Vietnam-era Alaskan Natives can each select up to 160 acres. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced last week that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will open…
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Supreme Court Hears Oklahoma, Cherokee Arguments
The state seeks to prosecute non-natives for crimes on native land. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday for the case of Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta. Oklahoma Governor…
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FBI Draws Attention to Native American Homicide Crisis
Begins running a 60-second radio ad in Navajo language. The FBI announced that they are running a 60-second radio ad in the Southwest United States, highlighting the crisis…
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White House Launches Diversity and Equity Action Plan
Hundreds of agencies working to fulfill president’s first executive order. President Biden’s administration revealed their Equity Action Plans last week, the result of one of the executive orders…
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DOI Begins Tribal Infrastructure Consultations
Will speak with each nation individually to assess needs. The Department of the Interior recently announced that they would begin nation-to-nation consultations with tribes in order to most…
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Interior Department Promotes Record and Information Sharing Between Indian Schools
The transparency program hopes to promote healing and understanding. The Department of the Interior announced that it is launching a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to increase document…
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Interior Considering Public Lands for Navy Use
Opens comment period on withdrawal extension for possible legislative transfer. This week, the Bureau of Land Management within the Department of the Interior announced the opening of the…
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Interior Announces Next Steps for “Not Invisible Act”
The program seeks to decrease sex crimes against Native Americans. The Department of the Interior and Justice Department announced this past week that both agencies would be taking…
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Tribes Seek to Halt Lithium Mining on Sacred Grounds
Hope to secure a temporary ban. The Reno-Sparks Indian Colony and Atsa Koodakuh Wyh Nuwu/People of Red Mountain are joining a lawsuit that conservation groups filed against Lithium…
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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of AK Native Companies
Court’s opinion allows ANCs to receive CARES Act funding. On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that Alaskan Native Corporations (ANCs) are legally considered “Indian…
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