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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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On Thursday, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) voted 2,464 to 1,057 to legalize recreational adult-use marijuana on Cherokee tribal territory, known as the Qualla Boundary.

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This week, Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) represented the U.S. government at the fifth convening of the Trilateral Working Group on Violence Against Indigenous Women and Girls in Ottawa, Canada.
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Last week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) granted 22 tribal communities a total of $128 million to fund affordable housing construction projects.
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Join Native New Online editor Levi Rickert on Friday for this week’s Native Bidaské as he holds a discussion about the upcoming Great Lakes Tribal Economic Summit.

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A Republican Congressman from North Carolina introduced a bill last week that, if passed, would withhold federal funds from tribes that legalize recreational marijuana on their lands. 
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On Monday, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) named former Cherokee Nation Tribal Councilor Wes Nofire to serve as his new Oklahoma Native American liaison.

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Two national Native American leaders, Dr. Aaron Payment (Sault Ste. Marie of Chippewa Indians) and Dr. Joni Buffalohead (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate) have been hired by Kauiffman and Associates, Inc (KAI), based in Spokane, Washington, as vice presidents. Both come with vast experience working in Indian Country.

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Today is Labor Day in the United States. On Friday, President Joe Biden issued a presidential Labor Day proclamation:
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