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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.
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The U.S. Senate sent President Donald Trump a bill Thursday that would protect a portion of the Wounded Knee Massacre site on the Pine Ridge Reservation.
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Tribal officials say two people were fatally shot Thursday night in a double homicide that has left the tight-knit tribal community grieving.
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The U.S. House passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Wednesday by a vote of 312-112, advancing the Lumbee Fairness Act, which was included in the legislation.
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The Minnesota Vikings, the NFL and the Native American Athletic Foundation will host 70 of the nation’s top Native American high school football players Sunday, Dec. 14, during the 2025 Native All-American Football Game at U.S. Bank Stadium.
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The Senate has approved 12 bipartisan bills intended to reinforce tribal sovereignty, protect sacred sites, improve public health and safety, settle long-standing land and water claims, and expand economic and housing opportunities across Indian Country.
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Native Vote. Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo), candidate for governor of New Mexico, toured Central New Mexico Community College’s Ted Chavez Trades and Technologies Center on Thursday to receive a briefing on the school’s workforce training programs.
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A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Native American Guardians Association (NAGA) and Massapequa Union Free School District seeking to block New York’s ban on Indigenous mascots — including the continued use of the “Chiefs” name.
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During an Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on Tuesday, Sen. Angus King (I-Maine), co-chair of the National Parks Subcommittee, criticized the Trump administration for what he described as efforts to “rewrite history” within the National Park Service.
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