President Biden's federal infrastructure package is providing $466 million to the Bureau of Indian Affairs over the next five years, according to the Department of the Interior.
President Biden's federal infrastructure package is providing $466 million to the Bureau of Indian Affairs over the next five years, according to the Department of the Interior.
Last week, President Biden signed into law the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022, expanding its protections for particularly vulnerable groups of people including Native American women.
Read more: Violence Against Women Act Renewed by Congress, Adds New Protections for Native Women
According to an article published by The Daily Wire, the Supreme Court is considering a law concerning the adoption of Native American children and its intention.
Read more: Supreme Court Considers Changes to Adoption Law Concerning Native Children
The TBIPAC has been busy the last few months meeting with several congressional members who have proven time and time again to hold the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe and Native American concerns as pressing issues in Washington D.C. We want to thank Congressman Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Congresswoman Julia Letlow (R-LA), and Congressman Steve Scalise (R-LA) for taking time out of their busy schedules to meet with us and to hear our voices.
In an exclusive interview, Native News Online interviewed Special Assistant to the President for Native American Affairs Libby Washburn about the progress that the Biden-Harris administration has made for Indian Country in the past year.
Read more: President on Native Affairs at the White House Reflects on Biden's First Year
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