"This is a gross underestimation of the losses that will be sustained by Navajo allottees, and completely discounts the impact the withdrawal is already having on them."
"Tribal sovereignty must be respected even when it is not politically expedient."
"I think the conflict resolution that I have seen work from the Udall Foundation early on, the meeting, the collaboration, and work that out."
"You can't just walk away sometimes and shift the costs, whether it is a tribe or most of the time if it is a trust land issue, it is a tribe that you shift the cost to."
"To Nizhoni Ani, Letter to Committee, dated July 12, 2023."
"Letter to Committee from 6 Organizations, dated July 12, 2023."
"I want to thank the witnesses for joining us to testify before the Subcommittee on three important bills impacting Indian Country."
"The Udall Foundation provides critical opportunities for Indigenous youth to develop important skills to do just that."
"Congress established the Udall Foundation in 1992 to honor Morris K. Udall's impact on the nation's environment and his support for rights and self-governance of tribal governments."
"I congratulate you and the Udall Foundation for the generations of Indigenous people that are assuming leadership across this country."
"I think the intent is excellent. I think the mandate codified into law is appropriate and right, but you hate to set up not just the agency but the expectations in Indian Country that now with this ma..."