Youth suicide in Indian Country is an urgent and pressing crisis, despite new prevention initiatives launched three years ago, experts and family members touched by the crisis told the U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee Thursday. More resources and better strategies for reaching troubled Indian youth are required they said.
The hearing, called by Chairman Byron Dorgan (D-ND), examined...
Chairman Byron Dorgan and Vice Chairman John Barrasso, M.D., have invited tribal leaders to a summit on Thursday, March 5, 2009 to hear about concerns and possible solutions to a variety of issues. The Tribal Leaders Summit will be held here in the Senate from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. in Room 325 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
The U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee will conduct an oversight hearing on “Youth Suicide in Indian Country” at 10:00 AM on Thursday, February 26 in Room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C.
Among those who will testify at the hearing are Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), who, as a child lost his father to suicide; a Native American high s...
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act approved by Congress Friday includes approximately $2.5 billion to create jobs and economic opportunity in Indian Country.
Senate Indian Affairs Committee Chairman Byron Dorgan (D-ND), who proposed including initiatives for Indian Country in the package, said the legislation represents “a long over-due and urgently needed investment in I...
Chairman Byron Dorgan (D-ND) announced Tuesday the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will conduct a hearing Thursday, February 12, at which Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar will outline his policy priorities for Native Americans.
The hearing begins at 9:30 AM and will take place in Room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Thursday, elected its leadership for the 111th Congress, returning Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) for another term as Chair, and choosing Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) to succeed Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) as Vice Chair. Murkowski stepped down from the Vice Chair post but will remain a member of the Committee.
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) announced Tuesday the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will hold an organizational meeting, followed by a hearing on “Advancing Indian Health Care” at 11:00 AM on Thursday, February 5, 2009, in Room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
At the organizational meeting, the committee will adopt is rules of operation for the 111th Con...
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