Justice of the winnebago tribe supreme court. This event is a portion of the symposium hosted by the National Museum of the American Indian. This is about an hour. It is my great pleasure to introduce United States senator jon tester. We are honored today by the presence of the senator who will give opening remarks. He is a thirdgeneration farmer from montana and a former teacher. As a senior u. S. Senator from montana. Following election to the montana senate, he rose to minority whip and minority leader before becoming president of the state senate in 2005. He was elected to the u. S. Senate in 2006 and again in 2012. He is the chairman of the Indian Affairs committee and serves on the veterans affairs, homeland security, Indian Affairs, banking, and appropriation committees. He is an outspoken voice for Rural America and an advocate for small businesses. He is a champion of American Indian nations. Working to alleviate poverty. And pushing for improvements in education, health care,
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Assistant Secretary nominee Bryan Newland vows to ‘build back better’ after COVID-19
Bay Mills citizen comes directly from tribal government to Biden administration
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
• LIVE at 2:30PM Eastern: Nomination Hearing
Newland, a citizen of the Bay Mills Indian Community, goes before the
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs for his nomination hearing on Wednesday afternoon. He
prepared an opening statement as part of the confirmation process, highlighting his goals and priorities should he be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
“If confirmed, I will bring that perspective with me to the Department of the Interior. We must help Indian Country build back better after the pandemic,” Newland says in his written testimony. “We must also respond with urgency to the violence against Indigenous women and children. And we must lay the foundation for the next generation of Native children to succeed.”
50 years ago, election ushered in new era for US tribes
May 10, 2021
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In this Dec 4, 2016, file photo, Dan Nanamkin, of the Colville Nez Perce Native American tribe in Nespelem, Wash., right, drums with a procession through the Oceti Sakowin camp after it was announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers won’t grant easement for the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
By Mark Trahant
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fifty years ago this week the federal government’s experiment with termination was crushed at the ballot box on the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Washington state.
Fifty years ago this week the federal government’s experiment with termination was crushed at the ballot box on the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Washington state.