Daniel Akaka actually said...

"to me culture is like a tree. If you cut the tree from the roots, which is a culture, you know, there is a huge loss of something."

"So, that is my question and you can feel free to expound on this because I have always felt that culture should be playing a huge part in what happens to the groups."

"A government-to-government relationship would make things much more effective and would allow us to manage our resources in a way that better meets the needs of our people."

"The broad terms Indian and Tribes represented a diversity of people with unique cultures, languages and traditions indigenous to the United States."