Service (NPS) today announced $48.9 million in historic preservation grants for U.S. states, territories, and partnering nations, and $11.4 million for historic preservation grants to 175 tribal historic preservation offices.

06/15/2018

Covering the Congressional Baseball Game.

06/13/2018

Native American Television Senate Passes Tester, Hoeven, Udall, Isakson Bill to Combat Native American Veteran Homelessness

Senate Passes Tester, Hoeven, Udall, Isakson Bill to Combat Native American Veteran Homelessness

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.), chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, today joined Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) to announce that the Senate has passed their bipartisan legislation to combat homelessness among veterans in Indian ...

05/17/2018

Native American Television Notah Begay III Foundation and Shakopee tribe team up to promote healthy beverage consumption in Native communities

Notah Begay III Foundation and Shakopee tribe team up to promote healthy beverage consumption in Native communities

Prior Lake, Minn. – The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) announced today a $250,000 grant to the Notah Begay III (NB3) Foundation to expand its Water First! healthy beverage initiative. Awarded through the SMSC’s Seeds of Native Health campaign, the new funding will expand the in...

05/17/2018

Native American Television Hoeven, Udall Introduce Legislation to Support Native Farmers, Ranchers, and Communities

Hoeven, Udall Introduce Legislation to Support Native Farmers, Ranchers, and Communities

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven (R-ND) and Tom Udall (D-NM), chairman and vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, respectively, this week introduced bipartisan legislation to support tribal self-governance, agricultural production in Indian Country, and enhanced agribusiness a...

05/17/2018

Native American Television PDAS Tahsuda Joins in Honoring Fallen Officers at 27th Annual Indian Country Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Service

PDAS Tahsuda Joins in Honoring Fallen Officers at 27th Annual Indian Country Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Service

WASHINGTON – Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs John Tahsuda spoke today of the courage and sacrifices of Indian Country’s fallen police officers during the 27th Annual Indian Country Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Service, which was held on the Federal Law Enforcement ...

04/23/2018

Native American Television Hoeven: Enhancing Tribal Self-Governance Builds Strong Tribal Communities

Hoeven: Enhancing Tribal Self-Governance Builds Strong Tribal Communities

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven (R-ND), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, today convened an oversight hearing titled “The 30th Anniversary of Tribal Self-Governance: Successes in Self-Governance and an Outlook for the Next 30 Years.” The hearing featured testimony from triba...

04/22/2018

Native American Television Hoeven Statement on Senate Vote on Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act

Hoeven Statement on Senate Vote on Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven (R-ND), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, today released the following statement after the Senate failed to advance S. 140, which includes the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act, as well as legislation for the White Mountain Apache Tribe and Pueblos of...

04/22/2018

Native American Television Hoeven, Udall Announce Committee Passage of Progress for Indian Tribes Act

Hoeven, Udall Announce Committee Passage of Progress for Indian Tribes Act

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven (R-ND) and Tom Udall (D-NM), chairman and vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, respectively, today announced the committee’s passage of their bipartisan PROGRESS for Indian Tribes Act (S. 2515). The legislation would amend the Indian Self-D...

04/22/2018

Native American Television Hoeven Opening Statement at Hearing on the President’s F 2019 Budget Request for Indian Programs

Hoeven Opening Statement at Hearing on the President’s F 2019 Budget Request for Indian Programs

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven (R-ND), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, today delivered the following remarks at a committee oversight hearing titled “The President’s FY 2019 Budget Request for Indian Programs.”

03/29/2018

Native American Television U.S. Department of Education Announces 2018 Native American and Alaska Native Children in School Program Grant Competition

U.S. Department of Education Announces 2018 Native American and Alaska Native Children in School Program Grant Competition

U.S. Department of Education Announces 2018 Native American and Alaska Native Children in School Program Grant Competition

03/29/2018

Native American Television Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Receives Reaffirmation of Accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission

Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Receives Reaffirmation of Accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute in Albuquerque has received notification of re-accreditation, affirming that its degree and certification programs in advanced technical fields, liberal arts and business education will continue to enrich the lives of students from...

03/29/2018

Native American Television New Report Outlines Framework to Improve Early Childhood Development and Nutrition for Minnesota’s Native Children

New Report Outlines Framework to Improve Early Childhood Development and Nutrition for Minnesota’s Native Children

Prior Lake, Minn. – The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC), the Center for Indian Country Development of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, and Better Way Foundation today released a report outlining a multifaceted framework to improve early childhood development and childhood nu...

03/29/2018

Native American Television Senate Passes Hoeven Legislation to Boost Economic Development in Native Communities

Senate Passes Hoeven Legislation to Boost Economic Development in Native Communities

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven (R-ND), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, today released the following statement after the Senate passed his bill, the Indian Community Economic Enhancement Act of 2017 (S. 1116). The legislation would amend existing law to improve access to capit...

03/29/2018

Native American Television Hoeven: Senate Passes Six Bills for Indian Country

Hoeven: Senate Passes Six Bills for Indian Country

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven (R-ND), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, today released the following statement after the Senate advanced six Indian bills by unanimous consent. These bills include:

03/15/2018

Native American Television Hoeven Holds Hearing on Combating the Opioid Abuse Epidemic in Indian Country

Hoeven Holds Hearing on Combating the Opioid Abuse Epidemic in Indian Country

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven (R-ND), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, today convened a committee oversight hearing on solutions to combat the opioid abuse crisis in Indian Country. During the hearing, Hoeven highlighted the impact of substance abuse in Native American commun...