In Date of Release Order

• November 19, 2021: The Association releases a press statement on Virginia's Executive Order 82 Affirming Virginia's Commitment to Government-to-Government Cooperation  
• October 12, 2021: The Association, with NARF, NCAI & NICWA issued a press statement on Amicus Briefs Filed to Uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act and Support Indian Children and Families in Brackeen v. Haaland (formerly Brackeen v. Bernhardt)
• September 14, 2021: The Association releases statement on Protecting the Endangered Wolves  
• September 3, 2021: The Association releases statement on The Protect ICWA Campaign 
• August 10, 2021: Association on American Indian Affairs Welcomes Kimberly Smith as New Public Affairs and Outreach Coordinator
• April 6, 2021: The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Issues En Banc Decision in Brackeen v. Haaland - Indian Child Welfare Act 
• April 5, 2021: The Association releases a statement on racism in auction houses that sell Native American Cultural Heritage
• February 18, 2021: The Association on American Indian Affairs calls on Harvard to comply with NAGPRA after three decades of institutional racism
• January 11, 2021: Association on American Indian Affairs Welcomes Colleen Medicine as New Program Director

• December 11, 2020: Joint Inter-Tribal and Organization Letter to ABC Studios on the omission of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in the ABC prime-time television series, Big Sky.
• August 27, 2020: The Association on American Indian Affairs, Native American Rights Fund, National Congress of American Indians and the National Indian Child Welfare Association Applaud Lawsuit Challenging Data Collection Withdrawal in the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) Final Rule
• April 17, 2020: Joint Inter-Tribal and National Organization Letter: "To Ensure that the Coronavirus Relief Fund is Disbursed to Tribal Governments and Demanding the Recusal of Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Tara Sweeney"
• March 18, 2020: Joint Non-Profit Press Statement: "The Charitable Sector: COVID-19 Relief and Economic Stimulus Package"
• February 26, 2020: Written Testimony of Shannon Keller O’Loughlin, Executive Director & Attorney for the Association on American Indian Affairs, Submitted to the House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Hearing, “Destroying Sacred Sites and Erasing Tribal Culture: The Trump Administration’s Construction of the Border Wall"
• February 25, 2020: SACRED SITES DESTROYED BY DHS VITAL TO NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL TESTIFY TO CONGRESS
• January 22, 2020: AAIA, NARF, NCAI & NICWA Urge Federal Appeals Court to Affirm ICWA's Constitutionality
• January 21, 2020: AAIA, NARF, NCAI & NICWA Attend the 5th Circuit Oral Argument Supporting ICWA

• November 13, 2019: AAIA, NARF, NCAI & NICWA Applaud Legal Filing by 486 federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes and 55 other Native organizations to the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Defending the Indian Child Welfare Act ​
• November 7, 2019: Fifth Circuit Rehearing Brackeen v Bernhardt Final
• November 1, 2019: AUCTION HOUSES AND DEALERS SHOULD WORK WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES BEFORE PLACING ITEMS FOR SALE 
• July 26, 2019: Forest County Potawatomi Community Tribal  Treasurer Joseph Daniels, Sr. Elected to the Association on American Indian Affairs Board of Directors
• July 18, 2019: Announcing Nancy Deere-Turney (Muscogee Creek) as a New Cultural Sovereignty Fellow 
• July 11, 2019: Trump Removes Native American Representation from Cultural Property Advisory Committee
• July 9, 2019: Announcing Benjamin M. Cornelius (Oneida) as a New Cultural Sovereignty Fellow
• June 4, 2019: Auction House Must End Sales of Sensitive Native American Cultural Heritage & Adhere to Calls for Repatriation
• April 1, 2019: President Frank Ettawageshik Honored and Cultural Heritage Preservation Legacy Fund Established
• March 13, 2019: Joint Statement from AAIA, NCAI, NARF, and NICWA after Oral Arguments in the ICWA Appeals Case. 
