Joe Garcia: “I am encouraged by Committee Chairman DeFazio's announcement last week of a transformational five-year, $760 billion…”

Native Americans have been handled, yeah, very badly in this country, treated very badly since 1607.

Regardless of what you say, this Administration is bulldozing through and desecrating sacred sites with little to no consultation with the tribes.

The BIE cannot be trusted to provide a safe environment for our children in the learning environment.

I ask this committee to empower Tribal Government in the next reauthorization measure by giving Tribes the resources they need.