Daniel Akaka: “As you know, these are challenging economic times.”

When Americans make wise economic decisions and are protected from bad actors, our economy and Nation are stronger for it.

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

Thank you for all of your work in all of that.

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