March 2025 - THE CUJ

The Pentagon’s DEI purge: Officials describe a scramble to remove and then restore online content

By Lisa Snell | The CUJ

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Every day over the past few weeks, the Pentagon has faced questions from angry lawmakers, local leaders and […]

Pentagon restores histories of Navajo Code Talkers, other Native veterans after public outcry

By Lisa Snell | The CUJ

By TERRY TANG, Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Pentagon restored some webpages highlighting the crucial wartime contributions of Navajo Code Talkers and other Native American veterans on March 19, […]

CTUIR TERO helping people obtain job skills with HECC grants

By Lisa Snell | The CUJ

MISSION – The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) Tribal Employment Rights Office (TERO) is helping people enhance their job skills after receiving two grants from the state’s […]

Some student loan repayment plans have been suspended. Here’s what borrowers should know

By Lisa Snell | The CUJ

By CORA LEWIS, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration’s recent changes to student loans are causing frustration and confusion for some borrowers. In response to a February […]

Airman charged in killing of Native American woman who went missing 7 months ago in South Dakota

By Lisa Snell | The CUJ

By SARAH RAZA, Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A 24-year-old airman has been charged with killing a Native American woman who went missing in South Dakota about seven […]

Clinic closures, firings, buyouts: Northwest tribes sound alarm about cuts to health care, education and other key services

By Lisa Snell | The CUJ

Moves target programs that are already underfunded and understaffed, tribal leaders tell Congress By MELANIE HENSHAW, Investigate West A cascade of actions from the Trump administration represents a “grave threat” […]

Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva of Arizona, champion of environment and progressivism, dies at age 77

By Lisa Snell | The CUJ

By STEPHEN GROVES and LEAH ASKARINAM, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva, a champion of environmental protections and progressive ideals who took on principled but often […]

CTUIR issues statement on the passing of Rep. Raúl Grijalva

By Lisa Snell | The CUJ

The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) is deeply saddened by the passing of Arizona Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva, who died March 13 at age 77 from cancer […]

Tribal nations concerned Trump cuts have potential to violate trust responsibilities

By Lisa Snell | The CUJ

By GRAHAM LEE BREWER, Associated Press NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — In tribal nations across the United States, leaders are scrambling to respond to a directive from President Donald Trump and […]

Tribes and Native American students sue over Bureau of Indian Education firings

By Lisa Snell | The CUJ

By GRAHAM LEE BREWER, Associated Press NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Three tribal nations and five Native American students say in a lawsuit that the Trump administration has failed its legal […]