Paul Cook: “In today's hearing, we will discuss the serious challenges facing schools that provide education to Native American and…”

These sorts of proposals would devastate tribal communities that have built their economies around oil, gas, and, in some cases, coal resources.

I am pleased that the Department of the Interior has included in its budget proposal a new initiative to combat crime, specifically against Native American women in Indian Country.

Eliminating or sharply curtailing the ability of tribes to carry out resource extraction and development on tribal lands would be the wrong approach.

We don't have decades.