October 2013
October 17, 2013
National Congress of American Indians Elects New Executive Committee, Bids Farewell To President Jefferson Keel
October 10, 2013
NCAI Releases Report on History and Legacy of Washington’s Harmful “Indian” Sports Mascot
October 1, 2013
NCAI Urges Congress to Reach a Long-Term Budget Deal that Meets the Nation’s Obligations to Tribal Nations
Tribal Nations Hard Hit by Shutdown and Sequester
September 2013
September 17, 2013
Tribal Unity Gathering Encourages Congress to Stand on Common Ground with Indian Country
September 10, 2013
NICWA and NCAI Applaud United Nations’ Anaya for Calling on United States to Protect Veronica’s Human Rights
U.N. Expert Says ‘All Necessary Measures Should Be Taken’
August 2013
August 9, 2013
NCAI Issues Statement Regarding Slate Decision to Drop the R Word
August 9, 2013
NCAI and Google Maps Partner for Indigenous Mapping Day Today - August 9, 2013
August 2, 2013
NCAI & Google Partner for Indigenous Mapping Day on August 9th
July 2013
July 31, 2013
Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Veronica Brown
July 24, 2013
South Carolina Supreme Court Denies Rights to Baby Veronica
July 22, 2013
National Native Organizations Announce Pursuit of Civil Rights Lawsuit for Baby Veronica
July 18, 2013
NCAI Statement on South Carolina Order to Remove Veronica – Baby Girl - From Father and Family
July 8, 2013
NCAI Issues Statement About Passing of President Dr. Clinton M. Pattea of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
Statement by NCAI President Jefferson Keel on the passing of President Dr. Clinton M. Pattea of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
July 3, 2013
NCAI Remembers Marge Anderson, First Woman To Lead An American Indian tribe in Minnesota
July 2, 2013
Mid Year 2013 Newsletter
June 2013
June 27, 2013
NCAI Mid Year Conference LIVE STREAM- Department of the Interior, Secretary Sally Jewell Addresses the Third General Assembly
June 26, 2013
NCAI Statement on President Obama’s Executive Order Establishing the White House Council on Native American Affairs
June 26, 2013
NCAI Statement on Obama Administration Plan on Climate Change
June 25, 2013
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Indian Child Welfare Act in Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl
In a 5-4 decision in Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl the United States Supreme Court upheld the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), but reversed and remanded this case back to the South Carolina courts on a technicality. The narrow decision focused on the standard to determine whether this particular father’s parental rights could be terminated.
June 18, 2013
Indigenous Nations Call for Full and Effective Participation of Indigenous Nations in United Nations
May 2013
May 23, 2013
New Native Veterans Memorial Bill to “Make Memorial a Reality”
May 2, 2013
NCAI Releases Public Comments Submitted to U.S. Department of State on Keystone XL Pipeline
Draft Environmental Impact Statement doesn’t address potential impact to tribal water resources, sacred places, and lacks plans for emergency response coordination with tribes
April 2013
April 30, 2013
Native American Midwife Student Awarded 2nd Annual NCAI Graduate Health Fellowship
NCAI announced Nurse-Midwifery Student Brittany Simplicio (Navajo) of Albuquerque, New Mexico, as its second annual Native Graduate Health Fellowship recipient.
April 29, 2013
Jacqueline Pata on MSNBC Discusses History and Contemporary Context of ICWA
Former NCAI Executive Director Jacqueline Pata appeared on Melissa Harris-Perry on MSNBC on Sunday April 28, 2013 to discuss and contextualize the Indian Child Welfare Act.