Feb 02 15 Native American tribes to receive $580 million in federal money for water rights settlement By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press The Biden administration on Thursday said 15 Native American tribes will get a total of $580 million this year to fund settlements that ensure access to water that's legally theirs. Continue reading
Nov 08 LISTEN: Supreme Court likely to uphold adoption law intended to protect Native American families By Associated Press The justices heard more than three hours of arguments in a broad challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act, enacted in 1978 to address concerns that Native children were being separated from their families and placed in non-Native Homes. Continue reading
Oct 05 Interior Secretary Haaland says U.S. is expanding Native American massacre site By James Anderson, Associated Press Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has announced an expansion of a National Park Service historical site dedicated to the massacre by U.S. troops of more than 200 Native Americans in what is now southeastern Colorado. Continue reading
May 11 WATCH: Report finds 500 Native American boarding school deaths in ‘terrible system,’ Haaland says By Felicia Fonseca A first-of-its-kind federal study of Native American boarding schools that for over a century sought to assimilate Indigenous children into white society has identified more than 500 student deaths at the institutions so far. Continue reading
May 05 WATCH: Sec. Haaland announces panel to focus on Native American missing, slain cases By News Desk, Felicia Fonseca and Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland wants to do more than just put a bandage on a crisis that she says has been decades in the making. Continue reading
Apr 02 Native American tribes seek more inclusion, action from U.S. officials By Felicia Fonseca and Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press Native American and Alaska Native groups are seeing change under U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland but some remain frustrated with the pace of action. Continue reading
Oct 13 Administration sets plan for 7 offshore wind farms by 2025 By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The projects are part of the administration's plan to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030, generating enough electricity to power more than 10 million homes. Continue reading
Sep 17 Bureau of Land Management will move back to D.C., reversing Trump-era decision By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is moving the headquarters of the Bureau of Land Management, which oversees 245 million acres in Western states, back to the nation’s capital after two years in Colorado. Continue reading
Sep 14 U.S. tribes demand emergency protection for wolves By Todd Richmond, Associated Press Groups representing the tribes sent a letter Tuesday to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland asking her to place wolves back on the endangered species list on an emergency basis for 240 days. Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch 3:24 Sec. Haaland on the significance of Native American representation The 19th, a nonprofit newsroom focused on stories of gender and politics, kicked off their Represents summit Monday featuring various keynote speakers who will explore why representation matters in all areas like democracy, politics, sports, culture and more. NewsHour's Lisa… Continue watching