Today and tomorrow, the Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee will hear from 65+ tribal leaders and Native organizations about funding priorities for the coming year.pic.twitter.com/LLRM74X3iu
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Native witnesses are already giving profound testimony about the need for increased funding for health care, and about the crisis of missing & murdered indigenous women. Thank you to
@TheUIHI for speaking to the importance of indigenous data in addressing violence and trauma.Show this thread
It’s imperative that the federal gov’t supports tribal efforts to build resiliency for the future – and that means ensuring funding for tribal communities to preserve their culture, natural resources, and economic development in the face of a changing climate.
