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Joaqlin Estus Indian Country Today The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law sets aside $13 billion specifically for tribes, which are also eligible to compete for hundreds of billions more in other programs. The trick now is getting the money out of the…

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden has been to Alaska before and has old friends there, and she’s been told Alaska is a model for an effective, coordinated response to COVID-19. So she made a stop in Anchorage on her way to the Olympic games in Tokyo. During…

‘As the original caretakers of this land … tribes can lead the way’ A Diné woman who knows what it’s like to live without electricity and has fought for solar energy for her people has been selected to head the U.S. Office of Indian Energy Programs…

President Joe Biden put a hold on oil and gas drilling in the Arctic just hours after being inaugurated. He signed an executive order Wednesday placing a temporary moratorium on all federal activities related to oil and gas leases in the Arctic…

We’re working to get 'lots and lots of Native candidates into the pipeline' Traditionally a new president appoints thousands of people to federal jobs to shape policy and be the face of the new administration. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have also…