April 2019
April 4, 2019
NCAI Statement on House Passage of H.R. 1585, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019
March 2019
March 27, 2019
NCAI Welcomes Efforts to Protect American Indian and Alaska Native Children
March 22, 2019
CALL TO ACTION: How You Can Help Tribal Nations in the Great Plains Hit Hard by the “Bomb Cyclone”
March 19, 2019
Supreme Court Upholds Yakama Treaty Rights and Pre-Empts State of Washington’s Fuel Tax
March 13, 2019
House Judiciary Committee Approves Tribal Provisions at Markup of H.R. 1585, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019
March 13, 2019
President’s FY 2020 Budget Released
February 2019
February 19, 2019
NCAI Executive Director Moves On After Serving Nearly Two Decades as Organization’s Leading Tribal Nations Advocate
(NCAI)’s Executive Director Jacqueline Pata announced her resignation with the organization after nearly 18 years of service.
January 2019
January 18, 2019
Joint Press Release from National Native Organizations on the Overwhelming Support for the Indian Child Welfare Act
January 18, 2019
NCAI to Honor Distinguished Champions of Indian Country
January 14, 2019
NCAI Denounces President Trump’s Invoking of Wounded Knee Massacre and Battle of Little Bighorn in Political Attack
January 11, 2019
NCAI Applauds Decision by Little League International to Ban Racially Offensive Team Names and Mascots
January 10, 2019
National Native Organizations Unite and Urge the President and Congress to Re-Open the Government
December 2018
December 20, 2018
Statement of NCAI President Jefferson Keel on Broken Promises Report Released Today by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
December 13, 2018
Leading National Civil Rights and Racial Justice Organizations Condemn Backroom Ploy by Washington NFL Team to Get New Stadium Deal through Congress
December 12, 2018
NCAI Applauds Congress for Passing Strong 2018 Farm Bill for Indian Country
Today, in a 369-47 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the 2018 Farm Bill, which includes a historic number of tribal provisions.
December 10, 2018
NCAI, Tribal Nations Eagerly Await Government-Wide MOA for Federal Agencies’ Full Implementation of Landmark Tribal Workforce Development Law
December 5, 2018
NCAI President Jefferson Keel Honors President George H.W. Bush
December 4, 2018
Joint Statement on the Fifth Circuit Granting the Motion to Stay the District Court’s Decision on the Indian Child Welfare Act—The Gold Standard Remains Applicable in All 50 States
Statement from the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA), the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), Native American Rights Fund (NARF), and the Association on American Indian Affairs (AAIA) about the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) judgment stay pending appeal
December 3, 2018
Joint Statement on the United States Department of Justice’s Decision to Defend the Indian Child Welfare Act
Joint statement on U.S. Department of Justice's decision to defend the Indian Child Welfare Act.
November 2018
November 29, 2018
OVW's Fiscal Year 2019 Grants to Tribal Governments to Exercise Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction
Now Open! OVW's Fiscal Year 2019 Grants to Tribal Governments to Exercise Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction solicitation.
November 28, 2018
Justice Department Announces Funding Opportunities to Support Public Safety in Indian Country
Application deadline is 9:00 p.m. EDT, Feb. 26, 2019 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Justice today announced the opening of the grant solicitation period for comprehensive funding to Indian Country to support crime prevention, victim services, and coordinated community responses to violence against native women.
November 19, 2018
National Native Organizations NCAI and AAIA File Brief Opposing President Trump’s Attempt to Decimate Bears Ears National Monument
NCAI and AAIA Highlight the Dangers that President Trump’s Action Poses to Landmarks, Structures, and Objects of Cultural, Historic, and Religious Significance to All of Indian Country
November 12, 2018
NCAI Honors Veterans on a Historic Veterans Day
A Veterans Day message from NCAI President Jefferson Keel
October 2018
October 30, 2018
OFFICIAL STATEMENT: Joint Statement on the Federal District Court of Northern Texas denying to stay the court’s ruling on constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act
(Washington, D.C., October 30, 2018)—The National Indian Child Welfare Association, the National Congress of American Indians, the Association on American Indian Affairs, and the Native American Rights Fund are disappointed that the Federal District Court of Northern Texas has denied a motion to stay their decision in Brackeen v. Zinke pending appeal by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. This will likely cause great uncertainty and disruption for hundreds of vulnerable Indian children and their families who are currently in state child welfare systems within the states of Texas, Louisiana, and Indiana, especially as we enter the holiday season and the Fifth Circuit moves forward with what may be months of proceedings. Indian children and families deserve better, and we hope that the Fifth Circuit will move quickly to consider a motion to stay this lower federal court decision.
October 16, 2018
National Congress of American Indians and Native American Rights Fund Oppose the Nomination of Eric Miller to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Today, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Executive Committee adopted an emergency resolution opposing the nomination of Eric Miller to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. NCAI and the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) had previously sent a joint letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee expressing their grave concerns about Mr. Miller’s nomination.