Video & Transcript Research : 'Indian tribe'

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MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Taxes Committee 3/6/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • The legislature and the elected leadership of the sovereign tribes in Minnesota, especially in the tax
  • The legislature and the elected leadership of the sovereign tribes in Minnesota, especially in the tax
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US
Transcript Highlights:
  • for Congress to provide the United States Forest Service, the Department of the Interior, states, tribes
  • Since 2012, he served as the Cal Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians as their Director of Forest Management
  • of Indians located in Roseburg, Oregon.
  • The Cow Creek Umpqua is a tribe of just over 2,000 members.
  • Tribes have a long have long been stewards of these lands.
Bills: HB471
Summary: The meeting primarily focused on H.R. 471, the Fix Our Forests Act, which aims to address the ongoing crisis of wildfires exacerbated by climate change and the need for updated forest management practices. Various committee members voiced concerns about past federal management failures and emphasized the necessity for collaborative approaches involving local communities and stakeholders in forest management. As discussions unfolded, there were varying perspectives on the implications of certain provisions in the bill, particularly around regulatory changes and their likely impacts on public participation and environmental reviews.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Feb 3rd, 2026 at 10:04 am

Senate Indian, Rural & Cultural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Senate Indian Rural Cultural Affairs Committee will come to order, and we are here again today.
  • It calls for the Indian Affairs...
  • I'm from the Mescalero Apache Tribe and the Pueblo of Laguna.
  • She thinks she's a nurse at Indian Health Service. So I said, 'Was there a question?'
  • Chair and members of the committee, the Indian Affairs Department would go through it.
Bills: SM14
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Rules Feb 2nd, 2026 at 09:12 am

Senate Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm also from the Mescalero Apache Tribe and the Pueblo of Laguna.
  • After a ruptured appendix, I was admitted to the Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup, New Mexico.
  • And then when you read the FIR from even the Indian Affairs Department, they're not supportive.
  • The Indian Affairs Department is under our purview.
  • So that's why I'm supporting it When you talk about our tribes, nations, and Pueblos, the sovereignty
Bills: SM13, SM14
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Environment Committee Meeting - 2025-03-27

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill transfers some land in northern Minnesota from the state to the Leech Lake tribe.
  • I do also want to note that from our perspective as the tribe, this is not something that we have attempted
  • my testimony, we really believe that this truly is a win-win for the county, for the state, for the tribe
  • through 1.13, these are items that came to As a result of talks that I had with a number of different tribes
  • This part of the language is a work in process and I am continuing to hear input from different tribes
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:59:49.599> uh from our perspective uh as the tribe uh from our perspective uh as the tribe
  • Uh, these are items that came as a result of talks that I had with a number of different tribes.
  • <01:29:04.719> several number of of different tribe several number of of different tribe several
  • different<01:29:05.280> tribes.
  • Uh when I was uh different tribes.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • broad interest of Indian Country.
  • Constitution recognizes three sovereigns in federal government, state government, state and Indian tribes
  • The Indian health system has continued to be dramatically underfunded, providing Indian health service
  • Our member tribes and tribal enterprises represent the diversity of Indian country's economic landscape
  • Indian Guarantee Loan Program.
Summary: The committee meeting focused on crucial issues facing tribal nations, particularly emphasizing the federal government's trust and treaty obligations. The discussions highlighted ongoing challenges such as disparities in healthcare, education, and public safety within Native communities. Chair Murkowski underscored the importance of listening to Native leaders and aligning congressional efforts with community needs, advocating for legislative actions that support tribal sovereignty and economic development. Various initiatives, including the Tax Parity Act and the PROTECT Act, aimed at addressing jurisdictional and financial disparities, were discussed in detail. A call for bipartisan support to alleviate the funding shortages affecting Indian Health Services was made several times during the meeting. Testimonies from tribal leaders and representatives emphasized the dire need for legislative support to enhance infrastructure, healthcare access, and public safety initiatives in tribal communities.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Health and Public Affairs Feb 11th, 2026 at 05:14 pm

Senate Health & Public Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair, I would not really want to say they're just Native American because depending on which tribe,
  • So in some instances, you can't get a certificate of Indian blood depending on that tribe, nation, or
  • So we're going with Senate Bill 301, Senator Pinto, foster parent caring for Indian child support. ..
  • child... ...through CYFD and dealing with the Indian child.
  • When you talk about that relationship with our tribes, nations, and Pueblos, they have the ability to
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Feb 12th, 2026 at 10:36 am

Senate Indian, Rural & Cultural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Senate Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Committee will come to order.
  • They will receive a do pass out of the Senate Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Committee.
  • The Senate Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Committee will be in recess until next Tuesday.
Bills: SB216, SB225, SB248