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The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Enbridge Energy, LP v. Nessel, No. 24-783, on February 24, 2026. The case affects the operation of the Line 5 oil pipeline in Michigan. The route runs through treaty territory. Tribal Nations Brief: https://indianz.com/News/20251021121320107_24-783tribalnationsamicusbrief/

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) hosted its first meeting on the Donald Trump era on February 12, 2026. At the meeting, members of the ACHP discussed a proposal to revise the federal government's Section 106 regulations. The regulations require tribal consultation whenever development projects affect cultural, historic and sacred sites. Speakers (not exhaustive): Travis Voyles,...

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Oversight Hearing entitled “Economic Self-Determination in Action: Examining the Small Business Administration Native 8(a) Program” Date: February 10, 2026 Time: 9:30 AM Location: Dirksen Room: 628 Witnesses Panel 1 The Honorable Chuck Hoskin Jr. Principal Chief Cherokee Nation Tahlequah, Oklahoma Ms. Katherine Carlton President, Chugach Alaska Corporation Policy...

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Oversight Hearing entitled “Economic Self-Determination in Action: Examining the Small Business Administration Native 8(a) Program” Date: February 10, 2026 Time: 9:30 AM Location: Dirksen Room: 628 Witnesses Panel 1 The Honorable Chuck Hoskin Jr. Principal Chief Cherokee Nation Tahlequah, Oklahoma Ms. Katherine Carlton President, Chugach Alaska Corporation Policy...

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Oversight Hearing entitled “Economic Self-Determination in Action: Examining the Small Business Administration Native 8(a) Program” Date: February 10, 2026 Time: 9:30 AM Location: Dirksen Room: 628 Witnesses Panel 1 The Honorable Chuck Hoskin Jr. Principal Chief Cherokee Nation Tahlequah, Oklahoma Ms. Katherine Carlton President, Chugach Alaska Corporation Policy...

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Oversight Hearing entitled “Economic Self-Determination in Action: Examining the Small Business Administration Native 8(a) Program” Date: February 10, 2026 Time: 9:30 AM Location: Dirksen Room: 628 Witnesses Panel 1 The Honorable Chuck Hoskin Jr. Principal Chief Cherokee Nation Tahlequah, Oklahoma Ms. Katherine Carlton President, Chugach Alaska Corporation Policy...

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Oversight Hearing entitled “Economic Self-Determination in Action: Examining the Small Business Administration Native 8(a) Program” Date: February 10, 2026 Time: 9:30 AM Location: Dirksen Room: 628 Witnesses Panel 1 The Honorable Chuck Hoskin Jr. Principal Chief Cherokee Nation Tahlequah, Oklahoma Ms. Katherine Carlton President, Chugach Alaska Corporation Policy...

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Oversight Hearing entitled “Economic Self-Determination in Action: Examining the Small Business Administration Native 8(a) Program” Date: February 10, 2026 Time: 9:30 AM Location: Dirksen Room: 628 Witnesses Panel 1 The Honorable Chuck Hoskin Jr. Principal Chief Cherokee Nation Tahlequah, Oklahoma Ms. Katherine Carlton President, Chugach Alaska Corporation Policy...

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Oversight Hearing entitled “Economic Self-Determination in Action: Examining the Small Business Administration Native 8(a) Program” Date: February 10, 2026 Time: 9:30 AM Location: Dirksen Room: 628 Witnesses Panel 1 The Honorable Chuck Hoskin Jr. Principal Chief Cherokee Nation Tahlequah, Oklahoma Ms. Katherine Carlton President, Chugach Alaska Corporation Policy...

The National Congress of American Indians hosts the State of Indian Nations on February 9, 2026. Speakers Larry Wright, Executive Director, NCAI Jonas Kanuhsa, Co-President, NCAI Youth Commission Angelina Serna, Co-President, NCAI Youth Commission Mark Macarro, President, NCAI Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minnesota) The State of Indian Nations kicked of NCAI's executive council winter session. The event is...

The National Congress of American Indians hosts the State of Indian Nations on February 9, 2026. Speakers Larry Wright, Executive Director, NCAI Jonas Kanuhsa, Co-President, NCAI Youth Commission Angelina Serna, Co-President, NCAI Youth Commission Mark Macarro, President, NCAI Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minnesota) The State of Indian Nations kicked of NCAI's executive council winter session. The event is...

