Daniel Akaka: “Well, I want to thank you very much. We have further questions that we will send to you. But I want to thank you for…”

The month of November provides Native peoples opportunity to educate by sharing their history and culture with a larger audience.

We must also reaffirm and acknowledge the Department of Education's Federal trust responsibility for American Indian and Alaska Native students.

Last Congress, bipartisan legislation was introduced by Senator Daniel Akaka (S. 998) and Representative George Miller (H.R. 1867) to address this problem and assure that all pilots are provided fair benefits.

I want to say aloha and thank you so much for being here today for the Committee's oversight hearing on Reclaiming Our Image and Identity for the Next Seven Generations.