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Explainer
Explainer: Annual Appropriations Process for the Executive Branch Budget
June 25, 2025 / Morgan Gray
The federal budget consists of both mandatory and discretionary spending. Mandatory spending, such as the annual costs of programs like Social…
Explainer
Explainer: Competing House and Senate Wireless Spectrum Provisions in the Budget Act Could Affect Tribal Broadband Access
June 25, 2025 / Morgan Gray, Sr. Policy Analyst & Dr. Traci Morris, Executive Director
Congress is actively working to finalize this year’s federal budget bill, referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the Act). The Act reflects…
Call to Action
Call to action: Additional Tribal consultations announced on EO 14191 ‘Expanding educational freedom’
June 19, 2025 / Brooke Curleyhair
In response to strong engagement during initial consultations earlier this year, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Indian Education has…
Fact Sheet
Fact Sheet: NCAI and Tribal Organizations Submit Comments to FCC Endorsing a Tribal Licensing Window for Upcoming AWS-3 Wireless Spectrum Auction
June 10, 2025 / Morgan Gray
On February 28, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding its upcoming AWS-3 spectrum…
Explainer
Cultural Sovereignty in Practice: Recognizing the Right to Wear Regalia at Graduation
May 1, 2025 / Brooke Curleyhair
Across the country, American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students, citizens of sovereign Tribal Nations, are reaching an incredible…
Call to Action
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…
Explainer
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…
Call to Action
Call To Action: FCC Seeking Comments NPRM on NEPA Regulations
April 8, 2025 / Mikaela Bledsoe Downes
On March 31, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) posted a notice that it is seeking public comments on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking…