This article originally appeared at and is republished here with permission.A group of tribal leaders from North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska is calling for the removal of Tara Sweeney from the position of assistant secretary of Indian Affairs in the Interior Department over the inclusion of Alaska Native corporations in emergency money for tribes.The Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Association contends Alaska Native corporations are not tribes and should not be allotted any of the $8 billion set aside for them by the The association is made up of more than a dozen tribal chairmen and...…This article originally appeared at and is republished here with permission.A group of tribal leaders from North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska is calling for the removal of Tara Sweeney from the position of assistant secretary of Indian Affairs in the Interior Department over the inclusion of Alaska Native corporations in emergency money for tribes.The Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Association contends Alaska Native corporations are not tribes and should not be allotted any of the $8 billion set aside for them by the The association is made up of more than a dozen tribal chairmen and...WW…

September 13, 2022A Diné woman who knows what it’s like to live without electricity and has fought for solar energy for her people has been selected to head the U.S. Programs and Policy. She’ll be taking over a program that the Trump administration nearly brought to its knees by by two-thirds. Wahleah Johns is co-founder and director of , a company that brings solar energies to Native American homes and trains Navajo solar installers. She’s also been a community organizer and advocate for water protection, and economic and environmental justice. She’s chairwoman of the Navajo Green Economy...…September 13, 2022A Diné woman who knows what it’s like to live without electricity and has fought for solar energy for her people has been selected to head the U.S. Programs and Policy. She’ll be taking over a program that the Trump administration nearly brought to its knees by by two-thirds. Wahleah Johns is co-founder and director of , a company that brings solar energies to Native American homes and trains Navajo solar installers. She’s also been a community organizer and advocate for water protection, and economic and environmental justice. She’s chairwoman of the Navajo Green Economy...WW…

September 13, 2022President Joe Biden put a hold on oil and gas drilling in the Arctic just hours after being inaugurated. He signed an  Wednesday placing a temporary moratorium on all federal activities related to oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Just the day before, nine leases had been signed by the Trump administration, well ahead of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’s 2024 deadline requiring two lease sales in the refuge.Biden’s executive order raises questions about the permitting process for the leases, saying, “in light of the alleged legal...…September 13, 2022President Joe Biden put a hold on oil and gas drilling in the Arctic just hours after being inaugurated. He signed an  Wednesday placing a temporary moratorium on all federal activities related to oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Just the day before, nine leases had been signed by the Trump administration, well ahead of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’s 2024 deadline requiring two lease sales in the refuge.Biden’s executive order raises questions about the permitting process for the leases, saying, “in light of the alleged legal...WW…