It's no secret the Trump Administration does not believe in climate change, but Indian Country doesn't have the luxury to put its head in the sand.

I think we are being very shortsighted in saying because we call it something, we are not going to use that money at all.

An important tool for tribes to have direct involvement in their ecological management is through the BIA's integrated resource management planning process.

I have repeatedly said decisions made by tribes for tribes produce the best results.

I hope you take back that message to Interior because I think these tribal communities are right at ground zero, in the bulls-eye, when it comes to the impacts of climate change.

It is no secret the Trump Administration does not believe in climate change but Indian Country does not have the luxury of putting its head in the sand.

Senator Udall, thank you for your work on behalf of tribal communities and also for describing New Mexico as beautiful as most think of it as a desert.

Subsistence is a way of life for tribal communities that depends on passing traditional ecological knowledge down between generations.

subsistence practices are vital to Native communities across the Country.

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Subsistence not only means nourishing communities with traditional foods but also feeding generations with traditional knowledge that sustains, grows and keeps Native communities together.

What more can Facebook do to improve the transparency around political ads?

We now live in a world where we're waiting to find out who else Facebook has allowed to access our data without our consent.

This news was particularly concerning for us to hear as many members of this Committee, including myself and Senator Cortez Masto, have repeatedly asked you at hearings about whether BIE is meeting student accountability reporting…

We think it is critical that all Federal resources go where they need to be which is at these schools.

progress on closing GAO recommendations and service reports, with a renewed focus on improving quality of care, has not been enough to fix the accreditation issues at the Gallup Indian Medical Center.

I am committed to doing everything I can to address these issues head-on.

As this Committee is well aware, the Federal Government has trust and treaty obligations to provide vital services to American Indian and Alaska Native tribes.