"Congressman Schrader and I have been working with the school."
"Thank you for the clarification."
"We are concerned that the withholding of BIE's Title I funding will affect the BIE's ability to provide a high-quality education to American Indian students."
"I am really disturbed at not even allowing students to wear tribal clothing. That baffles me. I don't understand that."
"It is also not easy for Marshall's family or Melissa's family or Flint's family or Robert's family."
"We are really concerned that the BIE schools are failing to meet the needs of students who have experienced historical trauma."
"What steps are Chemawa, BIE, and BIA currently taking to proactively communicate to parents of Chemawa students that there are limits on what information about student health can be shared without a s..."
"That needs to be changed. That kind of thought process needs to be changed because they're there, and if somebody needs medical attention--if I see somebody on the side of the street, I am going to st..."
"This was very powerful testimony. I want to start, Ms. Willis and Ms. Keith, thank you so much for being here and telling your stories."
"I request unanimous consent to enter into the record an opening statement that expresses many of the concerns about abuse, fraud, mismanagement, and lack of safety at Chemawa Indian School outlined by..."
"And of course Flint Tall, who Ms. O'Renick discussed, and more recently Robert Tillman, both died shortly after leaving Chemawa, raising serious alarms about student safety."