Your Support Urgently Needed: The FDA Continues to Ignore Tribal Governments The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010 (FSMA) was signed into la...
November 20, 2014
Senate Indian Affairs Committee Holding Hearing on Childhood Trauma in Indian Country This Wednesday This Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time), an Oversight Hearing called “Prot...
November 16, 2014
Take Action on the American Indian Teacher Loan Forgiveness Act of 2014 The “American Indian Teacher Loan Forgiveness Act of 2014” will amend Title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Ed...
October 21, 2014
Much-Needed Indian Housing Bill is Up for Renewal The need for affordable and safe housing in Indian Country is extreme. According to a U.S. Senate report, more than 25% of American Indian homes have ...
September 18, 2014
Vote for USA Today’s “Best Native American Experience” USA Today has launched a reader poll in its “10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards” to identify the “Best Nati...
September 09, 2014
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 10, 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 03, 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 22, 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 21, 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 18, 2014