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Schatz, Murkowski Lead Committee Passage of Eight Bills, Legislative Hearing

Press Release

Date: July 20, 2023
Location: Washington D.C.
Issues: Indigenous Peoples Legislative Branch

"Yesterday, the Indian Affairs Committee reported bipartisan legislation to the full Senate that will help simplify the complexities of tribal homeownership, further tribal self-determination and increase economic development opportunities in Native communities, and complete the last remaining tribal water rights settlement in Montana. I am hopeful we can move these bills through the Senate and House this year and see them signed into law by the President."

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"This legislation will ensure that the sacred lands of the Wounded Knee Massacre will be forever protected by the Oglala River Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. Memorializing this land in no way absolves the U.S. Army of its actions in one of the deadliest massacres in our nation's history, but it is an important step in honoring those who were lost on that dark day and promoting healing for their descendants."


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