Video & Transcript Research : 'tribes'
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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Education Study Nov 19th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- This certificate is issued directly by each of the 23 tribes, nations, and pueblos, not by the state.
- Each tribe determines its own criteria proficiency expectations and renewal process, reflecting sovereignty
- Indigenous language proficiency data varies by tribe, and we need stronger alignment across assessments
- would you recommend that that reside, or at all three I, my recommendation would be that we talk to tribes
- potentially to create some level Of repository, but definitely to have a couple of hubs where our tribes
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Transportation Infrastructure Revenue Subcommitee Oct 6th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We also are the preferred partner of the Mescalero Apache tribe.
- As well as we have a memorandum of understanding with the Mescalero Apache tribe, in which we have worked
- Chairman, and in regards to the 300 folks from the Mescalero tribe, what percentage of those are dual
- And then with tribal sovereignty, the Meskwaki Apache tribe can basically choose.
- We also work very closely with the Mescalero Apache Tribe in this area.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Natural Resources Committee Apr 28th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, we're talking about the Adumna tribe, D-U-M-N-A.
- Google it when you get a chance and find out that this tribe faces extinction.
- This tribe is not a lawfully recognized tribe. The Friant Dam has displaced them.
- people that there's no care, there's no respect, and there certainly has not been any outreach to the tribes
- It will also give the board the authority to offer grants to local agencies, nonprofits, and tribes for
Summary:
The committee heard several climate, environmental, and housing bills. AB 1425, dealing with pit dewatering near the San Joaquin River Parkway, drew extensive testimony. The author and supporters argued the bill was needed to protect the river, groundwater, floodplain conditions, tribal and cultural resources, and public access from a proposed mining project near the river. Opponents, including Cemex, labor representatives, and industry groups, said the bill would bypass the CEQA process before it was complete, threaten jobs, and create uncertainty for an existing operation. Members questioned both sides about hydrology, blasting, dewatering, and the adequacy of the ongoing environmental review. The bill was moved, but several members expressed concern about preempting CEQA and some did not vote or voted no.
AB 881, which would allow California to move forward with carbon capture and sequestration pipelines, was presented as a way to advance state climate goals and capture federal funding. Supporters, including SMUD, labor, and industry groups, said the bill would help deploy carbon capture safely and preserve jobs. Environmental justice opponents supported stronger safety direction and warned that CO2 pipelines pose serious risks and that the state should not move ahead without clearer standards. The bill received a due-pass recommendation to Appropriations.
AB 1207, on the cap-and-trade allowance price ceiling and the social cost of carbon, was presented as a science-based update to California’s climate policy. The author and EDF said the bill would keep the program aligned with current economic and climate data and protect it from federal political interference. It received broad support and a due-pass recommendation. AB 1106, creating a coordinated network of air quality incident response centers, was also approved after testimony about wildfire smoke, toxic emissions, and the need for better real-time monitoring during disasters. AB 28, the Landfill Fire Safety Act, focused on the Chiquita Canyon landfill fire and related health impacts in Castaic and Val Verde; residents described serious illnesses and contamination concerns, while landfill and county representatives warned about costs and asked for more study. The committee nonetheless advanced the bill with a due-pass recommendation. The committee also heard AB 357, which would speed Coastal Commission review of student and faculty housing projects, with supporters citing student homelessness and opponents urging caution but acknowledging the need for more housing; the bill was presented and discussed, with the committee emphasizing the need to balance housing production and coastal oversight.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Mar 21st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, second, this amendment strengthens the engagement of tribes, pueblos, and nations, um, and, and it
- So we are ensuring that a copy of the plan of safe care is sent to every respective tribe within 24 hours
- requiring the healthcare authority to communicate, collaborate, and consult with an Indian child's tribe
- Do we know if this is equally transferred to each tribe by population?
- How do we get it to these tribes? Uh, Mr.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Um we uh is the tribe still involved in this uh Prairie Island people.
