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WASHINGTON — In addition to articles already covered by Native News Online, here is a roundup of other news released from Washington, D.C. that impacts Indian Country recently. The federal goverment remains under a partial shutdown. If there is no progress made or an agreement made on how to fund the federal government, on Wednesday, the will enter its fifth week of the shutdown. 

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced in a memo Friday that its contingency fund cannot legally be used to provide food assistance benefits for more than 42 million Americans in November, as the government shutdown continues.

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The U.S. Department of the Interior unveiled a sweeping set of initiatives aimed at expanding energy development, modernizing land and resource management, and improving public health and safety across Alaska.

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U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) have introduced bipartisan legislation that would allow the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) to assist Tribal law enforcement in tracking down violent criminals and searching for missing children.

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The Alaska Federation of Natives convention in Anchorage, while it featured the usual cultural celebrations, socializing and discussions of state and federal policies, had a strong focus this year on a particular subject: the ravages on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta of ex-Typhoon Halong.  

Promotional image for a live stream 'The Power of a Dream' with Olympic Gold Medalist Billy Mills (Oglala Lakota). A photo of a smiling Billy Mills in traditional attire is on the right. Text reads: 'LIVE on NATIVE BIDASKÉ. Olympic Gold Medalist Billy Mills (Oglala Lakota). The Power of a Dream. Runner. Champion. Warrior. October 24 @ 12 PM ET. STREAMING LIVE on YouTube and Facebook.'
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More than sixty years after his stunning Olympic victory in Tokyo, Billy Mills (Oglala Lakota) continues to run toward something greater than medals or records. He’s striving for unity, healing, and hope.

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The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) has announced the 16th stop of its Oral History Project, set for November 17–21, 2025, at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico.

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In a united show of solidarity and advocacy, members of the 25th Navajo Nation Council joined families, survivors, and community leaders for a walk organized by the Missing and Murdered Diné Relatives (MMDR) Task Force in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

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Last week, Native Bidaské featured Governor Stephen Lewis of the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona. During the episode, Governor Lewis spoke about his community's work on Indigenous Peoples Day, the consequential nature of the Native American vote in Arizona, and shared heartfelt remembrances of his friend, the late Chairman Ernie Stevens Jr..