This guide is intended to help the reader learn more about various federal government departments/agencies and the information they publish regarding Native Americans and Native American history
This Senate Report discusses improving upon the Indian Health Service, by "encouraging, accepting and administering private gifts of real or personal property...for the benefit of....to further the health and wellness activities and opportunities of Native Americans."
Addressing the housing needs of Native American veterans with disabilities
This hearing discusses how the Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act of 2010 was introduced to "ensure that disabled Native American veterans, their families, and their survivors are not denied support through the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act because they are receiving veterans disability and survivor benefits."
Amending the Native American Languages Act to provide for the support of Native American language survival schools
This Senate report discusses how the Native American Languages Amendments Act of 2000 was to "encourage and support development of Native American Language Survival Schools...to support revitalization of Native American languages..."
A bill to establish a Native American-owned financial entity to provide financial services to Indian tribes, Native American organizations, and Native Americans
This Senate report discusses how Senate bill 519 (S. 519) would have established a Congressionally-chartered corporation under the jurisdiction of the US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that would be capitalized and owned by tribal stakeholders..."
Development of native American culture and art : hearing before the Select Committee on Indian Affairs
This Senate hearing discusses Senate bill 2166, S. 2166, and the initiatives to "appropriate federal government support for research and scholarship in Indian art and culture...and for the advancement of Indian art and culture by tribal, private and public agencies and organizations..."
Examining the federal government's mismanagement of native American schools
This hearing discusses the details learned from a Minneapolis Star Tribune report that highlighted the "deplorable, deplorable conditions affecting Native American schools...falling ceilings, broken water heaters, electrical hazards, rotten floors, and rodent-infested classrooms...."
Native American sacred places : hearing before the Committee on Indian Affairs
This document discusses the history of gambling on Native American lands and how it grew at a rate "that even its proponents did not anticipate, very quickly becoming an enormous and still-rapidly-growing industry."
Native American voting rights : exploring barriers and solutions
With almost 7 million people identifying as Native American, this congressional committee sought to examine the voting rights issues surrounding Native American voters.
This Senate report examines the federal government's duty in relation to Indian tribes, assisting "in the protection of the health and welfare of Native American people and children."
Securing educational opportunities for Native American college students : the Native American Education Act of 2012
This Senate hearing discusses how the federal government funds "educational institutions that operate under a mandate to provide free tuition for Native American students."
Code talkers: contributions of Native American code talkers in American military history,
This Senate hearing highlights the contributions made by Navajo tribe members, along with 16 other Native American tribes, "for their contribution to America's victory over the Japanese Empire in World War II."
Recovery and preservation of Native American languages