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  • Building a Fair and Stable Economy for Indian Country

    In his State of the Union address, the President laid out a blueprint for an economy that's built to last. On February 13th, the President released his FY 2013 Budget that included $19.4 billion in funding for Native American programs, an increase of nearly $585 million over the 2012 funding levels.


  • Celebrating the Two Year Anniversary of Let’s Move! and work in Indian Country

    Let’s Move! in Indian Country brings together federal agencies, local communities, nonprofits, corporate partners, and tribes to end the epidemic of childhood obesity in Indian Country within a generation by creating a healthy start on life for children; ensuring families access to healthy, affordable, traditional foods; and increasing opportunities for physical activity.


  • Alaskan Permafrost Mapped from the Skies

    Last week, the Interior Department’s US Geological Survey (USGS) released details about a landmark airborne surveyof permafrost in the Yukon Flats of Alaska that yielded some of the most detailed, data-rich maps of permafrost ever generated.


  • Everything You Need to Know: President Obama's Blueprint for American-Made Energy

    Have questions about President Obama's Blueprint for American-made energy? Here's everything you need to know.


  • Blueprint for an America Built to Last and Indian Country

    Kimberly Teehee, Senior Policy Advisor for Native American Affairs, outlines the initiatives in President Obama's Blueprint for an America Built to Last that will benefit Indian Country.


  • A Comprehensive Funding Approach to Public Safety in Tribal Communities

    The funds can be used to conduct comprehensive planning, enhance law enforcement, bolster justice systems, support and enhance tribal efforts to prevent and control juvenile delinquency and strengthen the juvenile justice system, prevent youth substance abuse and serve crime victims


  • Increasing Energy Security

    The Obama Administration’s approach to achieving American energy independence has been a comprehensive and sustained effort, with emphasis on boosting domestic energy production, increasing efficiency, and transitioning to cleaner energy sources


  • Praise for the National Ocean Policy Implementation Plan

    See what others are saying about the National Ocean Council's release of the draft Implementation Plan, now open to public comments.


  • New Online Business Primer to Help with Job Creation in Indian Country

    The Native American Small Business Primer: Strategies for Success is a free online business course developed for Native American entrepreneurs that gives an overview of basic business principles and of the SBA’s programs and services that help business owners get started.


  • President Obama Meets with Tribal Leaders

    On December 2, 2011, following the 2011 White House Tribal Nations Conference, President Obama met with a small and regionally diverse group of tribal leaders from across Indian Country.


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