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BIA Announces Tribal Climate Resilience Grants Totaling $13.84 Million Awarded For FY 2021

For Immediate Release:

September 24, 2021

Funds Will Aid Tribes, Tribal Orgs in Enhancing Preparedness, Resilience, Ocean and Coastal Management and Planning Response to Climate Change.

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Indian Affairs Announces $500,000 in NABDI 2021 Grants Awarded to 10 Federally Recognized Tribes

For Immediate Release:

September 16, 2021

Funding will enable Tribal leaders to better evaluate, identify viable economic opportunities for their communities.

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National Native American Heritage Month

Read more about National Native American Heritage Month

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Welcome to Native American Heritage Month at the Department of the Interior! National Native American Heritage Month is celebrated each year in November.

Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs Bryan Newland

Read more about Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs Bryan Newland

Bryan Newland is a citizen of the Bay Mills Indian Community (Ojibwe), where he recently completed his tenure as Tribal President. Prior to that, Bryan served as Chief Judge of the Bay Mills Tribal Court. From 2009 to 2012, he served as a Counselor and Policy Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of the Interior – Indian Affairs. He is a graduate of Michigan State University and the Michigan State University College of Law. Bryan enjoys hiking and kayaking the shores of Lake Superior, and is a nature photography enthusiast.

Buy-Back Program Sends Offers to Landowners with Fractional Interests at the Winnebago Reservation

For Immediate Release:

September 07, 2021

Interested sellers have 45 days to respond to offers. Landowners who received offers have until October 22, 2021, to consider and return accepted offers in the pre-paid postage envelopes provided.

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Buy-Back Program Sends Offers to Landowners with Fractional Interests at the Lake Traverse Reservation

For Immediate Release:

September 07, 2021

Interested sellers have until Sept. 27, 2021, to respond to offers.

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Buy-Back Program Sends Offers to Landowners with Fractional Interests at the Umatilla Reservation

For Immediate Release:

September 07, 2021

Interested sellers have until Sept. 24, 2021, to respond to offers.

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Indian Affairs Announces HEARTH Act Approval for Three Tribes

For Immediate Release:

September 01, 2021

Adds to growing list of Tribal nations with restored authority to regulate leasing of their trust, restricted fee lands.

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Indian Affairs Invests Over $760,000 to Help Tribes Start New Businesses and Commercial Projects in Opportunity Zones

For Immediate Release:

January 14, 2021

WASHINGTON – Assistant Secretary -- Indian Affairs Tara Katuk Sweeney announced today that Indian Affairs’ Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development (IEED) has approved $762,346 in Native American Business Development Institute (NABDI) grants to fund 14 federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native tribes and tribal entities to perform feasibility studies of proposed economic development projects, businesses, and technologies located in designated Opportunity Zones.

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Dear Tribal Leader Letter: BIE School Reopening

Dates: April 07, 2021 10:15pm to 10:15pm

Dear Tribal Leader:

The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) would like your input on its school reopening plans. The BIE will rely upon the latest U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance regarding reopening its K-12 schools, residential facilities, and post-secondary schools for safe delivery of in-person and hybrid instruction.

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