Solutions Blog
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…
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…
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…