The Coalition of Large Tribes congratulates Navajo Nation citizen Billy Kirkland on his confirmation by the U.S. Senate today to serve as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs.  Billy has lived and breathed the joys and challenges of large land base tribes his entire life.   From the cradle, he has learned to respect and honor Treaties as the supreme law …

Media Share by ICT, please view on their site to support journalism in Indian Countryhttps://ictnews.org/news/government-shutdown-begins-too-early-to-tell-the-full-impact-on-indian-country/ Impacts will vary depending on how much reserve funding individual tribes have Amelia SchaferICT The United States government has entered a shutdown, meaning many federal agencies have had funding cut off and are furloughing workers. For Indian Country, this is a violation of dozens of …

September 26, 2025Agency Village, South Dakota – The Coalition of Large Tribes (COLT) is devastated to learn ofthe sudden passing of Ernie Stevens, Jr., Chairman of the Indian Gaming Association (IGA). “Fordecades, Chairman Stevens stood as a luminary in Indian Gaming,” stated COLT Chairman J.Garret Renville, Chairman of Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate. “His support of tribal leaders acrossIndian Country was unwavering. …

The Coalition of Large Tribes has submitted comments to the USDA regarding its reorganization plan.

PHOTO: (left to right) Speaker Crystalyne Curley, FBI Director Kash Patel, COLT Treasurer Lisa White Pipe, and COLT Chairman J. Garret Renville in Washington D.C. on July 16, 2025. Media Share from Navajo Nation, Facebook Speaker Curley urges FBI Director to increase federal support for missing and murdered persons cases WASHINGTON, D.C. — During a high-level roundtable discussion with FBI …

Media Share from the Illinois Review on July 18, 2025 Vargas, Tribal Leaders Rally with FBI Director to Tackle Human Trafficking and Violence on Native Lands On Wednesday, Mark Vargas joined tribal leaders in Washington for a high-level meeting with FBI Director Kash Patel, focusing on the agency’s recent commitment to increase federal resources to combat human trafficking, unsolved violent …

Letter to Senate Committee on Indian AffairsJuly 14, 2025From Crystalyne Curley, Speaker 25th Navajo Nation Council

Media Share from BroadbandBreakfasthttps://broadbandbreakfast.com/fcc-draft-order-would-decline-tribal-window-for-aws-3-auction/ Jake Neenan Jul 8, 2025 — 2 min read The Federal Communications Commission is poised not to allow tribes to apply for free spectrum licenses in its next auction. A public draft of an order the agency will vote on at its July meeting would decline a Tribal priority window for the upcoming auction of AWS-3 licenses. The FCC’s spectrum …

July 9, 2025Media Share from X, Deputy Secretary Michael Faulkender This week, I was excited to continue @USTreasury’s nation-to-nation engagement. During the first Trump Administration, I served as the Point of Contact for Tribal Consultation. I also supported the establishment of the Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee, as well as the creation of the Treasury’s Tribal Affairs program, which is now …