The YC is the unified voice of Native youth, providing input on issues impacting American Indian and Alaska Native youth, collaborating with leaders to strengthen solutions, create resources, and advocate for sovereignty, rights, and governance.

🌏✨ Today is International Youth Day!. NCAI is proud to highlight the NCAI Youth Commission, a space where Native youth leaders from across Indian Country come together to build skills, share knowledge, and shape the future of Tribal Nations. (1/2)

Register here: (3/3).

NCAI will be hosting a webinar next Tuesday, August 19, at 1:00 p.m. ET to provide a brief overview of the 2024 recommendations and highlight new recommendations that tribal leaders and their representatives can present to the TAC during its September 18, virtual meeting. (2/3).

The USDA Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC) was established by the 2018 Farm Bill to provide recommendations to USDA and Congress. In 2024, it issued its first set of recommendations. Upon the TAC’s charter being renewed, the TAC is seeking input on additional recommendations. (1/3)

commencement ceremonies.- Protection of use of eagle feathers for religious purposes (4/4).

lands and places.- Legalization and decriminalization of peyote .- Protection of the religious rights of Native incarcerated people .- Repatriation of human remains, sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony.- Support for students’ religious expression at (3/4).

ensure effective enforcement and expansion of the original law, the passage of subsequent legislation and has also included the following issues, to name just a few: .- Dissemination of education about the AIRFA and people’s rights under the law. - Preservation of sacred (2/3).

On this day in 1978, the American Indian Religious Freedom Act was signed into law, marking a critical step in protecting the rights of Native peoples to practice their traditional religions and ceremonies. NCAI’s advocacy for religious freedom has continued since 1978 to (1/4)

Today, NCAI marks #IndigenousPeoplesDay, calling for stronger protections for Indigenous Peoples in voluntary isolation, vital to forests, languages & culture. Learn about our global advocacy, UN work, and support for Indigenous-led solutions:

NCAI and partners will be hosting a webinar on the recently released discussion draft of the Draft Native Children’s Commission Implementation Act by Senator Lisa Murkowski on Wednesday, August 20 at 3:00 p.m. ET. Learn More and Register Here:

NCAI extends our heartfelt condolences to the families, colleagues, and loved ones of the four medical personnel who tragically lost their lives in Tuesday’s plane crash near the Chinle Airport on the Navajo Nation. Read the full statement here:

Tribal Nations, leaders, and advocates: your input is vital. Comments on the draft are due by Sept. 12, 2025. Join us on Aug. 20 for a webinar to learn more and help shape this important effort. 🔗 Read the full statement + register: (2/2).

NCAI strongly supports Chairman Lisa Murkowski’s draft bill, the 2025Native Children’s Commission Implementation Act, which uplifts the voices of Native communities and reflects the recommendations of the Alyce Spotted Bear & Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children. (1/2).

This government-to-government forum allows Tribal Nations to advocate for sufficient funding to address the needs of Tribal Nations and their citizens.

. and a main TIBC session, where negotiations for line items for the annual request for Indian programs within the Department of the Interior and Bureau of Indian Affairs occur. (2/3).

The Summer 2025 Tribal Interior Budget Council (TIBC) Summer Meeting is underway! The meeting, August 4–7, is held at the Muscogee Nation's River Spirit Casino Resort along the Arkansas River. The meeting features subcommittee sessions, a Tribal Caucus. (1/3)

Today is World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. On this day, NCAI calls on law enforcement, community members, and leaders across Indian Country to work together, raise awareness, and ensure survivors have access to justice and support. Ending trafficking takes all of us.

Join the U.S. Department of the Interior and National Park Service for a webinar on next steps for implementing Secretarial Order 3434: Strengthening Coordination with Gateway Communities. 🗓 Wednesday, July 30.🕑 2:00–3:00 p.m. ET.🔗 Register now:

Thank you to the EPA Region VII RTOC and all participating tribal leaders for the opportunity to engage in meaningful dialogue, share resources, and continue building strong partnerships in support of tribal sovereignty and environmental justice. (6/6).