Daniel Akaka: “So we really appreciate the contributions that all of you and the panel have made.”

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

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.

Well, thank you very much for that.

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