May 2012
May 16, 2012
NCAI Praises House Passage of HEARTH Act, Urges Swift Senate Action
HEARTH Act Passes House of Representatives 400 to 0
April 2012
April 26, 2012
Senate Passes VAWA, Including Protections for Native Women
Legislation Protects All Domestic and Dating Violence Victims on Reservations; Attention Turns to House Judiciary Committee
April 18, 2012
NCAI Names Inaugural Graduate Health Fellowship Recipient
Former U.S. Public Health Service Officer and Dentistry Student Lisa Begay (Navajo) Receives Award
March 2012
March 29, 2012
Health Reform & Indian Country
Learn more about the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) in relation to the Supreme Court's review of the Affordable Care Act.
March 6, 2012
NCAI Announces 2012 Indian Country Leadership Awards & Tribal Exchange Winners
Leadership Awards presented to Congressman Don Young, Larry Echo Hawk - Assistant Secretary Indian Affairs, American University WINS Program, and Dr. Eddie Brown. Team from Wingate High School in New Mexico honored for winning Stock Market Game/Tribal Exchange.
January 2012
January 26, 2012
10th Annual State of Indian Nations Address - NCAI President Keel Remarks
Thursday, January 26, 2012 - Newseum, Knight Studios, Washington, DC
December 2011
December 7, 2011
NCAI Commends FEMA Support for Direct Authority of Tribal Governments to Apply for Presidential Disaster Declaration
Updates to Stafford Act would recognize tribal sovereignty and create flexibility for tribes and states when responding to emergency and disaster events
November 2011
November 29, 2011
NCAI Expresses Support for Interior’s Proposed Leasing Reforms for Tribal Lands and Renewable Energy Development
Organization calls for implementation of proposed reforms to jumpstart tribally driven renewable energy and economic development
November 17, 2011
US Congress Deals Major Setback to Tribal Justice Programs
Cuts to funding sets back projected tribal law enforcement gains
November 1, 2011
NCAI and Senator Akaka Team Up to Protect Native Women
The Stand Against Violence and Empower Native Women (SAVE Native Women) Act would empower tribes to prosecute violent crimes and better serve victims
October 2011
October 12, 2011
Tribal Leaders Call for Increased Focus on Pressing Issues Facing Indian Country
Hundreds of tribal leaders stand together on Capitol Hill to protect tribal lands, the budget, and Native women
October 10, 2011
Tribal Leaders Converge on Capitol to Call for Attention to Critical Issues
Elected officials and advocates to call for members of Congress to stand with Indian Country during Tribal Unity Impact Week
September 2011
September 11, 2011
Statement by NCAI President Jefferson Keel on Veterans Day
Jefferson Keel, Lt. Governor of the Chickasaw Nation and President of NCAI, served over twenty years in the United States Army.
September 9, 2011
NCAI Urges Passage of the American Jobs Act
Statement following President Obama's Jobs Speech
August 2011
August 23, 2011
The American Family of Governments, Working Together to Strengthen America’s Economy
Note from NCAI President Keel on participating in the White House Rural Economic Forum in Iowa