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The Native American Legislative Update is a monthly newsletter on the most important developments on Capitol Hill related to Indian Country.

July Native American Legislative Update

By Portia Kay^nthos Skenandore-Wheelock | July 26, 2021

The Bureau of Land Management has given final approval to the Southern Bighorn Solar Project on tribal lands in Nevada, and construction for the Arrow Canyon Solar Project has begun. These two Moapa Band of Paiutes projects will support local jobs and power 192,000 homes.

June 2021: Native American Legislative Update

By Portia Kay^nthos Skenandore-Wheelock | June 29, 2021

On June 22, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced the creation of the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative to investigate the deaths and the lasting consequences of residential Indian boarding schools.

May 2021: Native American Legislative Update

By Lacina Tangnaqudo Onco | June 2, 2021

Welcome to FCNL’s Native American Legislative Update! NALU is a monthly newsletter about FCNL’s Native American policy advocacy and ways for you to engage members of Congress.

April 2021: Native American Legislative Update

By Lacina Tangnaqudo Onco | April 25, 2021

Welcome to FCNL’s Native American Legislative Update! NALU is a monthly newsletter about FCNL’s Native American policy advocacy and ways for you to engage members of Congress.

March 2021: Native American Legislative Update

By Lacina Tangnaqudo Onco | March 30, 2021

On March 18, Deb Haaland was officially sworn in as secretary of the interior. As a member of the Laguna Pueblo, she becomes the first Native American woman to serve as a cabinet secretary in U.S. history.

February 2021: Native American Legislative Update

By Kerri Colfer | February 23, 2021

Welcome to FCNL’s Native American Legislative Update! NALU is a monthly newsletter about FCNL’s Native American policy advocacy and ways for you to engage members of Congress.

January 2021: Native American Legislative Update

By Kerri Colfer | January 26, 2021

The end of 2020 brought a number of critical developments for Indian Country on Capitol Hill, including tribal provisions in year-end spending and COVID relief.

December 2020: Native American Legislative Update

By Kerri Colfer | December 22, 2020

As 2020 comes to an end, it is important that we take stock of the work we have done, and look ahead to what must be accomplished with a new Congress in 2021.

November 2020: Native American Legislative Update

By Kerri Colfer | December 4, 2020

Despite extreme challenges to both in-person and mail-in voting on reservations, Native people were crucial to the 2020 elections.

October 2020: Native American Legislative Update

By Kerri Colfer | October 30, 2020

President Trump signed Savanna’s Act and the Not Invisible Act into law on Oct. 10, following last month’s passage of the two bills in the House. The bills will establish uniform law enforcement protocols and data collection standards in cases of missing and murdered Native Americans. They would also improve coordination between federal agencies and law enforcement in responding to these cases.

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