Last year, the White House announced it would launch a 10-year plan to revitalize Native languages, under the umbrella of a new effort to advance educational equity and economic opportunity for Native Americans.
House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States gains new leader
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
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“I am honored that Chairman Grijalva and my colleagues entrusted me to serve as Chair of the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States,” Fernández said in a statement. “I thank them for their support and look forward to working closely with them.”
“In the last year, the pandemic’s disastrous impact on Native American communities made our country aware of something that my district has known for too long the United States has failed to meet its trust responsibilities to Native Americans, and the consequences are deadly and heartbreaking,” Fernández added.