- Um we uh is the tribe still involved in this uh Prairie Island people.
- Um we uh is the tribe still involved in this uh Prairie Island people.
- Um we uh is the tribe still involved in this uh Prairie Island people.
- Um we uh is the tribe still involved in this uh Prairie Island people.
Bills:
HF4680, HF4047, HF4590, HF3757, HF3569, HF4507, HF4426, HF4927, HF4788, HF4757, HF4747, HF3561, HF4014, HF4013, HF4689, HF4766, HF4589
Keywords:
wastewater treatment, improvements, capital investment, Greenfield, bonds, water treatment, infrastructure, municipal funding, state bonds, public utilities, HF4590, Tamarack, municipal infrastructure, bonding bill, general obligation bonds, Public Facilities Authority, sewer system, collection system, street reconstruction, local infrastructure
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 2/20/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- of a project legacy contamination of decades, where in collaboration with local governments, with tribes
- of a project legacy contamination of decades, where in collaboration with local governments, with tribes
- of a project legacy contamination of decades, where in collaboration with local governments, with tribes
- of a project legacy contamination of decades, where in collaboration with local governments, with tribes
- of a project legacy contamination of decades, where in collaboration with local governments, with tribes
Keywords:
human services, Medical Assistance, Medicaid, long-term services and supports, LTSS, public assistance, application process, eligibility determination, customer service survey, wait times, form complexity, lead agencies, Department of Human Services, Department of Children Youth and Families, streamlining, administrative reform, case management, reassessment, intake system, adaptive eligibility form
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/26
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- endangered species there, like we wouldn't do the two line there but you could somewhere else, or if tribes
- else<00:14:34.320>
or <00:14:35.360>if <00:14:35.600>if <00:14:36.000>tribes - you could somewhere else or if if tribes you could somewhere else or if if tribes have<00:14:36.639
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make <00:15:51.680>sure <00:15:51.839>the rights of tribes - , and make sure the rights of tribes, and make sure the populations<00:15:52.480>
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Bills:
HF624
Keywords:
HF624, Minnesota fishing law, game and fish, walleye stamp, walleye stamp validation, angling, angler, fishing lines, two lines, four lines, open water fishing, ice fishing, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, fishing regulations, fish harvest, conservation, Minnesota Statutes 97C.315, 1183, house
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 02/18/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
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MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 01/21/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- I am always aware of all the tribes and all the partners that sit behind me that I can't see while I'm
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and <00:30:55.880>local organizations tribes and local organizations - tribes and local governments<00:30:57.399>
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get local cities and counties and tribes get local cities and counties and - tribes get to<00:54:02.559>
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Summary:
The Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention Committee met for an organizational hearing focused on introductions, committee jurisdiction, and a presentation from Minnesota Housing Finance Agency Commissioner Jennifer Ho. Members described their priorities for the session, including addressing HOA issues, senior housing affordability, manufactured housing exploitation, first-time homebuyer access, housing and health connections, homelessness protections, downtown conversions, and expanding starter homes, ADUs, and smaller multifamily housing. Chair Port emphasized bipartisan collaboration and the committee’s focus on removing barriers to housing production and expanding homeownership.
A substantial portion of the meeting was devoted to remembering Senator Carrie Dietz, with Chair Port, Senator Draheim, and Commissioner Ho each describing her deep knowledge, behind-the-scenes leadership, and role in major housing accomplishments. They highlighted her work on fire sprinkler requirements in high-rise buildings, rental housing safety, public and nonprofit housing repairs, protections against predatory investors, manufactured and workforce housing, tenant protections, down payment assistance, local affordable housing aid, homelessness services, and the Bring It Home program, which helped pave the way for Minnesota’s rental voucher program. Advocates’ letters honoring her contributions were also made available to members.
