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Tribal and Indian Affairs Advisory Committee includes 15 members from different tribal nations and a native Hawaiian Veteran.

Vietnam Veteran David Chee is among the many Native American Veterans and service members who have dedicated their lives to military service. Chee proudly served with the Army's 82nd Airborne, parachuting into the jungles of Vietnam. Chee now owns a home he purchased on Navajo tribal lands with the help of the VA Native American Direct Loan. 

More than 4,000 American Indian/Alaska Native Veterans have been approved for the copayment exemption and we're here to help you apply for yours, too.

Beginning on Nov. 9, 2024, VA will accept applications for payment of a monetary allowance for privately purchased OBRs and for OBRs provided by a grant-funded cemetery, when the OBR is placed at the time of interment. This allowance may be paid for burials that occurred on or after the effective date of the new authority which is Jan. 5, 2023.  

Oklahoma City VA, in partnership with VA regional benefits office, Indian Health Services and other organizations, hold tribal PACT Act event.

VBA's Loan Guaranty Service's Native American Direct Loan (NADL) program is a special initiative that supports Native American Veterans who want to buy, build or refinance a home on federal trust land.

Many Native American Veterans experiencing homelessness hesitate to reach out to VA. Tribal HUD-VASH can help them go from homeless to housed.

PACT Act resources were presented to Tribal Nations to save travel time and help navigate VA systems. Online services can be difficult for the elderly population.

During Women’s History Month 2024, VA's Office of Women’s Health is honoring Native American women Veterans.

Charles “Little Eagle” Reyes worked at VA for 46 years. He came back to share his Indian heritage with Veteran patients and VA staff.

VA’s Mission Daybreak provides culturally informed suicide prevention resources for native Veterans.

The focus of the stand down was to address the needs of the regions’ homeless Veteran population.