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• August 25, 2022: Supporters File 21 Amicus Briefs to Uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act in Haaland v. Brackeen
• July 29, 2022: Association on American Indian Affairs Announces 8th Annual Repatriation Conference
• ​July 7, 2022: The Association Welcomes New Executive Team Members​
• February 28, 2022: The Association, with NARF, NCAI & NICWA issued a press statement that the U.S. Supreme Court will be reviewing the Indian Child Welfare Act cases
• 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

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