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
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