Representative Haaland is exactly correct.

prepared statement

That to me is unconscionable and goes at the core of what this great country is all about.

It has just got to stop. It has just got to stop.

Chemawa represents a place where Native youth from across the West can receive a high school education in a unique, culturally-appropriate setting.

I am concerned that it is not properly equipping students to succeed, nor is it even providing them with a safe environment.

I want to thank our witnesses for being with us today.

And to the Committee, it is just so emblematic of the lack of sensitivity that BIA/BIE have toward Indian Country.

I mean, that to me is unconscionable and goes at the core of what this great country is all about.

It has just got to stop. I have never been so outraged in my congressional career, short as it may be, with the lack of information I could get from these folks.

I am really proud to represent Chemawa Indian School. It is in my district in Salem, Oregon.