Native American Language Revitalization Legislation Through its Native Youth and Culture Fund, First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) makes grants annually to support youth and culture pr...
August 11, 2014
Navajo Council Approves $554 Million Settlement in U.S. Lawsuit On May 30, 2014, the Navajo Nation Council approved a $554 million settlement that the tribe reached with the United States for its hist...
June 04, 2014
H.R. 4388 – A Bill to Establish the American Indian Trust Review Commission By Montoya Whiteman, Senior Program Officer, First Nations Development Institute Bill sponsor U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar (R-...
April 23, 2014
Your Support Can Help Protect Native Children! U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic/Nonpartisan League – North Dakota) introduced Senate Bill 1622, which would create the Alyce Spotted Bear and ...
April 22, 2014
U.S. Justice Department Announces Three Tribes Will Begin Implementation of Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction Under VAWA 2013 The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) 2013 authorizes triba...
March 19, 2014
Indian Affairs Committee to Stream Early Childhood Development Hearing Please take action by tuning into the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs’ streaming of its oversight hearing on early ...
February 24, 2014
Sen. Cantwell Leaves & Sen. Tester Takes Over as Chair of Senate Indian Affairs Committee Last week (Thursday, Feb. 13) U.S. Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) took over leadership as the new chair ...
February 17, 2014
Please Track the Progress of the Proposed Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014 On January 16, 2014, 20 members of the U.S. House of Representatives – 13 Democrats and seven Republicans — an...
February 14, 2014
Choctaw Nation Designated as One of Five Promise Zones Announced in last year’s State of the Union Address, the Promise Zone Initiative is part of President Obama’s plan to create a better...
January 16, 2014
Please Track the Progress of the Proposed Native Children Act Senate Bill S. 1622 – the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act – was introduced to a congr...
January 15, 2014