For Immediate Release
April 15, 2021
Contact:
Manu Tupper or Mike Inacay (Schatz) at press@indian.senate.gov
SCHATZ: RETURN OF WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL ON NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRS SIGNALS RENEWED COMMITMENT TO NATIVE COMMUNITIES
Haaland, Rice to Lead First WHCNAA Meeting of Biden-Harris Administration on April 23
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, released the following statement on today’s announcement that Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice will soon convene the first White House Council on Native American Affairs (WHCNAA) meeting of the Biden-Harris administration.
“Reviving the Council sends a strong signal that this administration is committed to hearing from Native leaders and supporting Native communities,” said Chairman Schatz. “This Council will ensure Tribal consultation continues to guide federal decision-making and facilitate a whole-of-government approach to addressing Tribal priorities. I look forward to working with the Council on our shared commitment to upholding our federal trust and treaty responsibility to sovereign Tribal Nations and Native communities.”
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