The National Congress of American Indians hosts the State of Indian Nations on February 9, 2026. Speakers Larry Wright, Executive Director, NCAI Jonas Kanuhsa, Co-President, NCAI Youth Commission Angelina Serna, Co-President, NCAI Youth Commission Mark Macarro, President, NCAI Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minnesota) The State of Indian Nations kicked of NCAI's executive council winter session. The event is...

The National Congress of American Indians hosts the State of Indian Nations on February 9, 2026. Speakers Larry Wright, Executive Director, NCAI Jonas Kanuhsa, Co-President, NCAI Youth Commission Angelina Serna, Co-President, NCAI Youth Commission Mark Macarro, President, NCAI Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minnesota) The State of Indian Nations kicked of NCAI's executive council winter session. The event is...

The National Congress of American Indians hosts the State of Indian Nations on February 9, 2026. Speakers Larry Wright, Executive Director, NCAI Jonas Kanuhsa, Co-President, NCAI Youth Commission Angelina Serna, Co-President, NCAI Youth Commission Mark Macarro, President, NCAI Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minnesota) The State of Indian Nations kicked of NCAI's executive council winter session. The event is...

The National Congress of American Indians hosts the State of Indian Nations on February 9, 2026. Speakers Larry Wright, Executive Director, NCAI Jonas Kanuhsa, Co-President, NCAI Youth Commission Angelina Serna, Co-President, NCAI Youth Commission Mark Macarro, President, NCAI Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minnesota) The State of Indian Nations kicked of NCAI's executive council winter session. The event is...

Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Billy Kirkland addresses the National Congress of American Indians on February 10, 2026. Kirkland is a citizen of the Navajo Nation. He was confirmed to his post, a political position at the Department of the Interior, on October 7, 2025. In his position, Kirkland oversees the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Indian Education and the Bureau of Trust Fu...

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche addresses the National Congress of American Indians on February 10, 2026. Blanche spoke at NCAI's executive council winter session in Washington, D.C. He is the second-in-command at the Department of Justice. On April 2, Blanche was announced as the Acting Attorney General following the removal of Pam Bondi from the position.

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S. 2098, S.1055 & S. 699 Date: February 4, 2026 Time: 2:15 PM Location: Dirksen Room: 628 Agenda: S. 2098, Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025 S. 1055, Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act S. 699, Purchased and Referred Care Improvement Act of 2025 Witnesses Panel 1 The Honorable Darrell LaRoc...

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S. 2098, S.1055 & S. 699 Date: February 4, 2026 Time: 2:15 PM Location: Dirksen Room: 628 Agenda: S. 2098, Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025 S. 1055, Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act S. 699, Purchased and Referred Care Improvement Act of 2025 Witnesses Panel 1 The Honorable Darrell LaRoc...

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S. 2098, S.1055 & S. 699 Date: February 4, 2026 Time: 2:15 PM Location: Dirksen Room: 628 Agenda: S. 2098, Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025 S. 1055, Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act S. 699, Purchased and Referred Care Improvement Act of 2025 Witnesses Panel 1 The Honorable Darrell LaRoc...

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S. 2098, S.1055 & S. 699 Date: February 4, 2026 Time: 2:15 PM Location: Dirksen Room: 628 Agenda: S. 2098, Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025 S. 1055, Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act S. 699, Purchased and Referred Care Improvement Act of 2025 Witnesses Panel 1 The Honorable Darrell LaRoc...

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S. 2098, S.1055 & S. 699 Date: February 4, 2026 Time: 2:15 PM Location: Dirksen Room: 628 Agenda: S. 2098, Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025 S. 1055, Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act S. 699, Purchased and Referred Care Improvement Act of 2025 Witnesses Panel 1 The Honorable Darrell LaRoc...

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S. 2098, S.1055 & S. 699 Date: February 4, 2026 Time: 2:15 PM Location: Dirksen Room: 628 Agenda: S. 2098, Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025 S. 1055, Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act S. 699, Purchased and Referred Care Improvement Act of 2025 Witnesses Panel 1 The Honorable Darrell LaRoc...

On Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at 2pm Eastern, in Room 1324 of the Longworth House Office Building, the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, will hold an oversight hearing titled “Making Federal Economic Development Programs Work in Indian Country.” Witnesses Panel I (Outside Experts) The Honorable Hope Silvas Chairwoman Shivwits Band of Paiutes Ivins, U...

On Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at 2pm Eastern, in Room 1324 of the Longworth House Office Building, the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, will hold an oversight hearing titled “Making Federal Economic Development Programs Work in Indian Country.” Witnesses Panel I (Outside Experts) The Honorable Hope Silvas Chairwoman Shivwits Band of Paiutes Ivins, U...