Don Young actually said...

They are different. They are natives. There is Hawaiian Natives, and there is Alaska Natives.

Young emphasizes the distinction between Hawaiian and Alaskan natives in the context of legislation.

06/10/2009

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I think it would be very possible--will the Administration sign it? That is a real question.

Only one comment, Kevin, that the Administration does not have the trust authority with Indian tribes. It is the Congress, only the Congress...

I call for reforming the procedures, not relaxing or eliminating the criteria for extending recognition.

The proposal is fundamentally flawed, if implemented, the rule will lead to the executive branch creation of tribes, not the acknowledgment ...