Video & Transcript Research : 'Native Hawaiians'
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House lawmaker proposes more funding for expanded emergency emergency housing 4/14/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- Let’s put it to the Native people that really need your help and that can really help grow our community
- Let's put it to the<00:08:32.479>
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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Indian Affairs Jul 18th, 2025
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- what changes can be made in the implementation of the Indian Education Act to improve. outcomes for Native
- did just on the way here, I was asking for the most up-to-date preliminary data that we can get on Native
- You mentioned, and I'm glad to hear it, that you have evidence; you're seeing indications of Native Americans
- The desired outcome is improved academic performance for Native American students.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Feb 24th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Legislative Caucus and the Native American Legislative Caucus.
- We stood together with Cesar Chavez and those who fought to ensure that Native American have a right
- those bridges right here in Sacramento with Jesse Jackson to continue to bring rights forward. for Native
- Jasmine Nelson is a native Angeleno with over 15 years of experience serving youth who have been impacted
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- years with the record the Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award, including Corpus Christi native
- , Quintanilla-Perez, and Dallas-Fort Worth native DJ Spinderella is a member of Salt-N-Pepa.
- Members, today as Alabama Cushata Tribe their day at the state capitol as the oldest native tribe with
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- honored in recent years with the Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award, including Corpus Christi native
- Selena Quintanilla Perez and Dallas-Fort Worth native DJ Spinderella as a member of Salt N Pepper.
- Members, today is Alabama Coushatta Tribe, uh, their day at the state Capitol, as the oldest native tribe
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- years with the record the Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award, including Corpus Christi native
- , Quintanilla-Perez, and Dallas-Fort Worth native DJ Spinderella is a member of Salt-N-Pepa.
- Their day at the state capitol as the oldest native tribe with a reservation in our.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Others, such as dam removals, were often involved in supporting the removal of dams to allow our native
- Others, such as dam removals, were often involved in supporting the removal of dams to allow our native
- Others, such as dam removals, were often involved in supporting the removal of dams to allow our native
- Others, such as dam removals, were often involved in supporting the removal of dams to allow our native
- Removal of dams to allow our native species to access their natural grounds.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House OKs SSHF5, the omnibus K-12 education budget bill 6/9/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And we also accepted two provisions from the Senate related to Native American mascots and Native American
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American <00:13:39.839>mascots related to uh Native American mascots - related to uh Native American mascots and<00:13:40.560>
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drumming <00:13:41.680>ceremonies and Native American drumming ceremonies - and Native American drumming ceremonies at<00:13:42.959>
graduation.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee Jun 30th, 2026
Water, Parks, and Wildlife
Transcript Highlights:
- Gray wolves are native to California and belong here.
- “The loss of grizzlies severed the enduring relationship between species and many California Native American
- But it is certainly not the chairman's intention, the California Native American tribe's intention, to
- My family is Native. I truly try to represent. I have 13 in my district.
- Kim Delphino, in support on behalf of Defenders of Wildlife, California Native Plant Society, Sonoma
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee Jun 30th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Gray wolves are native to California and belong here.
- The loss of grizzlies severed the enduring relationship between species and many California Native American
- But it is certainly not the chairman’s intention, the California Native American tribes’ intention, to
- “My family is Native. I truly try to represent. I have 13 in my district.
- Good morning, Kim Delphino, in support on behalf of Defenders of Wildlife, California Native Plant Society
Summary:
The committee heard several wildlife and water-related bills. SB 872, by Senator McNerney, would create a Delta Levees and Canal Subsidence Fund and allow waiver of local cost-sharing for Delta levee repairs to protect the State Water Project and Delta infrastructure. Supporters from water agencies, environmental groups, counties, and agricultural interests said the bill is needed to address levee failure and canal subsidence; there was no opposition, and the bill was held open until a quorum was present, with broad support expressed.
SB 1108, by Senator Caballero, would establish the Grasslands Ecological Area Conservancy in the Central Valley to coordinate conservation, habitat restoration, public access, and voluntary easements in a region described as the largest remaining wetland/grasslands complex west of the Mississippi. Support came from the Grasslands Water District, Audubon, conservation groups, and local stakeholders, who emphasized the area’s importance to migratory birds, wildlife corridors, and land-use transition under groundwater sustainability. There was no opposition, and the bill received favorable committee support.
