Native Americans

Eli Crane Bolsters Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunities

Representative Eli Crane's (R-AZ) Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act has unanimously passed by the House Committee on Small Business, a…

1 month ago

Mark Kelly, Ruben Gallego, and Eli Crane Introduce Bipartisan Yavapai-Apache Water Rights Agreement Bill

Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Representative Eli Crane (R-AZ) have introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Yavapai-Apache Nation…

2 months ago

Juan Ciscomani Introduces Bill Improving Shadow Wolves Border Security Program

Representative Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) is introducing bipartisan legislation strengthening federal-tribal border enforcement agreements and the Shadow Wolves unit of Immigration…

3 months ago

Eli Crane Celebrates Ak-Chin-IHS Partnership for New Healthcare Facility

Representative Eli Crane (R-AZ) celebrated the recent establishment of a partnership between the Indian Health Service (IHS) and the Ak-Chin…

4 months ago

Ansari Discusses DOGE Impact on Bureau of Indian Education

Representative Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) discussed the cuts to the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) with Scott Davis, Department of the…

9 months ago

Blackman, Martinez Urge for Action to Address Missing & Murdered Native Americans

State Representatives Walt Blackman (R-7) and Teresa Martinez (R-16) are for a state and federal response to alarming rates of…

10 months ago

Arizona's Delegates Unite Behind Ciscomani's Reintroduced Tribal Water Agreement Bill

Almost all of Arizona's Congressional delegation has united behind Representative Juan Ciscomani's (R-AZ) Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement,…

1 year ago

Gallego, Kelly Demand Phoenix Bureau of Indian Affairs Office Stay Open

Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) led a joint letter demanding the Phoenix Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)…

1 year ago

Crane Introduces Bill Allowing Navajo Energy Development

Representative Eli Crane (R-AZ) has introduced legislation reversing a Biden Administration ban on mineral leasing land in Chaco Canyon, allowing…

1 year ago

Sinema Introduces Bill Expanding Tonto Apache Reservation with Forest Service Land

Senators Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) have introduced a bill expanding the Tonto Apache Tribe's current reservation by…

1 year ago

Crane Co-Sponsors Bill Ratifying Native American Water Rights in Northern Arizona

Native American Tribes in Northern Arizona have had difficulty accessing and cultivating clean water in their respective areas, and with…

2 years ago

Schweikert Introduces Bipartisan Bill Supporting Economic Development in Tribal Areas

Native American tribal governments are frequently excluded from tax-exempt government bonds because they often fail the "essential government function" test,…

2 years ago