On Wednesday, the House Committee on Rules is taking the first step toward seating a tribal government delegate in the chamber. The hearing will focus on what it would take to finally bring the Cherokee Nation into the halls of power on Capitol Hill, nearly 200 years after the United States made such a promise by treaty.
Nicole Mann has become the first Native American woman in space as she lifted off in command of a flight to the International Space Station on Wednesday that also included the first Russian to join a US space flight since the invasion of Ukraine.
The National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) released Fiscal Year 2021 (FY 2021) Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) numbers totaling $39 billion, an increase of 40% over FY 2020 and a 13% increase compared to FY 2019.
Bill Now Heads to U.S. House Of Representatives For Consideration
From AP News: "Mohegan Chief Marilynn “Lynn” Malerba, the nation’s first Native American U.S. treasurer, comes from a line of chiefs who instilled in her the need to keep her tribe healthy and to survive."
California state senators have unanimously advanced Senate Bill 18, also known as the Tribal Housing Reconstitution and Resiliency Act, to establish a state housing fund for Native Americans.
