As the foremost national coalition of organizations dedicated to civil rights and racial justice, we call upon the United States Senate to swiftly confirm Congresswoman Debra Haaland as this country’s 54th Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior (Interior) – and the first American Indian or Alaska Native to serve as a cabinet secretary in this nation’s history. Continue reading
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Grassroots Native Orgs Urge Biden to Tap Rep. Haaland for Secretary of Interior
November 16, 2020 (BEMIDJI, M.N.)-Over 35 grassroots Native American organizations affiliated with the Indigenous Environmental Network sent a letter to President-elect Joe Biden advocating for New Mexico Representative Deb Haaland to be appointed Secretary of the Department of the Interior. Continue reading
Intertribal Buffalo Council Pushes Legislation to Restore Buffalo
For nearly 15 years, the Intertribal Buffalo Council has been working tirelessly to secure a permanent federal obligation to support Tribes in restoring buffalo on Tribal lands. There have been recent milestones in the advancement of this process. Continue reading
Tribes Secure Funding in COVID-19 Relief Bill
Washington DC – March 27, 2020, After being left out of previous proposed COVID-19 relief legislation, Tribes, tribal advocates and supporters worked hard to ensure that Tribes and urban Indian health programs were not left out of the final proposed COVID-19 relief bill. Continue reading
Haaland Introduces Bill to Address Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
WASHINGTON — On Dec 7th 2019, Congresswoman Deb Haaland’s (NM-01) Justice for Native Women Survivors of Sexual Violence Act (H.R. 3977) cleared the committee mark up and is one step closer to bolster efforts to address the missing and murdered indigenous women’s crisis. Continue reading