Efforts to update an Indian housing law that expired more than a decade ago continue to face setbacks on Capitol Hill.

The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is taking testimony on a bill to reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act, commonly known as NAHASDA.

Fresh off her historic primary win in New Mexico, former Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland returned to the nation’s capital to celebrate her latest achievement.

The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs is holding a legislative hearing on bills affecting tribal homelands, Indian health and economic development.

William "Billy" Kirkland of the Department of the Interior testifies before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on May 20, 2026.

The U.S. Supreme Court continues to upend the voting rights landscape amid a crucial election cycle that already has tribes and their advocates worried about their power at the polls.

"Just tell us where she is," said Seraphine Warren-Begay, the niece of missing Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay.

An effort to oust Chairman Jeff Gilpin of the Omaha Tribe in Nebraska appears to have failed.

Markwayne Mullin is on his way — just barely — to being the first Native person in the Donald Trump cabinet following a testy confirmation hearing in which tribal issues were only briefly discussed.

The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on the afternoon of March 18, 2026.

The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs holds a nomination hearing for Markwayne Mullin, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, to be Secretary of Homeland Security.

The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on the morning of March 18, 2026.

The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on the afternoon of March 17, 2026.

The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on the morning of March 17, 2026.

The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is meeting to focus on tribal water rights, including a bill to settle a long-running dispute in Arizona.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma) is poised to make history as the first Native person in the Donald Trump cabinet following a shake-up in Washington, D.C.

The 119th Congress is slowly but surely taking action to advance Indian Country's legislative agenda following a less than stellar start to the session.

The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs is holding its first legislative hearing of the new year.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs is finally getting a chance to help expand tribal self-determination over energy development.

"His contributions to the Osage Nation and all of Indian Country are immeasurable," Chair Ben Barnes said of the late Jim Gray.

Indian Country is coming together to continue the work of the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children and make long-lasting changes for youth and families.

The Center for Native American Youth’s Champions for Change program uplifts young people who exemplify leadership and build positive outcomes in their communities.

A controversial restructuring of Indian education programs is moving forward at the national level despite widespread opposition from tribes and educators.

The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is meeting to take testimony on legislation benefiting tribal health programs.

Tribes have advised their citizens to carry their Certificates of Degree of Indian Blood as immigration agents sweep into communities across the nation.

The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is getting back to work in the new year by focusing on justice and safety for Native children.

From the Everglades of Florida to the Twin Cities in Minnesota, Indian Country is feeling the brunt of an aggressive -- and violent -- anti-immigration agenda.

The first year of the Donald Trump era ended with yet another strike on Indian Country, this one coming straight from the White House.

The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is holding a business meeting and legislative hearing as the first half of the 119th Congress comes to a close.

Tribal Nations are sovereign governments with inherent authority over their lands and citizens. This is a political status that predates the establishment of the United States and continues to be…

Indian Country is on the losing end of the stick with the release of a must-pass defense bill that was negotiated behind closed doors.

The National Congress of American Indians is winding down its 82nd annual convention following a busy election for leadership.

Election season kicked into high gear at the National Congress of American Indians, with a last-minute addition shaking up the field.

“I’m not a career politician, I’m a builder,” said Rodney Rave in launching his campaign to represent Wisconsin’s 3rd District in the U.S. Congress.

The Special Diabetes Program for Indians will regain funding, at least temporarily, under legislation to reopen the federal government.

A warrior. A friend. A mentor. A family man. Indian Country is remembering the late Ernie Stevens, Jr., who passed on at the age of 66.

As the shutdown of the federal government enters its first full week, the nation’s highest court remains open for business.

Fifty years into the self-determination era, tribal nations are running into new obstacles when it comes to managing programs that serve their people.

The advocacy group Tewa Women United is warning about the release of radioactive gas from the infamous Los Alamos National Laboratory.

The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is taking testimony from federal officials, including the temporary leader of Indian programs at the Department of Energy.

Advocates for Americans with HIV and their allies in Congress are vowing to "fight like hell" in the face of funding cuts that they say will cost lives.

The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs is getting back to work on tribal legislation following a long break.

A Native charter school in New Mexico has started off the new academic year without an athletics director.

Long-simmering tensions in the nation’s capital burst into the open at a confirmation hearing for one of Indian Country’s most crucial government positions.

The U.S. House of Representatives is set to consider two Indian Country bills as lawmakers return to work following the July 4 holiday.

Almost 30 million tons of uranium ore was extracted from the Navajo Nation between 1944 and 1986, causing health problems for those affected.

The House Committee on Natural Resources considers H.R.725, the Crow Revenue Act, at a markup on June 25, 2025.

The Department of Health and Human Services is inviting tribes to attend a listening session -- but not a consultation -- to discuss a reorganization of the agency.

Two Congressional committees are holding another hearing into alleged misconduct at Haskell Indian Nations University and the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute.