Bureau of Indian Affairs

The Interior Dept. Is Finally Getting Serious About Missing, Murdered Native Americans

A new Missing and Murdered Unit within the Bureau of Indian Affairs aims to address a silent epidemic.
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Not One Republican Asked Deb Haaland About Her Vision For Indian Country

They quizzed the Cabinet nominee extensively about fossil fuels, showing what one Native American advocate called their "allegiance" to that industry.
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As Coronavirus Ravaged Indian Country, The Federal Government Failed Its Schools

Federally run schools serving Native students were slow to shut and to offer distance learning. Millions in federal relief aid has yet to be disbursed.
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Indian Affairs Employee Is Interior Department’s First COVID-19 Death

The pandemic has hit Native American communities particularly hard.
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The White House Wanted To Give $0 To Tribes In The $2 Trillion Stimulus Bill

Senate Republicans also worked to scale back direct relief for Native Americans.
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Tribe That Drew Trump's Fire Over Casino Plan Loses Its Reservation Status

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe got a frightening notice from the Trump administration just as residents are grappling with the devastating impact of COVID-19.
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Feds Show Up Unprepared For Hearing On Murdered And Missing Native Women

Justice Department and Bureau of Indian Affairs officials couldn't take a position on any of the Senate bills addressing this crisis.
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Bureau Of Indian Affairs Director Resigns After Just 6 Months On The Job

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke appointed Bryan Rice to lead the bureau in October.
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Trump's Policies Show Profound Disregard For Native Americans, DNC Chair Says

"[Trump's] perverse reading of the relationship between the U.S. government and Indian Country flies in the face of the Constitution," Tom Perez wrote.
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Interior Department Scrubs Climate Change From Agency Website. Again.

A website on climate resilience for Native American tribes is the latest victim of anti-science cleansing.
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