Native News Weekly (March 16, 2025): D.C. Briefs
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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 ..read more
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Federal Government Averted as 10 Democratic Senators Vote to Support Spending Bill
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"In a politically divided country, Democrats were also split over the passage of a short-term spending bill that will keep the federal government running through the end of September. While the bill passed with members of Congress in both chambers voting mostly along party lines, there was evidence of division among Democratic senators, with 10 voting in favor of the measure ..read more
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NCAI Mourns the Passing of Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva — A Tireless Champion for Indian Country
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The National Congress of American Indians released the following statement on the passing of Arizona Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva, who died on Thursday, March 13, 2025 ..read more
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Former Assistant Secretary Bryan Newland to Join Fireside Chat at Grand Valley State University
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Former Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland (Bay Mills Indian Community) will be the featured guest at a fireside chat hosted in the Loosemore Auditorium on the Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus of Grand Valley State University (GVSU) in Grand Rapids, Michigan ..read more
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Native Bidaské: Dean Dauphinais on Federal Cutbacks Impacting Veterans
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Join host Levi Rickert (Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation) for this week’s episode of Native Bidaské as he speaks with Dean Dauphinas (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians) about the potential consequences of major job cuts at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA ..read more
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With the Passing of Rep. Raúl Grijalva, Indian Country Loses a Champion in Congress
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Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) died on Thursday morning from complications of his cancer treatments. His congressional office released a statement on Thursday announcing his death. During his time in Congress, he rose to be one of the strongest defenders of Native American issues in the U.S. House of Representatives. Rep. Grijalva was 77 ..read more
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Former Indian Affairs Assistant Secretary Newland joins D.C. law firm
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Bryan Newland (Bay Mills Indian Community), who served as assistant secretary for Indian Affairs at the U.S. Department of the Interior from 2021 to January 2025, has joined Washington, D.C.-based law firm Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC as a principal in its Indian Tribal Governments Group, the firm announced on March 12 ..read more
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Haskell Women's Basketball Team to Compete in the First Round of the NAIA National Championship
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The Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU) women's basketball team is set to compete in the first round of the NAIA National Championship this Friday in Sioux Center, Iowa.  ..read more
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Trump Removes Navajo Shelly Lowe as Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities
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Shelly C. Lowe (Navajo), the chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities, Shelly C. Lowe left her position on Wednesday “at the direction of President Donald Trump,” the agency said in a statement ..read more
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Women's History Month: Marcella Rose LeBeau
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During the month of March, in recognition of Women's History Month, Native News Online will feature various Native American women who have contributed to the betterment of Indian Country ..read more
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