SB 1135, by Senator Blakespear, would reestablish and strengthen the statewide wildlife coexistence program to reduce human-wildlife conflict through nonlethal deterrence, education, and compensation for livestock losses. Supporters cited rising wildlife incidents, wolf depredation, and the need for proactive tools; opponents and some committee members raised concerns about rural impacts, funding, and the absence of law enforcement/public safety as a specifically named advisory role. After discussion and amendments that moved the cattlemen and Farm Bureau to neutral, the bill passed out of committee on a due-pass motion, though some members voted no or abstained.
SB 1305, by Senator Richardson, would direct CDFW to study the feasibility of grizzly bear reintroduction and prepare a roadmap, with tribal consultation and stakeholder engagement, but would not itself authorize reintroduction. Tribal sponsors and conservation groups supported the bill as a planning and cultural restoration effort, while hunting, ranching, and county groups opposed it, arguing California already faces major wildlife-management and funding challenges and that the proposal would create new conflicts. Committee members debated costs, appropriations, and whether the study should include funding estimates; the bill was amended and passed on a due-pass motion. The committee also heard SB 1250, by Senator Cortese, which would require Caltrans to incorporate wildlife connectivity into transportation planning; supporters said it would reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions and improve habitat connectivity, and the bill was presented in support as the hearing continued.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Natural Resources Committee Jun 29th, 2026
Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill also lacks protections for native species.
- that would convert land to bare ground or remove vegetation, even if that includes the removal of native
- The bill also lacked protections for native species.
- Kim Delphino, representing California Native Plant Society, in opposition. Hi.
- Good evening, Kim Delfino, in support on behalf of Defenders of Wildlife and California Native Plant
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 21st, 2026 at 01:58 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- For the Native American Early Childhood Convening. In my mind, Mr.
- With the first in the nation, Assistant Secretary for Native American Early Education and Care, to bring
- So, she talked about on Native lands the fact that sometimes transportation is difficult in getting a
- and the updates that I'm hearing about the hard work that your agency's doing, especially with our Native
- I'm kind of disappointed with the zero dollars of recommendation for the Native American early childhood
Bills:
SB2
Keywords:
SB 2, State Highway Project Bonds, highway funding, transportation bonds, state road fund, motor vehicle fees, vehicle registration fees, electric vehicle fee, EV surcharge, plug-in hybrid fee, weight distance tax, road construction, infrastructure financing, Department of Transportation, State Transportation Commission, bonding authority, county road funds, municipal road funds, transportation improvement program, state highways
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 21st, 2026
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- was zeroing out of some of the parts of the budget of the request in the executive for or for the Native
- Start child care programs, and the opportunity with the first-in-the-nation Assistant Secretary for Native
- So she talked about, on native lands, the fact that sometimes transportation is difficult in getting
- if students fix them up, then what they did, they would make them available to people who are on native
- I'm kind of disappointed with the $0 recommendation for the Native American Early Childhood Convening
Bills:
SB2
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Part I) May 7th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Congress enacted the Indian Child Welfare Act, or ICWA, in response to the alarming rate at which Native
- Native American tribe, and the other was not.
- General Paxton said knowing the difficulties that await them if they attempt to adopt a native child.
- harm and danger of those ICWA standards and the difficulties in providing adequate protections for Native
- Children who are non-Native have, in our state, and so it's usually the opposite that is happening where
Bills:
HB18, HB37, HB116, HB388, HB879, HB913, HB1151, HB2216, HB2358, HB2809, SB577, SB1590, SB1782, SB1887, SB2744, HB18, HB37, HB116
Keywords:
rural health, hospital funding, healthcare access, mental health services, financial stability, perinatal bereavement, healthcare, hospital training, bereavement support, maternal care, fetal demise, stillbirth, neonatal death, parent-child relationship, involuntary termination, family law, child welfare, child protection, HB 388, HB388
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 24 March, 2026; 11:15 AM
Public Health and Welfare
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm a native of Smithville, Mississippi, a resident of Tupelo for the past 27 years.
- for Wells Fargo's municipal group, where I've worked on hospital and community health center and Native
- hospital and community health center on hospital and community health center and<00:15:42.800>
Native - American<00:15:43.720>
healthcare <00:15:44.360>and <00:15:45.120>uh and Native - American healthcare and uh and Native American healthcare and uh among<00:15:45.480>
other <00
Summary:
The committee first considered nominees to the Board of Cosmetology and Barbering: Tom Elkins, Todd Freeman, and Aaron Washington. Each described their background in the hair industry and expressed support for making licensing and regulation more workable while still protecting health and safety. Members discussed the need for a balance between oversight and burden, with the chair emphasizing that inspectors should educate rather than intimidate. The committee then voted to advise and consent on the nominees, and the motion carried.
