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Following the release of President Trump’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Budget Request, a Coalition, composed of some of the biggest Native advocacy organizations across the nation, sent a second letter to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum urging him to oppose this request that would cut billions of dollars to Indian Country. 

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EASTER 2025.  Happy Easter from the Native News Online staff.

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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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U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), who chairs the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, told a nonprofit summit in Anchorage earlier this week that she feels genuine concern about potential political retaliation from President Donald Trump—enough to make her hesitant to publicly criticize his tariffs, executive orders, and federal budget cuts.

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The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma (UKB) has received official notification that the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC)—an independent federal regulatory agency under the U.S. Department of the Interior—has formally approved the Tribe’s Gaming Ordinance.

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Construction has officially begun on a new $267 million water treatment facility along Navajo Route 36 near Shiprock, New Mexico. The San Juan Lateral Water Treatment Plant, expected to be completed by late 2028, will play a vital role in securing clean drinking water for more than 200,000 people over the next four decades, including communities in Arizona.

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Lily Gladstone, the groundbreaking Oscar-nominated actor from the Blackfeet and Nez Perce Nations, joins Native Bidaské for a special episode centered on her latest project — The Wedding Banquet, a heartwarming romantic comedy.

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The Nevada Assembly on Tuesday passed Assembly Bill 144 that would officially recognize the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples' Day. Sponsored by Assemblymember Shea Backus, the bill passed the Assembly Floor in a 27-15 victory.

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Native Vote. Current Minnesota Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan announced today that she will not be taking corporate donations in her bid for the U.S. Senate.