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On the heels of Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Day, a new report<\/a> highlights how Donald Trump\u2019s disastrous agenda is ripping away critical funding from Native tribes and communities. Trump has gutted clean energy investments that Tribal communities have spent years working toward. In Arizona, the Hopi Tribe was set to receive a $25 million grant through the Solar for All program to install solar panels and battery storage for 600 homes. That project \u2014 along with dozens of others \u2014 was canceled by Trump\u2019s EPA.<\/a> Plans for an 8-megawatt microgrid that depended on IRA tax credits and could power the entire Hopi reservation and create jobs were also scrapped overnight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response, DNC Senior Spokesperson Marcus W. Robinson issued the following statement:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDonald Trump\u2019s budget isn\u2019t just a bad deal \u2014 it\u2019s a betrayal of trust and Native sovereignty. From defunding the Indian Health Service to ripping away clean energy programs that tribes have spent years developing, leading to skyrocketing utility costs, Trump is sending a clear message: Tribal nations don\u2019t matter. But they matter to Democrats. We will continue fighting alongside Tribal leaders to defend their resources, their rights, and their future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to scrapping job-creating clean energy programs, Trump\u2019s deep cuts to Medicaid \u2014 the very program that fills chronic funding gaps for Indian Health Service (IHS) facilities \u2014 will devastate Native communities. Although Trump\u2019s administration claimed to exempt Tribes from certain Medicaid restrictions, the reality is bleak: 70% of IHS reimbursements come from Medicaid<\/a>, and those cuts mean fewer doctors, longer wait times, and reduced services for patients who already face barriers to care. Native health experts have warned<\/a> that the result will be service shutdowns, higher mortality rates, and deepened inequities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, a report<\/a> from Portland State University revealed the extent of the damage, showing that nearly half of all federal funding for Northwest Tribal Nations \u2014 about $530 million \u2014 is now at risk. This funding supports essential programs for clean water, housing, education, land management, and environmental protection. Additionally, under Trump\u2019s budget, the Bureau of Indian Affairs budget was slashed<\/a> by a billion<\/a> dollars, and essential energy projects were canceled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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