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FEMA has announced that President Donald J. Trump has approved a Major Disaster Declaration for the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate, providing federal assistance to support recovery efforts following severe storms and flooding that occurred June 12–16, 2025.
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U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA), and U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaiʻi), Vice Chair, convened an oversight hearing titled “Unleashing Indian Energy – Examining Federal Programs at the U.S. Department of Energy.” The session offered committee members the opportunity to evaluate the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Tribal energy initiatives and identify ways to improve their effectiveness in supporting Tribal energy development and sovereignty.
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Tune in to Native Bidaské as Native News Online editor Levi Rickert talks with Leonard Peltier (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians) who is celebrating his 81st birthday today. Released a federal prison this past February after almost five decades, it is his first birthday away from prison.
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TISHOMINGO, Okla. – A relic from the destroyed World Trade Center on permanent display in the Johnston County Courthouse received a new glass memorial case recently thanks to the efforts of the Chickasaw Nation, county officials and Tishomingo community residents.
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The Senate Indian Affairs Committee voted Wednesday to advance William Kirkland’s nomination for Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs in a 7–4 decision.
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What does economic sovereignty look like when tribal nations lead? On this week’s Native Bidaské, we talk with Brian Edwards, associate publisher/editor of Tribal Business News, about the upcoming Great Lakes Tribal Economic Summit—a two-day working event where tribal leaders, enterprise executives, entrepreneurs, and federal partners roll up their sleeves on growth in Indian Country.
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On Tuesday, Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo), a candidate for governor of New Mexico, joined striking workers at the Creamland Dairy plant in Albuquerque. These workers, members of Teamsters Local 492, are demanding improved wages, benefits, and working conditions.
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The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will convene a Business Meeting on Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. ET to consider the nomination of Mr. William “Billy” Kirkland to be Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs at the U.S. Department of the Interior.
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Interior Department Streamlines Process to Accelerate Broadband Infrastructure in Tribal Communities
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The Department of the Interior’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs announced a new policy today aimed at reducing bureaucratic hurdles and accelerating the approval process for tribal broadband infrastructure projects. The updated policy is part of Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum’s broader initiative to streamline federal support for tribal priorities, including infrastructure and energy development.
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