Tribal leaders bring litany of needs to hearing Investment in education, healthcare, and the wellbeing of those in Indian country are long overdue
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Jun 22, 2021
Tohono O’odham Nation Chairman Ned Norris Jr. speaks during the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States oversight hearing on destruction at the border wall Feb. 26. (Photo courtesy of House Committee on Natural Resources: Democrats) Investment in education, healthcare, and the wellbeing of those in Indian country are long overdue
Brooke Newman
Cronkite News
WASHINGTON – To the Tohono O’odham chairman, it’s schools and health care. To the Hopi chairman, it’s badly needed jail improvements. Those were among the laundry list of needs outlined at a hearing on federal facilities in Indian Country.
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