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Congress intensifies scrutiny over USDA’s handling of tribal food distribution programs
By Brian Edwards
On Monday, congressional leaders from the powerful Senate and House appropriations committees ramped up pressure on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), seeking answers and swift action to address food shortages impacting Native American
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NOFO: Indian Affairs announces $1.4 million for tribal tourism grant program
By Tribal Business News Staff
The Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Indian Economic Development announced the availability of $1.4 million for a grant program aimed at enhancing tribal tourism initiatives.
The funding, authorized under the Native
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Osage Nation files suit after the DOI’s ‘stalling tactics’ hinder self-governance efforts
The Nation proposed that the federal government pay $4.87 million to the Nation to take over BIA functions – $4.36 million of which would come from closing down the Osage Agency and $485,000 from costs
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Federal Government acknowledges wrongdoing in Native boarding school policy, DOI report finds
by Thomas Jackson, Mvskoke Media
WASHINGTON D.C. – On July 30, United States Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced the release of the final report by the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative. The initiative was designed as
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Muscogee Nation announces new casino in Coweta
KOSU | By Cait Kelley
The Muscogee Nation announced plans to break ground in September on a $100 million casino in Coweta.
The 35,000-square-foot casino will include a hotel with 46 upscale rooms, a pool, a fitness center and more, according to officials.
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Chief Standing Bear advocates for Self-Governance at RNC
Standing Bear spoke about the Nation’s self-governance efforts, the continuing lack of partnership from the Department of Interior, and the hope of working together
Written by Shannon Shaw Duty, Editor Osage News
Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear spoke on behalf of
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Feds say wind farm owes millions for turbines in Osage County; wind farm attorneys disagree
A federal judge says a wind farm must pay the Osage Nation for illegally mining on Osage land, but the court hasn’t decided how much. At closing arguments this week, federal prosecutors argued those