Tribal Trust News

A dramatic backdrop of deep sandstone canyons and desert mesas at Bears Ears National Monument.

Interior Department Announces Next Steps for Indian Youth Service Corps Program (www.doi.gov)

10/29/2021

The Department of the Interior today released draft guidelines to implement the Indian Youth Service Corps Program and announced that it would hold Nation-to-Nation consultations with Tribes, Alaska Native corporations, and the Native Hawaiian community on implementation of the Program.

Interior Department to Hold Tribal Consultations on the Federal Boarding School Initiative (www.doi.gov)

10/05/2021

The Department of the Interior today announced it would begin Tribal consultations as the next step of the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative, a comprehensive review of the troubled legacy of federal boarding school policies.

Help Is Here: Monthly payments for families with kids (www.whitehouse.gov)

09/14/2021

Raising kids can be expensive, and the Child Tax Credit is here to help. President Biden’s American Rescue Plan increased the amount of the 2021 Child Tax Credit to support families with children.

Solar panels under a partially-clouded sky in Colorado.

Interior Department Advances Two Solar Energy Projects on Tribal Lands (www.doi.gov)

07/16/2021

The Department of the Interior today announced that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has given final approval to the Southern Bighorn Solar Project on Tribal lands in Nevada. The Department also announced that construction for the Arrow Canyon Solar Project has begun.

Native American Child looks across mountains

Secretary Haaland Announces Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative (www.doi.gov)

06/22/2021

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced a Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative, a comprehensive review of the troubled legacy of federal boarding school policies.

Secretary Haaland Approves New Constitution for Cherokee Nation, Guaranteeing Full Citizenship Rights for Cherokee Freedmen (www.doi.gov)

05/12/2021

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today approved a new Constitution for the Cherokee Nation that explicitly ensures the protection of the political rights and citizenship of all Cherokee citizens, including the Cherokee Freedmen.

Virtual Career Fair (www.doi.gov)

05/11/2021

The Department of the Interior is hosting a virtual Career Fair on May 26 and 27, specifically targeting students attending Minority Serving Institutions and other individuals within minority communities.

The wetlands at Everglades National Park feature lush, green vegetation.

Secretary Haaland Announces Funding for Six Tribal Youth Environmental and Economic Empowerment Projects (www.doi.gov)

04/28/2021

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today announced the approval of $927,000 for the Tribal Youth Coastal Restoration Program, which will fund projects estimated to restore up to 1,000 acres of wildlife habitat on Tribal lands along the Gulf Coast.

Ship Rock is called Tsé Bitʼaʼí in Navajo, which means "rock with wings" or simply "winged rock."

Interior Department Takes Steps to Restore Tribal Homelands, Empower Tribal Governments to Better Manage Indian Lands (www.doi.gov)

04/27/2021

The Department of the Interior today took several steps to honor our nation-to-nation relationship with Tribes and uphold our trust and treaty responsibilities to them.

Share Secretary Haaland Continues Pursuit of Justice in Indian Country, Begins Implementation of ‘Not Invisible Act’ (www.doi.gov)

04/22/2021

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced today that she is moving forward to implement the Not Invisible Act, including establishing a Joint Commission led by the Departments of the Interior and Justice on reducing violent crime against American Indians and Alaska Natives.

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