Demand a floor amendment to restore Native protections Yesterday we sent you an Action Alert about the U.S. House of Representatives’ attempt to strip Native American protections from the reauthorizat...
May 10, 2012
Act Now to Preserve Native Protections in the U.S. House Version of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization! The Indian Country Today Media Network is reporting that the U.S. House of Represent...
May 08, 2012
On March 7, 2012, The National Indian Health Board sponsored a Tribal Caucus and Briefing on the reauthorization of funding for the Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI). SDPI, established in 19...
April 30, 2012
Give to First Nations online April 17-26 and you’ll have TWICE the impact! First Nations is participating in the Cultures of Giving Donor Challenge starting tomorrow, April 17. This challenge runs for...
April 16, 2012
On September 30, 2012, the current 2008 Farm Bill (P.L. 110-246, Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008) is scheduled to expire. In addition to dictating subsidies and insurance for large-scale and...
March 22, 2012
First Nations Supports Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act Violence against Native American women occurs at a much higher rate than non-Native women. National crime statistics indicate...
March 19, 2012
First Nations Development Institute supports the Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) and its campaign to keep funding for Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), which are vital to rural c...
March 15, 2012
This month’s action alert is brought to you by the Native American Finance Officers Association (NAFOA). NAFOA is requesting comments on IRS Notice 2011-94 regarding the application of the general wel...
March 08, 2012
Impact of February 24, 2009 U.S. Supreme Court’s Carcieri v. Salazar Ruling Today marks the three-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Carcieri v. Salazar (Carcieri) ruling. In Carcieri, the U...
February 25, 2012
Learn more about the American Indian Empowerment Act of 2011 (H.R.3532 ) In November 2011, Congressman Don Young (Republican, Alaska) introduced the American Indian Empowerment Act of 2011. This Act ...
February 18, 2012