Committee staff then reviewed the panel’s jurisdiction, including housing and homelessness prevention, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency oversight and budget matters, housing bond allocation authority, housing infrastructure bonds, manufactured housing, rent control, transitional housing, and homeless prevention. Chair Port said the budget overview would be held for a later hearing. Commissioner Ho introduced her staff and outlined Minnesota Housing’s mission as a statewide mission-driven financial institution that finances affordable housing, homeownership, supportive housing, homelessness prevention, and manufactured housing through partnerships with lenders, developers, service providers, tribes, and local governments. No votes or formal legislative actions were taken at this meeting.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nominations of David Fotouhi, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator, and Aaron Szabo, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator, both of the Environmental Protection Agency. Mar 5th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Environment and Public Works Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- EPA must work with states, tribes, and local partners as well as with the regulated community and NGOs
- statutes, as you said, broadly speaking, are drafted in a way that the federal government and states and tribes
- assistance that states need to understand their resources best, and also to encourage states and tribes
- The tribes are committed, the education community, the political leaders, and business communities are
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 04/08/26
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- We do work in close consultation with Minnesota's sovereign tribes. Um, the agency respects that.
- We want to be supportive but recognizing that tribes have their own independent autonomy and they are
- have their own independent that tribes have their own independent autonomy<00:29:55.360>
and < - We're non We're a non uh uh uh tribe<00:32:32.120>
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AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Because it predominantly is aimed toward Native American tribes, and he is a member of a tribe here in
- I think there is a separate discussion about tribes themselves.
- Tribes are political sovereign entities. We go back to the U.S.
- Constitution: we have three political entities—states, foreign nations, and tribes.
- Now, if the state wants to give back the land to the tribes, let's have that discussion.
Summary:
The committee first heard Superintendent Tom Horn’s State of Education address, which focused on school safety, academic outcomes, teacher pay, school choice, and opposition to DEI/CRT in schools. Horn argued that students cannot learn unless schools are safe, cited increased funding for school police officers and a recent Tucson charter school incident as evidence for more officers, and said the department’s academic efforts have centered on Project Momentum, tutoring, cell phone restrictions, career and technical education partnerships, and support for Native American districts. He also urged direct teacher pay increases through Proposition 123 and said the state board should revise teaching standards and school grading practices. Members questioned him about DEI compliance, cell phone enforcement, ESA accountability, teacher preparation programs, school safety funding, and literacy outcomes; Horn said the department’s role is largely advisory in a local-control state, that it tracks school practices on a website, and that it lacks academic outcome data for ESA students because private schools are not tested by the state.
The committee then took up House Bill 2008, which would prohibit public school libraries from using public funds to pay dues or memberships to professional library associations that advocate for libraries and information services. Representative Cooper, the sponsor, said the bill was intended to keep school libraries politically neutral and prevent taxpayer money from supporting ideological advocacy, while arguing that membership could still be paid privately and that free professional development options exist. Opponents, including former librarian Judy Schweber, Marana board member Hunter Holt, and the ACLU of Arizona, argued the bill would undermine professional development, local control, and constitutional rights of association and petition, and that there was little evidence public funds were actually being used this way. Supporters, including Adrienne Johnson, said some library materials and associations promote political viewpoints and should not be funded with public dollars.
After public comment and debate, the committee voted 7-5 to give HB 2008 a do pass recommendation. Members who explained no votes said the bill targeted a non-issue, lacked data showing a problem, and would divert attention from funding and literacy needs. Members supporting the bill said it was a reasonable restriction on public spending and a way to keep school libraries ideologically neutral. The committee then announced it would move on to House Bill 2249, the Parents’ Bill of Rights and Remedies.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee 3/10/25
Rules and Legislative Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- This plan kept communities of interest together, united Minnesota's northern tribes in one congressional
- This plan kept communities of interest together, united Minnesota's northern tribes in one congressional
- This plan kept communities of interest together, united Minnesota's northern tribes in one congressional
- This plan kept communities of interest together, united Minnesota's northern tribes in one congressional
- This plan kept communities of interest together, united Minnesota's northern tribes in one congressional
Bills:
HF550
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Indian Affairs Jul 16th, 2025
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- presentations for the members here, is that there already is legislation that exists that allows our tribes
- So that tribes, nations, and pueblos, as well as local governments, whether it be Farmington, San Juan
- Alcohol is not native to our pueblos, tribes, and nations. Alcohol was introduced.
