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Ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of the new Hopi Detention Center.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services, in partnership with the Hopi Tribe, celebrated the opening of the new Hopi Adult Correctional Center, a modern detention facility that will strengthen public safety and support the Hopi community for generations to come. Date:
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The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs has announced a $3 million funding opportunity through the Indian Business Incubators Program, administered by the Office of Indian Economic Development. The competitive program will award up to 10 grants, ranging from $300,000 to $400,000 annually for three years, to established business incubators. These funds are designed to help incubators provide Native entrepreneurs in and around tribal reservation communities with the mentorship, technical assistance, networking, and investor connections needed to create jobs and strengthen tribal economies. Eligible applicants—including tribes, tribal organizations, tribal colleges and universities, and non-profits—must submit their applications by July 24, 2026. Date:
Two women working at computers using the new Electronic Probate System.
New digital platform streamlines probate process, improves transparency, and reduces delays Date:
A photo from May 2025 STAC meeting.
The Department of the Interior today announced a call for nominations of representatives to serve on the Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee, a key forum for strengthening collaboration between tribes and the federal government. Date:
A tribal tour guide showing tourists around.
Funding to increase visitation at existing tribal tourism operations Date:
An aerial photo of a forest in the pacific northwest.
Indian Trust Asset Reform Act project supports tribal land management Date:
DOJ, DOI and BIA logos over a photo of Hopi land.
Filing is Second in a Series of Filings to Ultimately Bring Over 270,000 Acres of Land Into United Ownership to Benefit the Tribe Date:
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The Bureau of Indian Affairs Predatory Crimes Unit has announced the recent arrest of Warren Elwood Barlow III of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, for alleged attempted crimes against children involving online enticement connected to the Wyandotte Nation Reservation in northeast Oklahoma. Date:
Secretary for the Interior Doug Burgum at a probate surge event in Alaska.
The Department of the Interior today announced the distribution of a record high of nearly $66 million in May to tribal beneficiaries at Fort Berthold in North Dakota, allowing Interior to close 379 cases in one month. Date:
A photo from the a drug seizure.
Thursday night, a Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services Drug Enforcement K-9 unit seized approximately 4 kilograms (9.4 pounds) of fentanyl powder during a traffic stop on the Fort McDowell reservation in Arizona. Date:

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