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Opening Statement from the 55th Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum

February 3, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday afternoon, Doug Burgum was sworn in as the 55th Secretary of the Interior. With a career rooted in leadership, innovation and service, Secretary Burgum expressed his gratitude and outlined his vision for the Department of the Interior’s future. 

“Grateful to President Trump for the honor to serve as Secretary of the Interior,” said Secretary Doug Burgum. “We look forward to delivering on President Trump’s vision for Energy Dominance – which is the foundation of American prosperity, affordability for American families, unrivaled national security, and world peace.” 


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Today, NATV was in attendance for the briefing addressing the collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and Army helicopter.
January 30, 2025
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SCHATZ STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT BIDEN COMMUTING LIFE SENTENCE OF LEONARD PELTIER

January 20, 2025

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, released the following statement after President Biden commuted Native American activist Leonard Peltier’s sentence. Peltier, now 80 years old, has been imprisoned for the past 49 years after he was convicted of murder in 1977 following a controversial investigation and trial, which many civil rights leaders and legal experts have called unjust, including the U.S. Attorney who prosecuted the case.

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President Joe Biden commuted the sentence of Native American political prisoner Leonard Peltier as part of his last acts in office. 

January 20, 2025


This morning, just moments before leaving office, President Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier. He will transition to home confinement, Biden said in a statement.


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Secretary Haaland Delivers Farewell Speech, Highlights Enduring Progress During Biden-Harris Administration 

January 15, 2025

WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today delivered remarks during a program at the Department of the Interior to celebrate the historic and enduring progress achieved during the Biden-Harris administration.

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“The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.”


President James Earl Carter Jr.
1924 – 2024
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Deb Haaland: The Impact of President Biden’s Apology to Indian Country

January 6, 2025

In a new blog on the Interior Department’s website today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland shares her perspective about the impact of the Department’s Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative and President Biden’s apology to Indian Country.

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IN 2024, CHAIR SCHATZ LED PASSAGE OF BILLS TO SUPPORT NATIVE LANDS, TOURISM, WATER RIGHTS, BUFFALO RESTORATION, AND IHS SERVICES; SECURED CRITICAL FUNDING FOR NATIVE COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE

16 Indian Affairs Bills Passed the Senate, More Than $15 Billion Invested in Native Communities This Year


January 1, 2025
WASHINGTON – Over the past year, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, led the passage of 16 bills and helped secure historic investments which will benefit Native communities nationwide. Specifically, Schatz worked to deliver record funding for Native housing, totaling more than $1.3 billion, as well as more than $7 billion to strengthen Native health care. Additionally, 4 bills were enacted into law, and several others – including the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act – advanced to the House for further consideration.


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Statement from Secretary Haaland on the Passing of President Jimmy Carter

December 29, 2024


WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today released the following statement on the passing of President Jimmy Carter:

"President Jimmy Carter exemplified what it means to live a life of faith and service to others. His love for and conservation of our shared public lands leaves a tremendous legacy, and I am grateful that the Department will continue to honor his work at the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park for generations to come. My heartfelt condolences go out to his family and the global community as we all mourn this selfless public servant."
Check out the Afternoon Session of the 2024 White House Tribal Nations Summit including remarks from Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden.

Biden-Harris Administration Releases 10-Year National Plan on Native Language Revitalization

December 9, 2024

WASHINGTON — At the 2024 White House Tribal Nations Summit today, Departments of the Interior, Education and?Health and Human Services (HHS) released a 10-year National Plan on Native Language Revitalization, which outlines a comprehensive, government-wide strategy to support the revitalization, protection, preservation and reclamation of Native languages. The plan, a joint effort of the agencies, charts a path to help address the United States government’s role in the loss of Native languages across the continental United States, Alaska and Hawaiʻi.

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Interior and Justice Departments Release Best Practices to Improve Media Coverage of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Cases

Guidelines Honor Commitment Made in Response to Not Invisible Act CommissionRecommendations

December 9, 2024

WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior and the Department of Justice today published new guidelines and best practices to improve media coverage on the crisis of missing or murdered Indigenous peoples (MMIP) and human trafficking (HT).The release comes as the Biden-Harris administration hosts the 2024 White House Tribal Nations Summit, which provides an opportunity for the Biden-Harris administration and Tribal leaders from the 574 federally recognized Tribes to discuss ways the federal government can invest in and strengthen nation-to-nation relationships as well as ensure that progress in Indian Country endures for years to come.    


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