assistance program and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs but will be looking to make more cuts and add further requirements using the Farm Bill. Indian country has been actively engaging in these discussions through the Native Farm Bill Coalition and Congressional allies in the House and Senate. Work with the Biden Administration. As noted above, legislative activity has been difficult in the divided Congress. Indian Country has leaned into working with the Biden Administration and the various executive agencies to secure policy achievements, including working to build on the Administration’s initiatives to improve regulations to restore tribal government homelands, protecting sacred places on federal lands, expanding on tribal government co-management and use of traditional indigenous knowledge in managing federal lands, BLM’s proposed Conservation Rule to enhance protections for sacred places, and new initiatives to expand economic opportunities throughout Indian Country – including updating the Part 293 IGRA compacting regulations discussed in detail below.
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