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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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