He worked for Alaska’s Bureau of Indian Affairs. Eugene Peltola, the husband of Representative Mary Peltola of Alaska, died Wednesday following an aircraft accident, the representative’s office said. …
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DOI Responds to Hualapai Tribe’s Water Rights Settlement
Administration brokers deal between Tribal, state, and federal governments. Officials from the Department of the Interior (DOI) joined members of the Hualapai Tribe to celebrate the approval of…
Read MoreDHS Releases Human Trafficking Toolkit for Tribal Industries
The resources were developed with the cooperation of trafficking survivors, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Treasury Department. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its new…
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Bryan Newland, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs
Read MoreInterior Proposes Revisions to Native Graves Protection Act
Seeks to incorporate more Tribal authority into filing process. The Department of the Interior (DOI) has published proposed revisions available for public comment. The changes to the Native…
Read MoreInterior Launches Tribal Advisory Committee
Representatives will be appointed from 12 regions. During her remarks at the National Congress of American Indians 2022 Mid-Year Conference last week, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland…
Read MoreSecretary Haaland Streamlines Tribal Water Law Processing
Rescinds 1975 memorandum directing no approval for any tribal ordinance. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland rescinded a memorandum this month that was issued by previous Secretary Rogers…
Read MoreInterior Introduces Plan to Restore Tribal Lands
Seeks to acquire land to place into protective trust. This week, the Department of Interior announced that it had begun the process of consulting tribal leaders about consolidating…
Read MoreInterior Department Swears in Assistant Secretary
Bryan Newland begins his position as head of Indian Affairs. This week, the Department of the Interior officially swore in Bryan Newland as the new Assistant Secretary for…
Read MoreInterior Announces New Agency Members
Six individuals added to agency leadership. On Friday, the Department of the Interior announced six new members who would join the leadership agency team to further the administration’s…
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