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WASHINGTON --Tomorrow, Wednesday, February 12 at 2:30 p.m. ET, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaiʻi), Vice Chairman of the Committee, will lead an Oversight Hearing to examine Native Communities’ priorities for the 119th Congress.
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Breaking News. Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) officially launched her campaign for Governor of New Mexico today. The announcement follows weeks of speculation about Haaland’s next move after leaving her position as Interior Secretary on January 20, 2025. A former congresswoman, Haaland brings a strong background in public service to the race.
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WASHINGTON — In addition to articles already covered by Native News Online, here is a roundup of other news released from Washington, D.C. that impacts Indian Country recently.
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Alaska Natives in Utqiagvik, formerly known as Barrow, expressed outrage on Wednesday after a video surfaced on social media showing police hauling the body of a 17-year-old through a street of the village, located on Barrow Point, north of the Arctic Circle.
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On January 31, 2025, the Utah Seventh Judicial District Court finalized the adjudication of all Navajo Nation rights to surface and groundwater use within the state, fully integrating the Navajo Nation / State of Utah Water Rights Settlement Agreement.
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) was formally recognized as chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Wednesday. She succeeds Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI), who held the position for the past four years.
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Tribes are still pushing back on the Trump administration’s push to reduce federal funding on initiatives for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA), with tribes taking a strong position that they are separate from DEIA initiatives, and their federal assistance is instead rooted in government-to-government relationships enshrined in treaties and trust responsibilities.
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U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) on Tuesday, February 4, reintroduced their bipartisan Bridging Agency Data Gaps & Ensuring Safety (BADGES) for Native Communities Act after it failed to pass in Congress’ last session.
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Native Americans born in the U.S. are U.S. citizens, and ICE cannot detain or deport them for immigration violations. Since 1924, federal law has guaranteed Native American citizenship. A 2025 Executive Order has ignited debates on the Fourteenth Amendment, referencing past denials of Native rights. While it does not target Native citizenship, understanding this history and knowing your rights is crucial.
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