Paul Cook: “I made this comment when I first took over this committee that we've kind of ignored the region for a variety of…”

I encourage my colleagues to avoid political distractions that would merely shift the focus away from the children...

Many students came to the Chemawa school for a quality, and culturally relevant, education in a safe environment.

Many students came to this school for a quality, culturally relevant education in a safe environment.

Four out of five Native women are affected by violence, with the U.S. Department of Justice finding that American Indian women face murder rates that are more than 10 times the national average.