Although Native Americans account for an estimated 1% to 2.7% of the U.S. population, funding cuts affecting Tribal Nations and Native organizations represented approximately 6.5% of all DOGE spending reductions that the researchers could verify through federal spending records.
The analysis found that Native recipients lost 12.1% of the funding obligated under canceled awards, compared with 8.3% for non-Native recipients.
The authors argue that the cancellations harmed Native communities while raising questions about the federal government’s trust and treaty obligations to Tribal Nations.
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