BETHEL, Alaska, May 29 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following written testimony by Bryan J. Fisher, director of the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, from a May 6, 2026, field hearing entitled "From Disaster to Resilience: Strengthening Tribal Communities through Federal Response, Mitigation and Relocation Programs": * * * I. Introduction Chairman Murkowski, Vice Chairman Schatz, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to provide written testimony regarding the effective more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following testimony by William H. Kirkland III, assistant secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs, from a May 20, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget request: * * * Chairman Murkowski, Vice Chairman Schatz, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on the President's Fiscal Year 2027 Budget request for Indian Affairs. I appreciate the Committee's continued leadership and longstanding commitment to upholding the Federal government's tru more PR

BETHEL, Alaska, May 29 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Thaddeus Tikiun Jr., executive board chairman of the Association of Village Council Presidents, from a May 6, 2026, field hearing entitled "From Disaster to Resilience: Strengthening Tribal Communities through Federal Response, Mitigation and Relocation Programs": * * * Chair Murkowski, thank you for convening this roundtable. I am Thaddeus Tikiun, Jr., Chairman of the Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP) Executive Board. I am Yup'ik  more PR

BETHEL, Alaska, May 29 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Andrew Guy, president and CEO of Calista Corp., from a May 6, 2026, field hearing entitled "From Disaster to Resilience: Strengthening Tribal Communities through Federal Response, Mitigation and Relocation Programs": * * * Chair Murkowski, Vice Chair Schatz, and Members of the Committee, thank you for convening this field hearing to discuss Typhoon Halong, disaster response, and community resilience. My name is Andrew Guy, and I serve as Preside more PR

BETHEL, Alaska, May 29 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Denali Commission Director of Programs Jocelyn Fenton from a May 6, 2026, field hearing entitled "From Disaster to Resilience: Strengthening Tribal Communities through Federal Response, Mitigation and Relocation Programs": * * * Chair Murkowski, members of the Committee, and Tribal leaders: My name is Jocelyn Fenton, Director of Programs for the Denali Commission. The Commission is a federal agency created to support critical infrastructure and e more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 (TNSFR) -- The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art in Indianapolis intends to repatriate four cultural items affiliated with the Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes, according to a notice published by the National Park Service under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The museum identified the items as a Bear Mask, Raven Rattle, Chilkat Blanket and Brown Bear Shirt. According to the notice, the objects were removed from undisclosed locations in southeastern Alaska dur more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following information collection: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are proposing to renew an information collection without change. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we provide the general public and other Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and continuing coll more PR

WASHINGTON, June 1 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following information collection: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing to renew an information collection as part of the ongoing research in North American birds. Members of the public provide observation reports of birds with deformities from Alaska and other regions. In accordance with the PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all information collections r more PR

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Secure Senate Passage of Legislation to Keep Rural Community Hospitals Open, Improve New Mexicans' Access to Healthcare * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) secured Senate passage of the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Reauthorization Act, legislation they cosponsored to improve New Mexicans' access to healthcare and keep rural hospitals open by extending the Rural Community Hosp more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Clayton Fulton, chief of staff of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service, from a May 20, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget request: * * * Good afternoon, Chair Murkowski, Vice Chair Schatz, and Members of the Committee. Thank you for your support and for inviting me to speak with you about the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Budget Request for the Indian Health Service (IHS). The Indian Health Service is an ag more PR

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The U.S. Department of Justice, through the Office for Victims of Crime, has announced the launch of the OVC FY 2026 Increasing Services for American Indian and Alaska Native Victims of Human Trafficking in Urban Centers Program. This initiative aims to expand the availability of crucial victim services for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities facing the challenges of human trafficking in urban environments. With an award ceiling of $450,000, the grant is intended for Urban Indian Organizations, as define more ST