Fawn Sharp: “Tribal nations should have a decisive say, through free prior and informed consent, on all Federal actions.”

We can't take selective science to advance political objectives that benefit multinational corporations.

I am pleased to present testimony to the Committee on the success of the 2013 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and the critical need to reauthorize VAWA with strong tribal provisions now.

The idea that a Tribal nation, like any other governmental body, should have a decisive say over our land, territories, and resources is an international standard that transcends national borders.

It is critically important that Congress consider not only supporting and honoring our treaty and trust responsibility, but the economic agenda that tribal nations see for providing the resources that we should be doing as an attribute of…