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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…
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…
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…
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
Call to Action
Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grants applications opening February 2025
January 7, 2025 / Mikaela Bledsoe Downes
On December 17, 2024, the Department of Energy Grid Deployment Office announced an amendment to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) – Preventing…
Fact Sheet
NTIA Announces Expanded Investment in Internet on Tribal Lands
December 18, 2024 / Mikaela Bledsoe Downes
On December 16, 2024, the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) recommended that 44 tribal…
Call to Action
Tribal Library E-Rate Advocacy Program Resources
November 19, 2024 / Mikaela Bledsoe Downs
On October 29, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) shared at the general assembly for the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)…
Call to Action
Census Bureau Tribal Consultation
November 19, 2024 / Mikaela Bledsoe Downes
On November 12, 2024, the United States Census Bureau announced it would conduct two virtual Tribal consultations on updating the race/ethnicity code…