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07/02/2025

Almost 30 million tons of uranium ore was extracted from the Navajo Nation between 1944 and 1986. Cronkite News has the story about efforts to compensate those affected.

Almost 30 million tons of uranium ore was extracted from the Navajo Nation between 1944 and 1986, causing health problems for those affected.

06/26/2025

The House Committee on Natural Resources considers H.R.725, the Crow Revenue Act, at a markup on June 25, 2025. Watch the debate on a bill that has divided Republicans and Democrats.

The House Committee on Natural Resources considers H.R.725, the Crow Revenue Act, at a markup on June 25, 2025.

06/25/2025

The Trump administration is asking tribes for input about a dramatic reorganization at the Department of Health and Human Services. Just don't call it a consultation.

The Department of Health and Human Services is inviting tribes to attend a listening session -- but not a consultation -- to discuss a reorganization of the agency.

06/24/2025

Two Congressional committees are holding another hearing into alleged misconduct at Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute. Tune in!

Two Congressional committees are holding another hearing into alleged misconduct at Haskell Indian Nations University and the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute.

06/17/2025

The movement to protect sacred sites is once again drawing attention as the Trump administration pushes to open more federal lands to development.

The movement to protect sacred sites is once again drawing attention as the Trump administration pushes to open more federal lands to development.

06/11/2025

The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs is taking testimony on tribal lands and health legislation. Tune in!

The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs is taking testimony on tribal lands and health legislation.

06/10/2025

"You can just take that to the bank": Key lawmakers from both parties are siding with tribes when it comes to the budget for the Indian Health Service.

Lawmakers are siding with tribes when it comes to the budget for the Indian Health Service.

06/05/2025

"I can just tell you now, we will be retaining advanced appropriations": Rep. Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma), the first Native person to serve as chair of the House Committee on Appropriations, is vowing to protect advance funding for Indian Health Service after Trump administration proposed to eliminate it in fiscal year 2026 budget request.

"If anything, it's more critical now," Cole, a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, said of the need to protect the Indian Health Service from government shutdowns.

"That should not affect the care of Native Americans any more than we would let it affect the care of veterans," Cole said at an appropriations hearing in Washington, D.C., on June 5, 2025.

"You just take that to the bank," Cole said after highlighting bipartisan and tribal support for advance appropriations at the Indian Health Service.

HEARING: https://appropriations.house.gov/schedule/hearings/budget-hearing-indian-health-service

06/05/2025

"These are our lives": Key programs at the Indian Health Service are seeing flat funding under a budget proposal that eliminates a major tribal priority.

Key programs at the Indian Health Service are seeing flat funding under a budget proposal that eliminates a major tribal priority.

06/03/2025

"Absolutely unacceptable": Tribes and key members of Congress are pushing back against drastic cuts to Indian Country programs, from public safety on reservations to schools for Indian students.

Republican lawmakers are pushing back against drastic cuts to Indian Country programs like law enforcement and school construction.

05/29/2025

"We will never stop fighting": The long-running movement to protect a sacred site from a massive copper mine is gaining renewed attention following a stinging rebuke from a key member of the U.S. Supreme Court.

The long-running movement to protect Oak Flat from a massive copper mine is gaining renewed attention following a stinging rebuke from a key member of the U.S. Supreme Court.

05/20/2025

The Seneca Nation is welcoming New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) for a historic visit and apology.

The Seneca Nation is hosting New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) for a historic visit and apology.