Media Releases
POSTED: May 24, 2011
POSTED: April 14, 2011
NAIHC Chairwoman Testifies on HEARTH Act before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
POSTED: March 4, 2011
USDA Seeks Comments on Tribal Consultation Policy
POSTED: March 3, 2011
NAIHC has been working with the Bureau of Indian Affairs to ensure that tribes are involved in the process of revising the leases as it relates to home-site leasing on Indian lands. We strongly recommend that NAIHC members and member tribes be actively involved in the process.
Dear Tribal Leader letter, Draft leasing Regulations and Preliminary Draft of Part 162 are available at the BIA's website
POSTED: March 1, 2011
MEDIA RELEASE: NAIHC Chairwoman Releases Statement to House Financial Services Committee Oversight Hearing on President's FY12 Proposed Budget
Statement calls for adequate funding for tribal housing block grant programs, training and technical assistance
Chairwoman Causley's statement
POSTED: February 16, 2011
MEDIA RELEASE: HUD Secretary, USDA Rural Development Under Secretary Address NAIHC Legislative Conference Plenary Session Today
Speeches focused on tribal housing funding, working partnerships
Audio of Sec. Donovan's Speech (mp3 : 6MB)
POSTED: February 14, 2011
Statement from NAIHC Chairwoman Cheryl Causley on President Obama's FY2012 Budget Request
NAIHC Chairwoman Cheryl Causley released the following statement regarding the President's Budget Request, which was released today. The proposed Budget Request would fund the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) at $700 million.
Read the full Media Release
POSTED: December 9, 2010
MEDIA RELEASE: HUD Focuses on ARRA Funding Status, Progress and Future in Listening Session at NAIHC Legal Symposium in Las Vegas
Tribal housing ARRA success stories shared.
POSTED: December 8, 2010
MEDIA RELEASE: Census Bureau, USDA Address the First Plenary Session at the NAIHC Legal Symposium in Las Vegas
Agencies focused on working relationship with tribal housing entities.
POSTED: November 9, 2010
MEDIA RELEASE: National Indian Organization Representatives Take Part in the Native American Delegation to Build Relationships in Turkey
Through the invitation of Turkish officials and the guidance of the Turkish Coalition of America (TCA), a group of tribal leaders and national Indian organization representatives traveled to Turkey on Saturday to take part in a cross border outreach exchange to build business, economic and cultural relationships with Turkish officials.
POSTED: November 4, 2010
Housing Needs Outreach Sessions
Scholarships Available
HUD’s Office of Native American Programs (ONAP) is sponsoring this series of outreach sessions with tribal housing stakeholders, including tribal leaders, federal agencies, private sector, non-profit and state entities to discuss the upcoming HUD Housing Needs Assessment and to lay the groundwork to assist in the development and implementation of such a study.
More information about sessions
Scholarships are available, through NAIHC, to help offset some of your travel expenses related to attending these sessions.
More information about scholarships
POSTED: October 13, 2010
President Obama Signs Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act into Law
NAIHC today thanks President Barack Obama for signing the Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act into law late last night.
NAIHC Releases Revised 2010 Indian Housing Development Handbook
May 25, 2010
Download Indian Housing Development Handbook
(PDF: 2.5MB)
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Passes Two Tribal Housing Bills
June 30, 2010
NAIHC Elects a New Chairperson and Concludes its 36th Annual Convention and Trade Show in Minneapolis
May 27, 2010
Download press conference audio
National American Indian Housing Council Hires New Governmental Affairs Director
March 4, 2010 (PDF : 494 KB)
National Indian Organizations Address the President’s FY2011 Budget Request at NCAI’s Legislative Summit
March 2, 2010 (PDF : 494 KB)
NAIHC Chairman Testifies On Proposed Indian Housing Budget Cuts at Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Oversight Hearing
February 25, 2010 (PDF : 494 KB)
HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan Addresses the Native Housing Budget During the Plenary Session at NAIHC Legislative Conference
February 25, 2010 (PDF : 494 KB)
NAIHC Chairman Marty Shuravloff’s Statement on Senator Byron Dorgan’s Announcement to Retire from Congress
January 7, 2010 (PDF : 494 KB)
NAIHC Attends White House Tribal Nations Conference in Washington, DC (PDF: 37 KB)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Hosted a Recovery Act Listening Session at the NAIHC Legal Symposium
December 10, 2009 (PDF : 494 KB)
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau Address the NAIHC 2009 Legal Symposium
December 9, 2009 (PDF : 494 KB)
NAIHC Holds Indian Country Briefing for the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing
November 10, 2009 (PDF : 494 KB)
NAIHC Attends White House Tribal Nations Conference in Washington, DC
November 5, 2009 (PDF : 494 KB)
NAIHC Vice-Chair Cheryl Parish Testifies Before House Natural Resources Committee on HEARTH Act
October 21, 2009 (PDF : 494 KB)
SEN. JOHNSON INTRODUCES TRIBAL DRUG ELIMINATION BILL
June 24, 2009 (PDF : 494 KB)
REP. HEINRICH INTRODUCES BILL TO ENCOURAGE TRIBAL CONTROL OVER SURFACE LAND LEASING
May 20, 2009 (PDF : 494 KB)
NAIHC Embraces Native Hawaiian Housing Challenges
January 29, 2009 (PDF : 494 KB)
For NAIHC press releases before 2009 please contact us