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Call To Action: Upcoming Tribal Consultations: Indian Affairs Workforce Efficiency and Productivity – EO 14210

April 22, 2025  /  Brooke Curleyhair

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Indian Affairs office has announced a new series of Tribal consultations in response to Executive Order 14210…

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Policy Explainer: The Role of Higher Education Institutions in Upholding the Federal Trust Responsibility as Applied by Arizona State University

April 15, 2025  /  Dr. Traci Morris, PhD and Brooke Curleyhair, Research Analyst

This brief follows up on the recent AIPI Policy Explainer: Federal Trust Responsibility and Higher Education, which clarified the status of programs…

Explainer

Policy Explainer: Federal Trust Responsibility and Higher Education

April 15, 2025  /  Dr. Traci Morris, PhD and Brooke Curleyhair, Research Analyst

  This explainer clarifies the status of programs supporting American Indian students in higher education in response to recent legal and…

Quarterly Legislative Updates

AIPI tracks bills affecting Indian Country as a whole or several Tribal Nations in a given region. These bills include changes to laws, regulations, and significant appropriations to new and existing Tribal initiatives. 

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Quarterly Legislative Update

Q3 2024 Legislative Update

This is the third edition of our new quarterly policy update format, the information in our monthly update covers several government websites and databases. AIPI's policy…

Quarterly Legislative Update

Q2 2024 Legislative Update

This edition covers information available through federal and state government websites from 4/1/24 through 6/30/24. In Q2, AIPI reviewed 224 bills in Congress and 248…

Explainer

The Journey of American Indian Education: A Five-Year Review of American Indian Education Laws, Policies and Initiatives

In addition to showcasing the shared commitment to Indian education through the CIE-AIPI collaboration, this document aims to establish a foundational overview for content…

Quarterly Legislative Update

Q4 2023 Legislative Update

This is the fourth edition of our new quarterly policy update format, the information in our monthly update covers several government websites and databases. AIPI's policy…

Quarterly Legislative Update

Q3 2023 Legislative Update

This edition covers information made available through federal and state government websites from 6/30/23 through 9/29/23. AIPI reviewed 72 bills in Congress as well as 187…

Explainer

Policy Explainer: Supreme Court Term 2022: Highly Consequential For Principles Of Tribal Sovereignty

AIPI policy explainers present our expert understanding of key and current Indigenous rights issues by distilling expansive and complex policy information into clear and…

Congressional Report Cards

AIPI tracks bills affecting Indian Country as a whole or several Tribal Nations in a given region. These bills include changes to laws, regulations, and significant appropriations to new and existing Tribal initiatives. Generally, AIPI does not track bills that make specific changes for individual Tribes, such as bills placing land into trust.

 

Legislative Summary 2021

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117th Congressional Report Card: 2nd Session

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