• March 13, 2019: Joint Statement from AAIA, NCAI, NARF and NICWA before Oral Arguments in the ICWA Appeals Case
• February 20, 2019: Joint Statement from AAIA, NCAI, NARF and NICWA on Reply Briefs Submitted in ICWA Appeals Case
• January 18, 2019: Joint Statement from AAIA, NCAI, NARF and NICWA on the Overwhelming Support for the Indian Child Welfare Act
• December 11, 2018: Auction Houses Must Consult Tribes on Sales of Native American Heritage
• December 6, 2018: Joint Statement by AAIA and 17 Tribes, organizations and experts: BUYERS SHOULD INVEST IN CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN INDIAN ART INSTEAD OF AMERICAN INDIAN ANTIQUITIES
• December 4, 2018: AAIA, NARF, NICWA and NCAI on the 5th Circuit Stay of the Texas v. Zinke Decision regarding the Indian Child Welfare Act
• December 3, 2018: AAIA, NARF, NICWA and NCAI on the United States Department of Justice’s Decision to Defend the Indian Child Welfare Act
• November 21, 2018: Medford Public Library May Still Be in Violation of NAGPRA
• November 20, 2018: AAIA Holds Fourth Annual Repatriation Conference at Forest County Potawatomi
• November 19, 2018: AAIA and NCAI File Brief Opposing President Trump’s Attempt to Decimate Bears Ears National Monument
• October 30, 2018: Joint Statement on the Federal District Court of Northern Texas denying to stay the court’s ruling on constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act
• October 29, 2018: THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART IGNORES RESPONSIBILITIES TO INDIAN TRIBES
• October 17, 2018: RAGO AUCTION WITHDRAWS NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE SCHEDULED FOR SALE
• October 4, 2018: STATEMENT OF URGENT ACTION REGARDING THE SALE OF NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE
• September 18, 2018: AAIA Announces Eldred D. Lesansee as its Cultural Sovereignty Fellow
• August 31, 2018: AAIA Announces Eight New Scholarship Recipients
• July 16, 2018: AAIA announces Jessica Lee as its Cultural Sovereignty Fellow
• February 28, 2018: AAIA announces Spring 2018 scholarship winners.
• February 27, 2018: AAIA announces Cultural Sovereignty Fellowship.
• January 4, 2018: AAIA comments on the STOP Act. 
• January 4, 2018: AAIA's Bi-Annual Newsletter now available.
• November 30, 2017: AAIA announces the results of their Board Member Elections.
• November 20, 2017: AAIA's Bi-Annual Newsletter now available.  This issue focuses on repatriation.
• November 14, 2017: AAIA's 2016 990 now available. 
• October 1, 2017: AAIA releases A Survey and Analysis of Tribal-State Indian Child Welfare Act Agreements.  Read the press release.  Read the report.  Visit our ICWA page.
• September 21, 2017: AAIA Press Release Announcing Indigenous International Repatriation Conference
• September 12, 2017: AAIA announces new Executive Director, Shannon Keller O’Loughlin.
• February 22, 2017 - AAIA Amici Brief in Standing Rock Case
• February 13, 2017 - Judge Denies Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's Request to Block Final Link in DAPL
• February 7, 2017 - Army Corps Grants Easement for Dakota Access Pipeline
• January 31, 2017 - Army Corps Told to Approve Dakota Pipeline Easement
• January 24, 2017 - Trump takes action to move forward with Keystone, Dakota Access pipelines.
• January 24, 2017 - Court Denies TRO to Prevent Publishing Dakota Access EIS Notice.
• January 20, 2017 - Indigenous Women Rise: Women's March on Washington: Join the circle of Indigenous women with hundreds of thousands women from across the country on January 21st to march on Washington, D.C. standing together in solidarity for the protection of our rights, our safety, our health, and our families. The Women's March on Washington will send a bold message to the incoming presidential administration and to the world that women's rights are human rights. Get involved here. 
• January 19, 2017 - New Post in Turtle Talk: A Look at the Next Four Years in Indian Affairs by Matthew Fletcher.
• December 2016
  • December 28, 2016 - President Designates Bears Ears a National Monument.   Read More: Statement by the President.  Department of Interior Press Release. NARF Press Release.
  • December 13, 2016 - 2016 BIA ICWA Guidelines Released.  Read the guidelines here.
• November 2016
  • November 30, 2016 - AAIA Sends US AG Letter Opposing DAPL.  Read more here.
  • November 23, 2016 - New York Times Editorial: Power Imbalance at the Pipeline Protest.
  • November 10, 2016 - DC-Area Dakota Access Pipeline Events: Annapolis, Md on November 12 and Washington, DC on December 10.
  • November 3, 2016 - New York Times Editorial: Time to Move the Standing Rock Pipeline.