The committee next took up the reappointment of Jim Perry to the State Board of Health. Perry described his background in state and federal policy, finance, and health-related work, and said his board service had highlighted operational problems in state government, including personnel and procurement bottlenecks, staffing shortages, succession challenges, and the need for better, more consistent data to guide the state health plan and certificate-of-need decisions. He suggested continued budget support for policy and planning staff, more frequent updates to the health plan, and a review of whether prior procurement and personnel reforms went too far. Members asked about his statement of economic interest and discussed the broader need for better health care information and administration.
The committee voted to advise and consent on Perry’s reappointment. It then handled a block of nominations to the Board of Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists, voting to take them up and to advise and consent. Finally, the committee addressed the nomination of Dr. Anthony to the State Board of Health, noting that the seat had become vacant due to a recent death and voting to return the nomination to the governor as a procedural matter. The meeting concluded with a motion to rise and report.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- But the amount of tragedy of unprosecuted cases from majority Native American victims is tragic across
- And you can't tell me that a Native American woman who decides to take up law probably had no idea of
- I went up to Alaska, to the Native American Museum.
- Handcuffs made for children, but not just anybody's children—Native American children—to take them from
- I'm proud to be a native son of the beautiful Espanola Valley—the low rider capital of the world—where
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Jul 22nd, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- about one and a half times more likely, as older whites, to develop Alzheimer's disease, and older Native
- compared to almost any other state in the nation, we are populated with a very high percentage of Native
- Today, they have 59 dementia care specialists, with workers placed in every sovereign Native community
- In Spanish and some native languages, Tewa and Navajo in particular.
- You talk about older Latinos and Native Americans and African-Americans.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- He's a native Austinite.
- Very briefly, I am a native Texan, fifth generation.
- I am a native Texan. I was born and raised in Houston. My mother is a native of the region.
- My wife is a graduate of Sam Houston State University. native of Columbus, Texas.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Mar 24th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Today I rise on behalf of the AAPI and Native American Caucus in support of H.R. 21, declaring March
- Today I rise on behalf of the AAPI and Native American Caucus in support of H.R. 21, declaring March
- For Native Americans, the culture of protecting and respecting individuals who identify as two-spirit
- Speaking in support of transgender visibility on behalf of the Native American community is not a political
Summary:
The Assembly met on March 6, 2025, after a quorum call and prayer, then proceeded through routine floor business and several ceremonial resolutions. Early procedural motions included a failed attempt to suspend the rules to withdraw AB 844 from committee and bring it directly to the floor; that motion received 16 ayes and 45 noes. The body also unanimously approved a request to re-refer AB 341.
Members then adopted several resolutions by voice vote after adding coauthors: ACR 35 recognizing Greek Independence Day, ACR 17 honoring women in carpentry and the BOOTS apprenticeship program, ACR 50 designating March 24, 2025 as Special Olympics Day, and H.R. 21 proclaiming Transgender Week of Visibility and March 31 as Transgender Day of Visibility. Each resolution drew supportive remarks from multiple members, while H.R. 21 also prompted extended debate, including opposition centered on girls’ sports, locker rooms, and claims about state policy affecting transgender Californians. In each case, the resolutions were adopted after the coauthor roll and voice vote.
The session concluded with adjournment in memory of San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputy Hector Cuevas, Jr., who died in the line of duty on March 17. Several members spoke in tribute to his service, his work with youth football, and his family. The Assembly then announced upcoming committee meetings and adjourned until Friday, March 28, 2025 at 9 a.m.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- One of the greatest threats to our prairies is the invasion of cool-season non-native grasses such as
- grasses such as Kentucky non-native grasses such as Kentucky blueg<00:10:15.800>
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Prairie <00:19:59.600>Property <00:19:59.960>Tax this native - Prairie Property Tax this native Prairie Property Tax exemption<00:20:01.520>
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Keywords:
property tax, exemption, leased land, public use, commercial property, HF632, Minnesota property tax, conservation easement, conservation restriction, assessed value, property valuation, tax assessment, real property, land conservation, farmland preservation, natural areas, riparian buffer, water quality, water quantity, county assessor