The Trump administration cut a quarter of the staff at Haskell Indian Nations University in February. A little over a month later a judge reinstated those positions. Even though the jobs at Haskell and other Bureau of Indian Education schools were restored, uncertainty over the future of those institutions prevails. Similar anxiety accompanies dozens of other important programs and institutions including libraries, museums, low-income heat assistance, and Medicaid. We’ll get updates from places feeling the effects of fast-changing federal support.
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GUESTS
Shaun Griswold (Laguna, Zuni, and Jemez), correspondent at High Country News
Ahniwake Rose (Cherokee Nation), president and CEO of American Indian Higher Education Consortium
Aziza Smith (Eastern Shoshone), senior at Haskell Indian Nations University
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Roberta Turner, social services supervisor at Kenaitze Indian Tribe’s Na’ini Family and Social Services
