"Has your agency done any work to address the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women crisis in urban locations with high populations of Native Americans?"
"I attended the Senate's oversight hearing on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. That was back in December."
"I think it is interesting that that is the first thing they did to really hone their skills as a bureau."
"BIA's Office of Justice Services (OJS) reports different data to both FBI and the National Institute of Justice's (NIJ) crime databases--violent crimes resulting in death get sent over to the FBI, whi..."
"The U.S. Government has a trust responsibility to Indian tribes."
"Senator Udall, who has been a great lead on this issue in New Mexico, cited 'poor coordination, limited data, and insufficient resources' as barriers to solving these cases during that hearing."
"It is ironic that the FBI, when they first became an agency, one of the first big cases that they solved were the Osage murders in Oklahoma Indian Country."
"Do you believe the FBI is making adequate effort to assist in coordinating, collecting data, and providing resources to Indian Country, for these Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women cases?"
"the BLM has an obligation under The Federal Land Policy and Management Act FLPMA to 'give priority to the designation and protection of areas of critical environmental concern'"
"Thank you, Mr. Pendley, for being here. Thank you for your service as a Marine to our country."
"Cultural resources are not just a matter of course; they represent a history and culture and are living connections to our past."
"It is very clear that the energy part is what is important to you, and not the voices of the people."