Tag: Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
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S. 2468: Safe Academic Facilities and Environments for Tribal Youth (SAFETY) Act
Senator Tester (MT), ranking member on the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and Sen. Cantwell (WA) introduced a bill on January 27, 2016 specifically geared to address the abysmal conditions of schools run on reservations. The bill would require the Bureau of Indian Education and the Office of Management and Budget to develop a 10…
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Via Indianz.com: Senate Indian Affairs Committee Sets Hearing on Youth Suicide
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will hold an oversight hearing next week on youth suicide. According to the White House Native Youth Report, suicide is the second-leading cause of death for American Indians and Alaska Natives ages 15 through 24. Their rate of suicide is 2.5 times higher than the national average. The problem…
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REMINDER for TOMORROW: Oversight Hearing on “Protecting our Children’s Mental Health: Preventing and Addressing Childhood Trauma in Indian Country”
Date: 11/19/2014 02:30 PM Location: 628 Senate Dirksen Bldg Type: Oversight Hearing Witnesses: THE HONORABLE ROBERT L. LISTENBEE JR. DR. YVETTE ROUBIDEAUX, Acting Director-Indian Health Service MS. KANA ENOMOTO, Principal Deputy Administrator-Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Panel 1 MR. RICK VAN DEN POL Director and Principal Investigator-Institute of Educational Research and Service, The…
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U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs: Business Meeting to Consider Legislation
THIS WILL NOT BE WEBCAST Date: 07/30/2014 02:30 PM Location: 628 Dirksen Senate Office Building Type: Business Meeting S. 1948, A bill to promote the academic achievement of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children with the establishment of a Native American language grant program; S. 2299, A bill to amend the Native American…