That word generally, but keep in mind that this decision was made 20 years ago not to allow the Secretary to take land in trust.
I have promoted this bill, passed it through this Committee and onto the Floor of the House.
This is going to be a cooperative effort to make sure that yes, they are recognized.
I am in strong support of this legislation because we have lived through this in Alaska.
They are different. They are natives. There is Hawaiian Natives, and there is Alaska Natives.
The one thing we have to recognize in this act there isn't a native land claims act itself in Alaska.
Thank you, Congressman Young. Congressman Don Young, Congressman for all of Alaska. We really appreciate your support and commitment.
The American Indian, Alaska Native are dear to my heart, and we have made great strides, and I would like to continue that.
Congressman Young is quite aware of our programs. He has been supportive of us for the past 16 years.
My big concern is it is the day of the Exxon Valdez tragedy--not disaster, tragedy.
When we finally come together as a Congress and say yes, we want to address this power issue, this energy dependency, but you are not going ...