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Past News Items

Press Release
BIA unveils renamed Tohono O’odham Agency, previously known as the Papago Agency
BIA and BTFA staff holding the new sign reading "Bureau of Indian Affairs Tohono O'odham Agency."
Joint celebration held with Tohono O’odham Nation Date: 03/07/23
Press Release
Dr. Tamarah Pfeiffer selected as president of Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
Official head shot of Tamarah Pfeiffer, Ph.D., a member of the Navajo Nation.
WASHINGTON – Tamarah Pfeiffer, Ph.D., a member of the Navajo Nation, has been appointed as the president of Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI). Date: 03/01/23
Press Release
Indian Affairs announces new guidance for determining eligibility for organization under the Alaska Indian Reorganization Act
Photo of the Alaskan landscape.
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs today announced new policy guidance to clarify the criteria and procedures for evaluating petitions for organization under the Alaska Indian Reorganization Act. Date: 02/10/23
Press Release
Indian Affairs announces Tribal Energy Development Capacity grants
Remote location with large wind turbines in the Southwest supporting Native American energy
$2.5 million awarded to Tribes and organizations Date: 02/02/23
Press Release
Indian Affairs proposes new regulation to strengthen the administration of the Osage Mineral Estate
Industrial machine during golden hour in a field.
WASHINGTON – The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs today announced proposed revisions to the federal regulations at 25 C.F.R. Part 226 regarding leasing of the Osage Mineral Estate for oil and gas mining. Date: 01/12/23
Press Release
Bureau of Indian Affairs adjusts electric power rates for the San Carlos Irrigation Project in Arizona
Photo of Gila River Indian Community landscape
Increase due to rising operational and regional energy costs over past 16 years. Date: 12/16/22
Press Release
BIA Releases Record of Decision for the Navajo Nation Integrated Weed Management Plan
Photo of the landscape on Navajo Nation
Alternative 2 provides guidance on controlling noxious weeds across Navajo Nation Date: 12/15/22
Press Release
President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Provide an Additional $15 Million to the Oglala Dam in South Dakota
Landscape photo of the area surrounding the Oglala Dam.
The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) today announced a $15 million investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for repairs to the Oglala Dam on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. This investment is in addition to over $21 million allocated for the project last year, as part of a $29 million investment for dam safety programs in Tribal communities across the country. Date: 12/14/22
Announcement
BIA Wildland Fire Management Moves Vulcan Peak Helitack Program in New Mexico
Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Vulcan Peak Helitack program
Previously based in Mescalero, NM, the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Vulcan Peak Helitack program is now successfully operational from its new location in Albuquerque, NM, as of April 2022. Since moving the program from Mescalero, NM, staff were hired, training and qualifications were achieved, and a 6-person helitack crew was reestablished. Date: 12/13/22
Announcement
BIA Division of Forestry and Wildland Fire Management Participates in Fire Forestry Student Summit
Aaron Baldwin, BIA Wildland Fire Management Fire Director, presents career opportunities to student attendees at a Tribal fire/forestry student summit in Flagstaff, AZ.
In the fall of 2022, Northern Arizona University (NAU), in partnership with the Intertribal-Timber Council, hosted its bi-annual Tribal Forestry Fire Student Summit. This year’s theme focused on “Investing in the Future of Tribal Forest Resource Management & Wildland Fire.” Seventy-four Tribal fire and forestry students from NAU and other campuses throughout the nation participated in the summit virtually and in-person on the NAU campus in Flagstaff, Arizona. Date: 12/13/22

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