/tags/bureau-of-indian-affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs en-US Copyright Fri, 14 Jun 2024 22:24:58 GMT /local-news/2024-06-14/buffalo-tribes-legislation Buffalos have long played a significant role for many Native American tribes. They have provided clothing, food, shelter and much more. This week, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., introduced bipartisan legislation to create a permanent buffalo program that would help tribes manage current and future herds. Fri, 14 Jun 2024 22:24:58 GMT /local-news/2024-06-14/buffalo-tribes-legislation Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2023-02-21/tohajiilee-receives-90-4-million-to-build-a-new-community-school-away-from-flood-plain A former elementary boarding school site will close and federal dollars will now go to building a new campus for tribally-run K-12 program in this story from Source New Mexico. Tue, 21 Feb 2023 13:17:53 GMT /local-news/2023-02-21/tohajiilee-receives-90-4-million-to-build-a-new-community-school-away-from-flood-plain Jeanette DeDios /2021-08-10/a-national-disgrace-years-after-promised-reforms-people-keep-dying-at-federal-tribal-jails Willy Pepion had a cracked skull, and guards at the federal jail on the Blackfeet Reservation dismissed his pleas for help. He died in his cell. Three hours went by until anyone noticed. Thu, 05 Aug 2021 20:05:07 GMT /2021-08-10/a-national-disgrace-years-after-promised-reforms-people-keep-dying-at-federal-tribal-jails Nate Hegyi /public-affairs/2021-08-11/carlos-yazzie-needed-a-hospital-instead-he-ended-up-dead-in-a-tribal-jail "The corrections officers are basically holding these lives in their hands with their decisions." Thu, 05 Aug 2021 20:04:51 GMT /public-affairs/2021-08-11/carlos-yazzie-needed-a-hospital-instead-he-ended-up-dead-in-a-tribal-jail Nate Hegyi /2021-08-12/a-mothers-death-in-tribal-jail-highlights-need-for-medical-care-on-site The National Congress of American Indians has urged the federal government to place medical personnel in its tribal jails, arguing that the current situation "exacerbates the already challenging problem of health disparities for American Indians." Thu, 05 Aug 2021 20:03:30 GMT /2021-08-12/a-mothers-death-in-tribal-jail-highlights-need-for-medical-care-on-site Nate Hegyi /2021-08-13/the-crumbs-federal-neglect-leaves-tribal-jails-in-disrepair-if-theyre-open-at-all After months of repeated written questions and public records requests from NPR and the Mountain West News Bureau, Interior Department officials said they now plan to contract with an outside agency to examine the troubles plaguing tribal detention centers. Thu, 05 Aug 2021 20:02:59 GMT /2021-08-13/the-crumbs-federal-neglect-leaves-tribal-jails-in-disrepair-if-theyre-open-at-all Savannah Maher /local-news/2018-04-09/tribes-lead-the-way-for-faster-internet-access-in-new-mexico For decades in these sparsely populated valleys and peaks in northern New Mexico, the internet has been slow, unreliable and expensive. This region is not… Mon, 09 Apr 2018 19:21:16 GMT /local-news/2018-04-09/tribes-lead-the-way-for-faster-internet-access-in-new-mexico Antonia Gonzales /public-health-new-mexico/2015-08-24/shiprock-votes-to-keep-irrigation-shut-off UPDATE 8/25 at 12:30 p.m.: President Russell Begaye is awaiting soil and sediment samples from the Navajo Nation's Environmental Protection Agency before… Mon, 24 Aug 2015 23:30:54 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-08-24/shiprock-votes-to-keep-irrigation-shut-off Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2015-08-19/food-security-fallout-after-animas-river-contamination It’s been two weeks since the Gold King Mine spill closed irrigation on the Navajo Nation and officials say fields around Shiprock are beginning to die… Thu, 20 Aug 2015 00:19:55 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-08-19/food-security-fallout-after-animas-river-contamination Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2015-08-18/shiprock-farmers-scramble-to-save-fields It’s been nearly two weeks since the Gold King Mine spill caused the shut down of San Juan River irrigation to farms on the Navajo Nation. Emergency… Wed, 19 Aug 2015 00:01:16 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-08-18/shiprock-farmers-scramble-to-save-fields Marisa Demarco