Daniel Akaka: “Is it that we need to set up programs that can help them learn how to take care of these materials?”

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

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

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.

That is why I have worked hard during my time in Congress to educate, protect, and empower consumers.