Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
Editor's note · Context
Acknowledging the Chairman before discussing a roundtable on Native communities.
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to merely open the floodgates to the use of our public lands without any protections, due process, community involvement... is going back to a time that got us into this situation.
Future exploration or mining activities at the site not only threatens the health and welfare of tribal members.
You are hearing that correctly. Any American, or notably, any American subsidiary of a foreign company could have the exclusive rights to our public lands for about $10 per acre per year.
Effective democratic governance depends upon informed public participation, and several international conventions and policy guidelines call for enhanced public participation in environmental management.





