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Press Release

Funds will aid tribal governments’ response to COVID-19’s damaging impact on their populations and economies 

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Press Release

Funds will provide COVID-19 relief for education in BIE- and tribally operated K-12 schools and TCUs.

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Press Release

Over 60 tribes now possess the ability to govern and manage leasing of their trust lands without prior BIA or Secretarial approval.

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Badlands National Park, South Dakota
Press Release

WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) announced today that it has approved leasing regulations submitted by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, a federally recognized tribe whose reservation is in North and South Dakota, under the Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Home Ownership (HEARTH) Act of 2012.   

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North Dakota
Press Release

Interested sellers have 60 days to respond to offers.

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Eagle Soaring Over Body of Water
Press Release

New Rule Would Establish Indian Business Incubators Program Under the Native American Business Incubators Program Act of 2020.

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Hall of Tribal Nations flags
Press Release

HEARTH Act underscores importance of tribal self-determination and sovereignty 

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American Rescue Plan
Announcement

Following consultation, Indian Affairs is pleased to release a new Certification Form for tribes to use when submitting tribal enrollment numbers needed to equitably & transparently distribute American Rescue Plan funding. The form and other ARP info is online now!

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Red Rocks Under cloudy sky
Press Release

New unit will coordinate interagency collaboration and strengthen existing law enforcement resources 

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A Navajo Family Practicing Social Distancing, Wearing Masks During The Coronavirus Pandemic
Press Release

Relief package will benefit tribal government pandemic initiatives.

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