Byron Dorgan: “I'm pleased to hear that, and you wouldn't even exist, I might say, if it hadn't been for me.”

Although histories, cultures, and languages may be diverse, one theme was always consistent--the challenges of accessing healthcare and life-saving services.

Tribes ceded close to 200 million acres of land during the treaty-making and removal periods prior to 1881.

The fundamental problem found in the Dorgan report in 2010 and the findings now before the House is IHS, LEADERSHIP was failing then as it is failing now.

It is a travesty! Further, it is a problem that will continue to have negative impacts for generations to come.