The Pentagon’s DEI purge: Officials describe a scramble to remove and then restore online content
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 citizens over the removal of military heroes and historic mentions…
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Pentagon restores histories of Navajo Code Talkers, other Native veterans after public outcry
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, days after tribes condemned the action. The initial removal was…
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CTUIR TERO helping people obtain job skills with HECC grants
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 Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC). TERO Apprenticeship Training Coordinator Michelle…
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Some student loan repayment plans have been suspended. Here’s what borrowers should know
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 court ruling that blocked some Biden-era programs, the Education Department…
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Airman charged in killing of Native American woman who went missing 7 months ago in South Dakota
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 months ago. Quinterius Chappelle, 24, made his first court appearance…
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Clinic closures, firings, buyouts: Northwest tribes sound alarm about cuts to health care, education and other key services
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” to health care, social, educational and other critical services in…
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Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva of Arizona, champion of environment and progressivism, dies at age 77
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 futile causes during a two-decade career in Congress, died March…
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CTUIR issues statement on the passing of Rep. Raúl Grijalva
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 complications. “Rep. Grijalva was a true public servant, advocating 22…
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Tribal nations concerned Trump cuts have potential to violate trust responsibilities
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 Elon Musk to close more than a quarter of Bureau…
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