Tom Udall

Do not get sick after June, and that is because we ran out of money in this purchased and referred care item.

It plays a critical role in supporting educational needs of Indian students by making sure Native students have school supplies, culturally-based extracurricular opportunities, academic tutoring and other critical tools to ensure a…

Yes, and I am sure that if the $99 million in cuts were restored to you, you could make progress on additional items also.

S. 943 was introduced by my colleague, Senator Heitkamp, alongside Senators Lankford and Daines, that would help ensure that the Johnson-O'Malley Program, which is so critical, would serve all Native children.

They are concerned about returning to an era of IHS healthcare rationing.

So they do have a full leadership team?

Obviously, this is an enormous amount of money that should be going back to Indian Country.

I was proud to reintroduce the bipartisan Safeguard Tribal Objects and Patrimony or STOP Act.

Thank you so much, Miss Begay-Foss.

I think all of our witnesses are very much in agreement there.

I support the modernization of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act, especially the aggregation and forfeiture issues.

Good afternoon Vice Chairman Udall and Senator Heinrich.

I fully support Tom Udall's efforts to strengthen the Indian Arts & Crafts Act of 1990 to further protect our Native American Art.

Thank you, Senator Heinrich so much, and thank you for your good, hard work on the STOP Act, which is for the protection of cultural patrimony.

And I think it's important as a priority, and I will be conveying that to whoever becomes the next U.S. attorney.

And so it sounds like that could be the difference.

But I imagine this access presents the challenges with respect to online sales of Native arts and crafts and IACA enforcement.

I think we still need to move forward.

Do tribal governments play a role or could they play a role in certifying authentic Native American arts and crafts for sale online?

I would ask that in addition to revising the statute, that you would also consider respectively contacting the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

A network of swindlers are making millions of dollars off the backs of Native Americans.

I just really want to thank this panel... I think all of us... we've learned a lot.

I would like to acknowledge the former chairman of the Committee, this Committee, this Senate Indian Affairs Committee, Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell.

I believe it is long overdue to modernize the 1990 IACA, and help protect Indian artists of federally-recognized tribes.

I would just advise everybody to look at the reporting that's out there, because there's some very good reporting that I think elucidates some of these issues.