• October 2016
  • October 18, 2016 - AAIA provides Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Oversight Field Hearing on “The Theft, Illegal Possession, Sale, Transfer and Export of Tribal Cultural Items”
• September 2016
  • September 22, 2016  - AAIA Announces Final Agenda for its 2nd Indigenous International Repatriation Conference, September 26-27, 2016, Isleta Resort & Casino, Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • ​September 9, 2016  - $2M launches effort to bring indigenous artifacts home
• August 2016​​
  • August 22-AAIA Announces Preliminary Agenda for its 2nd Indigenous International Repatriation Conference, September 26-27, 2016, Isleta Resort & Casino, Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • August 21- Senator Martin Heinrich's (D-NM) August 20, 2016 Op-Ed in the Santa Fe New Mexican
  • August 1 - The U.N. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) granted the AAIA consultative status on July 25, 2016. This consultative status will enable the AAIA to engage more fully with ECOSOC and its subsidiary bodies. Read more here.
• July 2016​
  • July 29 - Congratulations to the recipients of the AAIA Scholarship Program!
  • July 25 - Scholarship recipients have been selected and will be contacted by Friday, July 29, 2016. Emails will be sent out to all other applicants next week for information on how to apply next year.
  • July 16 - Registration has begun for the 2016 Indigenous International Repatriation Conference. Don't forget to register!
  • July 6, 2016 - Martin Heinrich Press Release - Heinrich Introduces Bill To Prohibit Exporting Sacred Native American Items. Click here to view the press conference.
  • July 1, 2016 - The AAIA has MOVED! Visit our Contact page for our new address.
• June 2016
  • June 28, 2016 - Summer Camp Recipients have been selected!
  • June 26, 2016 - Santa Fe New Mexican - Our View: Keep pressure up to restore artifacts
  • June 24, 2016 - Farmington Daily Times - Navajo Nation supports cultural items bill
  • June 24, 2016 - The Inquirer Daily News - Can the Army tell who's buried at the Carlisle Indian cemetery?
  • June 23, 2016 - TurtleTalk - Dollar General Affirmed by an Equally Divided Court
  • June 22, 2016 - Santa Fe New Mexican - Tribes hail halted sale of Acoma shield; collectors ask what’s next
  • REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Sign up for the Indigenous International Repatriation Conference!
  • June 8, 2016 - TurtleTalk - Final Indian Child Welfare Act Regulations​
• May 2016
  • May 24, 2016 - ​The Association on American Indian (AAIA) will be participating in the National Museum of the American Indian’s (NMAI) Emergency Meeting Regarding Sale of Human Remains and Sacred Objects at Paris Auction. Executive Director Kimberly Dutcher will be making a statement, which can be found here. View the live webcast at 3:30 p.m. EST here: http://nmai.si.edu/explore/multimedia/webcasts/. 
  • May 24, 2016 - The Washington Post - Native Americans protest planned auction in France of sacred objects and human remains
  • SAVE THE DATE! AAIA's 2nd Annual Indigenous International Repatriation Conference September 26-28!
  • May 1, 2016 - Army open to returning remains of Rosebud Sioux
• ACTION ALERT - National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition - Sign the Petition for Carlisle Boarding School to Send the Children Home
• March 2016
  • March 7, 2016 1:30 PM EST - Participation of Indigenous Peoples at the United Nations
  • March 2, 2016 - Pearce Introduces PROTECT Patrimony Resolution to Congress
  • March 1, 2016 - AAIA's Scholarship Season has begun! Visit our Scholarships & Summer Camps page for more information.
• News from 2015
  • TurtleTalk - A Native American Parent Confronts a Pervasive NFL Slur
  • The New York Times - Indian Tribes Look Beyond Casinos for Income
  • Annie E. Casey Foundation - New Practice Guide: LGBT Youth in the Juvenile Justice System
  • TurtleTalk/The Wall Street Journal - Couples Sue Over Tribal Adoption Hurdles
  • TurtleTalk - ICWA Defense Project Memo
  • The New York Times - Native Lives Matter, Too
  • ​Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention Project - Webinar Series
    • AAIA is proud to be partnering with the Arc to support a webinar will include an overview of the history, diagnostic criteria and lifelong cognitive and neurological disorders related to FASD. The presenters will use personal stories to describe how individuals, their families, and communities are affected by alcohol and FASD. Click on the banner below for registration and more information.
