Solutions Blog

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…

Call To Action  Indian Country  Governance

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…

Legislation  Governance  Sovereignty  Education Policy

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…

Legislation  Governance  Sovereignty  Education Policy

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…

Broadband  Tribal Digital Sovereignty

Podcast

Dr. Morris interview on Native Edge Podcast

March 6, 2025  /  

Dr. Traci Morris spoke on the National Center's Native Edge podcast, hosted by Chris James and Nicole Watson. Dr. Morris is the Executive Director…

Fact Sheet

Fact Sheet: Summary of Congressional Oversight Hearing to “Examine Native Communities’ Priorities for the 119th Congress”

February 18, 2025  /  Brooke Curleyhair

On February 12, 2025, the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs held an oversight hearing, Examining Native Communities' Priorities for the 119th…

Legislation  Leadership

Call to Action

Letter to the President From Tribal Organizations: Tribal Funding Is a Legal Obligation, Not Discretionary Spending

February 4, 2025  /  Kennedy Satterfield and Brooke Curleyhair

On Sunday, Feb. 2, a coalition of 23 Tribal organizations and intertribal councils representing the majority of sovereign American Indian and Alaska…

Governance  Sovereignty  Call To Action

Policy Solution

Funding Opportunity: Rural Business Development Grant

January 22, 2025  /  Mikaela Bledsoe Downes

On January 6, 2025, the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, a USDA agency, issued a notice inviting applications for grants to provide technical…

Opportunity  NOFO/Funding

Fact Sheet

Policy Snapshot: Key Developments in American Indian Education 2024

January 7, 2025  /  Brooke Curleyhair

Read our recent infographic one-pager on American Indian Education. It offers a concise overview of significant legislative and policy advancements…

Education Policy  Boarding Schools  Legislation  Federal Register Notices