{"id":10822,"date":"2021-04-27T16:38:01","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T20:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=10822"},"modified":"2021-04-27T16:38:01","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T20:38:01","slug":"chair-of-senate-committee-on-indian-affairs-praises-actions-for-tribal-homelands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/04\/27\/chair-of-senate-committee-on-indian-affairs-praises-actions-for-tribal-homelands\/","title":{"rendered":"Chair of Senate Committee on Indian Affairs praises actions for tribal homelands"},"content":{"rendered":"\"brianschatz\"\r\n
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) serves as chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs in the 117th Congress. Photo: SCIA<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n
Schatz: Interior Department Actions Honor Tribal Sovereignty, Protect Tribal Lands<\/div>\r\n
Tuesday, April 27, 2021<\/div>\r\n
Source: Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii)<\/div>\r\n
Chair, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs<\/div>\r\n
indian.senate.gov<\/a><\/div>\r\n

<\/p>\r\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz<\/a> (D-Hawai\u2018i), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs<\/a>, released the following statement on the Department of the Interior\u2019s announcement on steps it is taking to restore Tribal homelands, empower Tribal governments, and better manage Indian lands.\r\n

<\/p>\r\n\u201cSecretary Haaland\u2019s actions to reduce undue burdens imposed by the prior administration and honor Tribal consultation in the land into trust process is a good start,\u201d said Chairman Schatz. \r\n

<\/p>\r\n\u201cRebuilding and consolidating Tribal homelands supports not only Native cultures, languages, and communities, but also Tribal businesses that help make economies for both Tribes and surrounding communities thrive,\u201d said Chairman Schatz. \u201cBut Tribes need certainty, so I support legislative efforts to restore Tribal homelands and strengthen Tribal communities.\u201d\r\n

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Relevant Biden Administration Documents<\/div>\r\nM-37069: Withdrawal of M-37064 and Announcement of Consultation on the Department\u2019s Interpretation of the Indian Reorganization Act and the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act in Connection with the Secretary\u2019s Land into Trust Authority<\/a>\r\n(April 27, 2021)
\r\nM-37070: Withdrawal of Certain Solicitor M-Opinions, Reinstatement of Sol. Op. M-37029\r\nThe Meaning of \u2018Under Federal Jurisdiction\u2019 for Purposes of the Indian Reorganization Act, and Announcement Regarding Consultation on \u201cUnder Federal Jurisdiction\u201d Determinations<\/a>\r\n(April 27, 2021)
\r\nSecretarial Order: Delegation of Authority for Non-Gaming Off-Reservation Fee-to-Trust Acquisitions<\/a> (April 27, 2021)\r\n

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Withdrawn Trump Administration Documents<\/div>\r\nM-37054: Interpreting the Second Definition of “Indian” in Section 19 of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934<\/a>\r\n (March 9, 2020)<\/a>
\r\nM-37055: Withdrawal of Solicitor’s Opinion M-37029. “The Meaning of ‘Under Federal Jurisdiction’ for Purposes of the Indian Reorganization Act”<\/a>\r\n (March 9, 2020)
\r\nM-37064: Permanent Withdrawal of Solicitor Opinion M-37043, \u201cAuthority to Acquire Land into Trust in Alaska\u201d<\/a> (January 19, 2021)","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cRebuilding and consolidating Tribal homelands supports not only Native cultures, languages, and communities, but also Tribal businesses that help make economies for both Tribes and surrounding communities thrive,\u201d said Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), chair of Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10823,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[869,117,88,94,118,71,834,53,186,175,213,91],"class_list":["post-10822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","tag-117th","tag-bia","tag-deb-haaland","tag-democrats","tag-doi","tag-economic-development","tag-hawaii","tag-joe-biden","tag-land-into-trust","tag-languages","tag-scia","tag-senate","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/27\/brianschatz-scaled.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-2Oy","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10822"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10822\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}