- Back to our earlier conversation, our tribes, nations, and pueblos have to own our area. education.
- I think part of that too with our tribe, some of our like SIPI used to be tuition-free, but in order
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Minnesota Sustainable Foraging Task Force 10/8/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And then the fourth bullet here is support for cultural practices, including those of Minnesota tribes
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So <00:12:38.000>there <00:12:38.160>are of Minnesota tribes. - So there are of Minnesota tribes.
- or policy regarding the tribes, but that we really uh respect their input uh in this process.
- or any um uh any uh our tribes or any um uh any uh regulations<00:29:01.919>
or <00:29:02.159>
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
Senate - Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Feb 4th, 2025
Senate Indian, Rural & Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Believe it or not, the natives in Washington are the only non-agricultural, non-nomadic tribe.
- We've got a lot going on with all our tribes, nations, and Pueblos, and even with our Gallup-McKinley
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Economic and Rural Development Jun 4th, 2025
Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, especially in light of, uh, tribes diversifying, finding also the need to diversify their businesses
- um, where the There is a partnership between Rhodoso, the healthcare facility in Riodoso, and the tribe
- , uh, Mezcal or Apache tribe.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 04/10/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- here for for sacred to the Indian tribes here for for sacred to the Indian tribes and<00:35:36.400
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and wild rice is sacred to Indian tribes and wild rice is sacred to Indian - to our tribes and core component<00:42:15.119>
of <00:42:15.359>their <00:42:15.599> - The tribes already have first right of refusal for tax forfeited land that's sold. Okay, wonderful.
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right <01:00:15.680>of tribes already have first right of tribes already have first right
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Ways and Means Committee OKs bill to upgrade county-level human services IT 5/14/26
Transcript Highlights:
- And, of course, additionally there'll be one representative from the Indian tribes on this advisory council
- representative<00:03:51.800>
from <00:03:52.000>the <00:03:52.120>Indian <00:03:52.520>tribes - <00:03:53.560>
on representative from the Indian tribes on representative from the Indian - tribes on this<00:03:54.720>
advisory <00:03:55.440>council.
Summary:
The committee took up House File 4808, as amended by a DE3, a human services technology modernization bill. The author described the measure as a multi-year effort to modernize outdated county systems, improve data integration, and strengthen program integrity and fraud detection. The bill would create a Human Services Modernization Fund with a $50 million cap, establish an advisory council with strong county and tribal representation, and create a legislative commission to oversee the work and receive annual reports. It also includes a $10 million county-focused grant fund and a $15 million appropriation for the Office of Inspector General’s technology needs.
Testimony from the Association of Minnesota Counties and related county groups strongly supported the bill, emphasizing the need for immediate modernization, the importance of county and tribal involvement, and the value of legislative oversight. Members from both parties echoed support, saying the bill would help county workers spend less time on outdated systems and more time serving clients, and that better system integration could reduce errors and fraud issues. One member suggested that audits should be considered in the future in addition to reporting requirements.
The committee adopted the DE3 amendment without opposition. After discussion, the chair renewed the motion to refer House File 4808, as amended, to the general register, and the motion passed on a voice vote.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- DHS, counties, and tribes had to work differently to determine eligibility for Medicaid.
- counties process renewals, eased the workload, and enhanced communication channels to engage counties, tribes
- And as we learn more and begin to work with our county partners and tribes and other providers, we'll
- And as we learn more and begin to work with our county partners and tribes and other providers, we'll
- And as we learn more and begin to work with our county partners and tribes and other providers, we'll