Fawn Sharp: “I am pleased to present testimony to the Committee on the success of the 2013 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and the…”

We believe that implementing standards for the UN Declaration means that the United States no longer has the permission nor the power to unilaterally make decisions that affects our lands, our people and our resources.

Tribal nations are on the front lines of climate change.

Tribal nations should have a decisive say, through free prior and informed consent, on all Federal actions.

A last recommendation that we would like to offer is for Congress to appropriate $12 million to allow capacity building for indigenous peoples to participate in international conferences worldwide.