FDA Tribal Webinar on Food Safety Act Rules Set for November 5 Due to the recent shutdown of government offices, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has rescheduled the two-hour webinar with t...
October 31, 2013
Take Action Now on Food Safety Modernization Act Regulations! The “Indian Country Food Safety Modernization Act Working Group” is asking tribes and those with Native agricultural interests...
July 08, 2013
Tribal Listening Session on FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act Regulations The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) will conduct a Listening Session as its preliminary outreach to tribal governm...
May 21, 2013
NICWA urgently requests your immediate action on three time-sensitive matters regarding Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, an ICWA-related case before the U.S. Supreme Court that has potentially sweeping r...
March 21, 2013
Please Support the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Today! In 2012, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was not reauthorized. VAWA has been expired for over one year. Two weeks ago, U.S...
February 11, 2013
Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Reintroduced in Congress Yesterday (Jan. 22), U.S. Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Michael Crapo (R-ID) introduced S. 47, a strong, bipartisan bill that woul...
January 23, 2013
Congressional Reauthorization of Violence Against Women Act Remains Elusive Incidences of violence against Native American women are of epidemic proportions. During their lifetime, one in three ...
January 11, 2013
Support the Native Languages Preservation Act The National Indian Education Association (NIEA) is urging support for reauthorization of the Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act. ...
January 09, 2013
Urge Congress to Act on the 2012 Farm Bill. It Impacts Native American Communities With the Farm Bill now expired and a lack of U.S. congressional action on a new bill, programs that serve Native Am...
December 17, 2012
(Thanks to the Friends Committee on National Legislation for bringing this to our attention, and for reusing their words and information.) Diabetes is a serious, disabling and potentially fatal diseas...
November 13, 2012