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Past News Items

Funds from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will support Tribally based restoration projects Date: 01/17/25

Construction begins on Menager’s Dam replacement in Arizona Date: 01/15/25

The project is expected to take three-and-a-half years and will represent a total investment of more than $200 million in modernizing facilities for Many Farms High School students. Date: 12/12/24

Panel on strengthening nation-to-nation relationship

Consensus-based revisions will strengthen Tribal sovereignty Date: 12/09/24

The Department of the Interior and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Science and Technology Policy, are pleased to announce the release of Opportunities for Federal Support of Community-Driven Relocation and Community-Driven Relocation: Guide for Communities to Federal Programs and Resources. Date: 12/09/24

Secretary Haaland providing opening remarks for Tribal Nations Summit 2024

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today delivered opening remarks during the Biden-Harris administration’s fourth White House Tribal Nations Summit at the Department of the Interior. Date: 12/09/24

Photo of a Native American woman with a red handprint in the forefront of the photo.

Guidelines Honor Commitment Made in Response to Not Invisible Act Commission Recommendations Date: 12/09/24

The Department of the Interior today announced new agreements with the U.S. Library of Congress and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History as part of the Department’s Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative. Date: 12/09/24

Native children in a black and white photo

At the 2024 White House Tribal Nations Summit today, Departments of the Interior, Education and Health and Human Services (HHS) released a 10-year National Plan on Native Language Revitalization, which outlines a comprehensive, government-wide strategy to support the revitalization, protection, preservation and reclamation of Native languages. Date: 12/09/24

Announcement represents last of the $2.5 billion authorized by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Date: 12/09/24

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