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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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MARKSVILLE, LA – Late last month, President Donald J. Trump held a historic summit with the Chairman of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana Marshall Pierite, weeks after the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe announced they would be formally nominating President Trump for the honor of the Nobel Peace Prize.

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First Nations’ 2025 Summer Webinar Series shines a spotlight on the powerful efforts Native communities are making to revitalize and preserve their languages.

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Native Vote. On August 14, 2025, the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation, along with two Native voters, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana. The suit challenges Chouteau County’s use of an at-large voting system for electing its Board of County Commissioners, arguing it unlawfully weakens the voting power of Native residents and has denied them representation for over a decade.

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U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), a tribal citizen of the Cherokee Nation and a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, drives illegally as he navigates Washington, D.C. in his Jeep.

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 Today, the Navajo Nation and beyond celebrate National Navajo Code Talkers Day to honor the legacy of 400 Diné Marines who transmitted messages in their Native language during combat in World War II. Their contributions are credited with helping the United States win the war.
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One of Indian Country’s top economic development leaders recently decided it’s time to step into politics. Next on Native Bidaské, our host Levi Rickert sits down with Chris James, President and CEO of the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development, to discuss why he’s running for Congress and how his journey from boardrooms to ballots could reshape the conversation in Washington.

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The Special Division of the Window Rock District Court has appointed Kyle Nayback, Esq., to serve as special prosecutor in an investigation into potential unethical and illegal activities related to the Executive Branch’s contracts with Indigenous Design Studio + Architects (IDSA), as well as the reported subcontract with ZenniHome and Native Community Capital.

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The National Museum of the American Indian—with locations in New York City and Washington, D.C.—is one of eight Smithsonian Institution museums currently undergoing a “comprehensive internal review” to determine whether it aligns with President Donald Trump’s cultural directives ahead of the United States’ 250th anniversary next July 4, 2026.

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