Is there such a thing as a middle ground?
I continue to be concerned by the lack of significant progress in a number of key areas.
I commend you for holding this hearing because this hearing is about more than trust applications.
It is about the Federal Government's obligation to Native America.
Although I do not personally support gaming, I served as the primary sponsor of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act because of the matter of so...
Unfortunately, the stripping of Indian lands has not stopped.
But no such process exists for taking land out of trust.
It is sad to note that there is no opposition to this movement.
[O]ver 160 federal statutes have enacted programs to better the conditions of Native Hawaiians in areas such as Hawaiian homelands, health, ...
Today, you have no idea who you're shooting at. The rules of war do not apply.
Because the Native Hawaiian government is not an Indian tribe, the body of Federal Indian law that would otherwise customarily apply when th...
. . . That is why concerns which are premised on the manner in which Federal Indian law provides for the respective governmental authorities...
All I can say is, once again this has been the most depressing hearing I have participated in.
I have participated in many hearings, and this is one of the most depressing, obviously.
I can assure you that we will do our very best.
I think all of us have our share of fault.
So this is a model that Indian country should look at?
My only regret is that our colleagues are not here. They should have heard this.
