Felicia Fonseca June 09, 2021 - 2:46 PM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) â President Joe Biden s nominee to oversee Indigenous affairs at the Interior Department said Wednesday he won t impede tribes as they seek to improve infrastructure, public safety and the economy on their lands.
Bryan Newland appeared before the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, where he received widespread support to become assistant secretary for Indian Affairs. Tribes, too, have endorsed him as someone who is well-versed in the issues they face and as a tribal advocate.
Newland said the work will require collaboration across federal agencies, driven by tribes. He recounted how federal policies and laws impacted his childhood and his path to becoming chief judge in the Bay Mills Indian Community in Michigan and being elected tribal president.
Nominee to oversee Indigenous affairs has widespread support
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FILE - In this April 22, 2021, file photo, Bryan Newland, left, speaks with Navajo Nation Council Delegate Daniel Tso in Window Rock, Ariz. President Joe Biden s nominee to oversee Indigenous affairs at the Interior Department said Wednesday, June 9, 2021, that he won t impede tribes as they seek to improve infrastructure, public safety and the economy on their lands. Newland appeared before the Senate Indian Affairs Committee where he received widespread support to become assistant secretary for Indian Affairs. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca, File) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – President Joe Biden s nominee to oversee Indigenous affairs at the Interior Department said Wednesday he won t impede tribes as they seek to improve infrastructure, public safety and the economy on their lands.
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