Jonathan Nez

By passing S. 1895, Congress is honoring Indian treaties, including our Navajo treaty of 1868, and upholding the Federal trust responsibility.

Water is a fundamental need. It provides life, growth, and protection.

Protecting tribal sacred areas and cultural resources is essential to upholding the federal trust responsibility.

in the most powerful country in the world, 30-40 percent of our Navajo people don't have running water.

It is critical that we get water. Water to our Navajo people and through this drought, in our way of life, in our culture.

Folks have taken advantage of Tribal communities, including the Federal Government.

The realities of life on the Navajo Nation is harsh. And in many places, there is a lack of water, electricity, and the basic needs of life.

40 to 50 percent of indigenous people don't have running water, they don't have broadband access.

What we liked for the future of Tribes here in the United States is direct funding.

The United States must address all the health, cultural, and environmental consequences of uranium extraction and processing on Navajo lands.

I am asking the Chairman and members of this committee to lead the charge in putting into legislation an extension of the CARES Act funding for Tribes.