The tribe and its reservation are named after Fort McDermitt, an army outpost established in 1865 to help secure the region during the Snake War — a four-year, violent conflict between the U.S. and ...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (UPI) --The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is considering extending federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, whose members have been denied access to federal ...

“I think they kind of like, block them off – It’s the Bureau of Indian Education, it’s the Bureau of Indian Affairs, it’s the Indian Health Service. And so, it’s like, okay, but what they’re failing ...

The Trump administration followed through with threats to use the shutdown as an opportunity to slash federal programs. While some government-run programs for Indian Country are insulated from the ...

The federal government has a trust responsibility to provide services in tribal communities. Because of that relationship, government shutdowns hit tribes especially hard. Since the federal government ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Jarrod Lowery accepted a senior adviser role at the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Lowery is the only Native American in the state House ...

The Bureau of Indian Affairs furloughed more than 1,100 employees on the first day of the government shutdown, leaving questions about what services will be available. Tribal schools overseen by ...

While touting her work in returning $10.6 million to Wyoming residents through her negotiations between people and federal agencies, Rep. Harriet Hageman on Tuesday called out the U.S. Bureau of ...

ASHLAND (WLUK) -- An initial target of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is now being reinstated. The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) offices in Ashland and Shawano will be staying open ...

Barack Obama and Donald Trump nominated Latter-day Saints to be their secretaries for Indian Affairs. Billy Kirkland testified before a Senate committee but is stuck in a confirmation backlog. Trump's ...

SPIRIT LAKE NATION — After seven years, the Interior Board of Indian Appeals (IBIA) has ruled in favor of the Spirit Lake Tribe and its appeal of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' decision to partially ...

The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs conducted their hearing for William “Billy” Kirkland’s nomination for assistant secretary of Indian affairs on July 17. President Donald J. Trump nominated ...