  • AAIA, Counsel for Amicus Curiae for Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell in efforts to bring Jim Thorpe home.​
  • A Guide to International Repatriation
  • ICWA Defense Project Memorandum, whose synopsis on the attacks on ICWA is wonderfully explained
  • AAIA February 2015 Scholarship Press Release

• November 13, 2019: AAIA, NARF, NCAI & NICWA Applaud Legal Filing by 486 federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes and 55 other Native organizations to the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Defending the Indian Child Welfare Act ​
• November 7, 2019: Fifth Circuit Rehearing Brackeen v Bernhardt Final
• November 1, 2019: AUCTION HOUSES AND DEALERS SHOULD WORK WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES BEFORE PLACING ITEMS FOR SALE 
• July 26, 2019: Forest County Potawatomi Community Tribal  Treasurer Joseph Daniels, Sr. Elected to the Association on American Indian Affairs Board of Directors
• July 18, 2019: Announcing Nancy Deere-Turney (Muscogee Creek) as a New Cultural Sovereignty Fellow 
• July 11, 2019: Trump Removes Native American Representation from Cultural Property Advisory Committee
• July 9, 2019: Announcing Benjamin M. Cornelius (Oneida) as a New Cultural Sovereignty Fellow
• June 4, 2019: Auction House Must End Sales of Sensitive Native American Cultural Heritage & Adhere to Calls for Repatriation
• April 1, 2019: President Frank Ettawageshik Honored and Cultural Heritage Preservation Legacy Fund Established
• March 13, 2019: Joint Statement from AAIA, NCAI, NARF, and NICWA after Oral Arguments in the ICWA Appeals Case. 
• March 13, 2019: Joint Statement from AAIA, NCAI, NARF and NICWA before Oral Arguments in the ICWA Appeals Case
• February 20, 2019: Joint Statement from AAIA, NCAI, NARF and NICWA on Reply Briefs Submitted in ICWA Appeals Case
• January 18, 2019: Joint Statement from AAIA, NCAI, NARF and NICWA on the Overwhelming Support for the Indian Child Welfare Act
• December 11, 2018: Auction Houses Must Consult Tribes on Sales of Native American Heritage
• December 6, 2018: Joint Statement by AAIA and 17 Tribes, organizations and experts: BUYERS SHOULD INVEST IN CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN INDIAN ART INSTEAD OF AMERICAN INDIAN ANTIQUITIES
• December 4, 2018: AAIA, NARF, NICWA and NCAI on the 5th Circuit Stay of the Texas v. Zinke Decision regarding the Indian Child Welfare Act
• December 3, 2018: AAIA, NARF, NICWA and NCAI on the United States Department of Justice’s Decision to Defend the Indian Child Welfare Act
• November 21, 2018: Medford Public Library May Still Be in Violation of NAGPRA
• November 20, 2018: AAIA Holds Fourth Annual Repatriation Conference at Forest County Potawatomi
• November 19, 2018: AAIA and NCAI File Brief Opposing President Trump’s Attempt to Decimate Bears Ears National Monument
• October 30, 2018: Joint Statement on the Federal District Court of Northern Texas denying to stay the court’s ruling on constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act
• October 29, 2018: THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART IGNORES RESPONSIBILITIES TO INDIAN TRIBES
• October 17, 2018: RAGO AUCTION WITHDRAWS NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE SCHEDULED FOR SALE
• October 4, 2018: STATEMENT OF URGENT ACTION REGARDING THE SALE OF NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE
• September 18, 2018: AAIA Announces Eldred D. Lesansee as its Cultural Sovereignty Fellow
• August 31, 2018: AAIA Announces Eight New Scholarship Recipients
• July 16, 2018: AAIA announces Jessica Lee as its Cultural Sovereignty Fellow
• February 28, 2018: AAIA announces Spring 2018 scholarship winners.
• February 27, 2018: AAIA announces Cultural Sovereignty Fellowship.
• January 4, 2018: AAIA comments on the STOP Act. 
• January 4, 2018: AAIA's Bi-Annual Newsletter now available.
• November 30, 2017: AAIA announces the results of their Board Member Elections.
• November 20, 2017: AAIA's Bi-Annual Newsletter now available.  This issue focuses on repatriation.
• November 14, 2017: AAIA's 2016 990 now available. 
• October 1, 2017: AAIA releases A Survey and Analysis of Tribal-State Indian Child Welfare Act Agreements.  Read the press release.  Read the report.  Visit our ICWA page.
• September 21, 2017: AAIA Press Release Announcing Indigenous International Repatriation Conference
• September 12, 2017: AAIA announces new Executive Director, Shannon Keller O’Loughlin.