U.S. Department of Interior

Indian Country Gripped By Haaland Hearing For Interior Secretary

By • Feb 23, 2021
Debbie Nez-Manuel via AP

For Native Americans, Deb Haaland is more than an elected official on track to become the first Indigenous secretary of the Interior Department. 

  

More Federal Funding Urged For White Mountain Apache Tribe Drinking Water Project

By • Feb 17, 2021
azdragonfly.org

Three congressional Democrats from Arizona are calling on federal officials to fully fund a major water system for the White Mountain Apache Tribe. The long-delayed project has kept many residents without safe and reliable drinking water. KNAU’s Ryan Heinsius reports.


Tribes Hope For Bears Ears Restoration Under Biden-Harris Administration

By • Dec 11, 2020
Bob Wick/BLM

Navajo Nation leaders are calling for the full restoration of Bears Ears National Monument in southern Utah. The Trump administration drastically cut its size three years ago, but tribes hope the Biden-Harris administration will reverse the order. KNAU’s Ryan Heinsius reports.


More Call For Pause As US Weighs New Mexico Drilling Plan

By • Sep 18, 2020
AP Photo/Eric Draper, File

Environmentalists want federal land managers to suspend efforts to amend a plan that would guide oil and gas development and other activities near Chaco Culture National Historical Park.

Probe: Interior Held Back Bernhardt Records Sought By Court

By • Aug 11, 2020
AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File

An Interior Department internal watchdog says the agency withheld public documents related to Interior Secretary David Bernhardt ahead of his Senate confirmation.

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