You have been a great partner in our work to improve the District and have been, what else can I say, a zealous advocate...
I want to say a special thank you or mahalo to your family and friends who are with us today.
Overall, these policies of assimilation failed to meet the Federal trust responsibility to Native peoples.
I think sequestration itself would have a negative impact.
this Government needs to continue to adjust those changes as we move along in the best interests of the people.
The policy of banning Native language use in schools was adopted by the Territory of Hawaii.
All of us here in this room and the Committee staff, all will have to continue to educate our colleagues here in the Con...
I would like to reiterate this Administration's commitment to the government-to-government relationship with tribes.
This Country made treaties with the Indian Tribes, just as we did with a diversity of foreign nations.
A Native Hawaiian government would improve efficiency through coordination of resources and services.
From the Constitution, it is clear our Founding Fathers understood the sovereign authority of Tribal nations and their g...
Presidents Johnson and Nixon respectively introduced policies supporting Tribal self-determination.
A government-to-government relationship would make things much more effective and would allow us to manage our resources...
The broad terms Indian and Tribes represented a diversity of people with unique cultures, languages and traditions indig...
So, that is my question and you can feel free to expound on this because I have always felt that culture should be playi...
to me culture is like a tree. If you cut the tree from the roots, which is a culture, you know, there is a huge loss of ...
I want to commend the Departments of our witnesses for your increased efforts for protecting our Nation against terroris...
We have worked with you, Senator Akaka, to craft the Federal Supervisor Training Act.
