Politics Jan 16 Deb Haaland on Biden’s efforts to preserve public land and recognize Indigenous history By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold, Kayan Tara
Nation Oct 25 Watch 6:55 Biden issues ‘long overdue’ apology for federal Indigenous boarding schools President Biden apologized for a U.S. policy that forcibly separated generations of Indigenous children from their families and sent them to boarding schools for forced assimilation into white society. An investigation uncovered abuse at the schools and the deaths of… By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas, Azhar Merchant
Politics Oct 24 WATCH: Biden makes historic apology for ‘sin’ of U.S. role in deadly Indigenous boarding schools No president has ever formally apologized for the forced removal of Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children — an element of genocide as defined by the United Nations — or any other aspect of the U.S. government’s decimation… By Graham Lee Brewer, Associated Press
Politics Aug 22 WATCH: Interior Secretary Deb Haaland speaks at 2024 Democratic National Convention | 2024 DNC Night 4 Harris’ speech is her first official chance to offer her vision for the country to voters. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz formally accepted the vice presidential nomination the day before. By Adam Kemp
Politics Jun 18 Northwest dams have devastated the region’s Native tribes, U.S. government acknowledges A report details how the unprecedented structures devastated salmon runs, inundated villages and burial grounds, and continue to severely curtail the tribes’ ability to exercise their treaty fishing rights. By Gene Johnson, Associated Press
Mar 14 Interior Department will give tribal nations $120 million to fight climate-related threats By Graham Lee Brewer, Associated Press The Interior Department will be allocating more than $120 million to tribal governments to fight the impacts of climate change. The funding is designed to help tribal nations adapt to climate threats, including relocating infrastructure. Continue reading
Nov 13 $10 billion renewable energy project paused over concerns for Native American historic sites By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press In a letter to the Bureau of Land Management, the Tohono O'odham Nation says federal land managers allowed for bulldozers to begin clearing a stretch of the San Pedro Valley and demolishing at least one historic site. Continue reading
Jun 02 Biden orders 20-year ban on oil, gas drilling around tribal site in New Mexico By Morgan Lee, Associated Press The action Friday by Secretary of the Interior Haaland is intended to protect cultural and historic resources that tribal communities consider sacred. The order will apply only to public lands and federal mineral rights within a 10-mile radius. Continue reading
Mar 17 Interior Secretary Haaland criticized over ‘difficult’ choice on Willow project By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is facing criticism from political allies after the Biden administration approved a contentious oil drilling project in Alaska. Continue reading
Mar 03 U.S. to restore more bison herds on tribal lands by tapping Indigenous knowledge By Matthew Brown, Associated Press U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland says her agency will work to restore more large bison herds to Native American lands. Continue reading