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 22, 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 10, 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 08, 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 16, 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 12, 2012
Tune in to the Native Vote Election Results Webinar on Nov. 7 Be sure to get out the Native Vote tomorrow – Election Day! But the day after, you’ll want to know what Tuesday’s elect...
November 04, 2012
Get out the Native Vote next Tuesday! The general election is NEXT week – Tuesday, November 6. And although it’s too late for individuals to register to vote in this election, if you are r...
October 30, 2012
October Proclaimed National Domestic Violence Awareness Month In partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women, First Nations Development Institute is a tech...
October 02, 2012
2012 Update on the Native American Programs Act of 1974 On Sept. 13, 2012, Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) introduced Senate Bill 3546, a measure to amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to reauth...
September 25, 2012
Support the Native American Education Act of 2012 U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado introduced The Native American Education Act of 2012 in August. It would direct the federal government to c...
September 23, 2012