Assistant Secretary nominee Bryan Newland vows to ‘build back better’ after COVID-19
Bay Mills citizen comes directly from tribal government to Biden administration
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
• LIVE at 2:30PM Eastern: Nomination Hearing
Newland, a citizen of the Bay Mills Indian Community, goes before the
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs for his nomination hearing on Wednesday afternoon. He
prepared an opening statement as part of the confirmation process, highlighting his goals and priorities should he be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
“If confirmed, I will bring that perspective with me to the Department of the Interior. We must help Indian Country build back better after the pandemic,” Newland says in his written testimony. “We must also respond with urgency to the violence against Indigenous women and children. And we must lay the foundation for the next generation of Native children to succeed.”
News Release U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs On May 26, the Senate approved eight bills that were passed by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs,
Schatz applauds Senate passage of eight bipartisan Indian Affairs bills
Bills will help promote tribal economic development, strengthen tribal self-determination
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Bills will help promote tribal economic development, strengthen tribal self-determination
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U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, issued the following statement upon full Senate passage of eight bills previously approved by the committee. The bills now head to the House of Representatives for further consideration.
“Senate passage of these Indian Affairs bills shows our commitment – not only to advancing Native priorities in committee – but also to building bipartisan momentum throughout the Senate to get things done for Native communities,”
New FirstNet cell site launches on Spirit Lake Reservation to support first responders
New infrastructure will help advance public safety, improve connectivity for first responders and expand rural broadband coverage for residents and visitors
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New infrastructure will help advance public safety, improve connectivity for first responders and expand rural broadband coverage for residents and visitors
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What’s the news?
First responders serving the Spirit Lake Tribal communities as well as Benson and Ramsey Counties are getting a major boost in their wireless communications thanks to the FirstNet® network expansion currently underway by AT&T. We’ve added a new, purpose-built cell site along Highway 20 north of Warwick, ND and east of Tokio, ND on the Spirit Lake Reservation to give first responders on FirstNet – America’s public safety network – access to
Evening briefs in Indian Country
Headlines from May 26, 2021
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May 26, 2021
Ivalu Blanchett decided not to attend the West High School graduation after she was told she couldn t wear her Greenlandic shawl over her gown. Instead, she had a private graduation ceremony in her yard. Photographed on May 12, 2021. (Marc Lester / Anchorage Daily News)
Headlines from May 26, 2021
Happy Wednesday! We are inching closer and closer to the holiday weekend. Here’s a look at what’s happening today:
Pipeline breach spills oil on Crow Reservation
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) A breached oil pipeline has spilled an undetermined volume of crude on the Crow Indian Reservation in southeastern Montana after possibly leaking for months before it was discovered, a tribal official said Wednesday.