Sen. Tester wraps up tour in Montana as new chairman of SCIA
Posted: Monday, February 24, 2014
Sen. Jon Tester
(D-Montana), the new chairman of the
Senate Indian Affairs Committee, wrapped up his tour of Montana on Saturday.
Tester met with leaders of the
Confederated Salish and Kootenai
Tribes and
Salish Kootenai College, the higher education institution on the reservation.
He reiterated his goal to make Indian education a priority for the committee.
“My first committee hearing Wednesday morning is going to be addressing early childhood education,” Tester said at the college, The Missoulian reported.
During his tour, Tester also met with the
Crow Tribe, the
Northern Cheyenne Tribe, the
Fort Peck Tribes, the
Chippewa Cree Tribe and the
Little Shell Tribe of
Chippewa Indians.
Get the Story:
Tester, Walsh complete tour of reservations at Pablo
(The Missoulian 2/23)
Secretary of Interior to visit state in March
(The Great Falls Tribune 2/20)
Committee Notice:
Oversight
Hearing to receive testimony on "Early Childhood Development and Education in
Indian Country: Building a Foundation for Academic Success." (February 26,
2014)
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