Grijalva, Sen. Heinrich Commemorate Native American Heritage Month, Introduce Bills to Elevate Tribes' Role in Land Management and Protect Cultural Sites
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Issues: Indigenous Peoples
"Tribes across Indian Country have ancestral sites, historical ecological knowledge, and ongoing cultural practices on our federal public lands. I'm proud to introduce these two bills that give Tribes a formal role in participating in the management of public lands and finally put Tribal Nations on equal footing as states and local governments in acquiring land. This legislation helps deliver on the promise to respect Tribal sovereignty and protect the culture and traditions that exist within these ancestral homelands."
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