WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service, through the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, has announced plans to carry out the disposition of human remains and associated cultural items in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The remains, representing at least two individuals of Native American ancestry, were surface collected in 2016 along Lakeside Road in Navajo County, Arizona, by the Arizona Game and   more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following written testimony by Dalton Dobson, a rancher from Arizona, from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "Understanding the Consequences of Experimental Populations Under the Endangered Species Act": * * * Chairman Gosar and members of the subcommittee, thank you for allowing me to be here today representing the voice of the American rancher. I am a 5th generation rancher from Ariz  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSFR) -- The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University has completed an inventory of human remains in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and determined cultural affiliation with several Native American Tribes. The remains, consisting of hair clippings from seven individuals, were collected between 1930 and 1933 at three locations: Fort Mohave Indian School in Mohave County, Arizona; Pawnee Indian Res  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Christopher Servheen, board chair and president of the Montana Wildlife Federation, from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "Understanding the Consequences of Experimental Populations Under the Endangered Species Act": * * * Good morning. My name is Chris Servheen, and I was the USFWS Grizzly Bear Recovery Coordinator for 35 years. As such, I led the U.S. Fish and  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Abraham Hamadeh, R-Arizona, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on March 14, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I take this opportunity to present before the House H.R. 2054, the Voting Only Through English Act, or the VOTE Act. This bill requires states to use only English language ballots to qualify for federal election funds; in compliance with President Trump's Executive Order which made English the language of  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service, through the San Juan National Forest, has announced its intent to repatriate the remains of ten individuals and an associated funerary object recovered from federal land in Montezuma County, Colorado. The remains were found at two archaeological sites within the National Register of Historic Places Archaeological District 5MT6599 along the shorelines of McPhee Reservoir on the Dolores Ranger District. The sites  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Tonto National Forest has announced plans to repatriate human remains and cultural items in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). These remains and artifacts, which were removed from federal and tribal lands during past archaeological excavations, will be returned to the appropriate tribal entities, with priority given to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Tonto National Forest has announced plans to repatriate human remains and cultural items under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The remains of at least 81 individuals, along with 178 associated funerary objects, 61 unassociated funerary objects, and six sacred objects, will be returned to the appropriate tribal entities. These items were recovered from various archaeological s  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from the American Public Human Services Association, Arlington, Virginia: * * * To: Rachel Frisk Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services 1320 Braddock Place Alexandria, VA 22314 RE: SNAP Program Quality Control Review Handbook Incorporation by Reference Proposed Rule * * * Dear Ms. Frisk, The American Public Human Services Association   more