Sentences with phrase «indian affairs committee»

Akaka did chair the Veterans Affairs Committee, as well as the Indian Affairs Committee, from which he advocated for a long - sought cause: recognition of Native Hawaiian sovereignty and recognition as an indigenous people.

By 1980, the consequences of the government's failure to honour the treaty became so far reaching that the Commons Indian Affairs Committee pressured the Minister of Indian Affairs, John Munro, into appointing a Task Force to investigate the non-implementation.

(I should add that the Joint Committee [of both Houses of Parliament] on Statutory Instruments — the committee that examines the uses of delegated legislation to ensure that each order or regulation is properly pursuant to a statutory authority — cited the Indian Affairs Committee as one of the two most uncooperative Departments of Government.)

«When you have a 50 percent graduation rate, you need to think outside - the - box,» said Sen. McCain, who sits on the Indian Affairs committee.

U.S. Senator Jon Tester, member and former Vice Chairman of the Indian Affairs Committee, proposes legislation that directly addresses the challenges faced by schools in rural and Indian communities.

The Impact of Uranium Mining and Cleanup Activities in the Grants Mineral Belt: Seven Key Points A Presentation to the New Mexico Legislature Indian Affairs Committee Meeting, Red Valley Chapter House, Navajo Nation by Paul Robinson, SRIC (10/1/2015)

Her Congressional portfolio consists of all education issues, supporting the Senator's work on the Senate HELP and Indian Affairs Committees.

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The committee will be chaired by the Special Secretary (Economic Affairs) and will include a diverse group of representatives from a number of government bodies including, but not limited to: the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the State Bank of India, and Indian policy think - tank NITI Aayog.

Last week, representatives from Compassion International went before the House Foreign Affairs Committee and talked to them about their obstacles with serving children in India, mainly that the Indian government's...

Last week, representatives from Compassion International went before the House Foreign Affairs Committee and talked to them about their obstacles with serving children in India, mainly that the Indian government's regulations would result in the organization being driven out of the country because of a lack of access to funds.

She has worked previously with the Indian Ministry of External Affairs and the United States House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Franken told reporters Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid also told him he will serve on the Senate Committee of Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and the Senate Special Committee on Aging.

The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and the House Committee on Resources» Subcommittee on Native American and Insular Affairs held a joint hearing on the issue last month, and several proposals to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act are pending.

U.S. Senate Committee Passes Bill To Offer School Choice To Native American Students September 8, 2016 by Brett Kittredge The United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs approved legislation on Wednesday that would provide educational choice opportunities to Native American students.

The United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs approved legislation on Wednesday that would provide educational choice opportunities to Native American students.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 7, 2016)- The American Federation for Children applauds passage in the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs of a bill to expand education savings accounts to tribal children who are attending federally - funded Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools in four states.

WASHINGTON D.C. (April 6, 2016)-- Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs heard testimony on the Native American Education Opportunity Act (S. 2711), which expands education savings accounts (ESAs) to students attending schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE).

LEGISLATION WOULD ALLOW CHILDREN IN BIE SCHOOLS TO ACCESS EDUCATIONAL CHOICE WASHINGTON D.C. (April 6, 2016)-- Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs heard testimony on the Native American Education Opportunity Act (S. 2711), which expands education savings accounts (ESAs) to students attending schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE).

The American Federation for Children applauds passage in the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs of a bill to expand education savings accounts to tribal children who are attending federally - funded Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools in four states.

The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources has legislative jurisdiction on matters related to energy resources and development, nuclear energy, Indian affairs, public lands and their renewable...

Indian Control of Indian Education was the name of a policy statement presented by George Manuel to the Commons Committee on Indian Affairs in 1972.

Practice Areas Business & Real Estate Transactions Indian Law & Gaming Litigation — Commercial Professional Associations Washington State Bar Association Asian Bar Association of Washington Treasurer, 2006 — 2009 National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Northwest Indian Bar Association International Association of Korean Lawyers Korean American Bar Association of Washington Membership Chair, 2004 — 2005 Treasurer, 2004 — 2008 Scholarship Chair, 2008 WSBA International Practice Section Secretary, 2004 — 2006 Executive Committee, 2006 — 2008 Education University of Washington, JD Comment Author and Managing Editor of Production, Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal University of Washington, Graduate School of Public Affairs, Master of Public Administration University of Washington, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, Master of Arts in International Studies Tufts University, BA in International Relations, cum laude Paris IV University, La Sorbonne, Paris, France Admitted Washington State JAMES L. ROBENALT

Practice Areas Law, Legislative & Government Affairs Indian Law & Gaming Tribal Sports & Entertainment Law White - Collar Defense & Investigations Professional Associations Washington State Bar Association Indian Law Section Chair - Elect, Executive Committee Northwest Indian Bar Association Yakima County Bar Association United Indians of All Tribes Foundation Member, Board of Directors National Congress of American Indians Lifetime Member Education University of Colorado School of Law, J.D., 2003 Fort Lewis College, B.A., Political Science, 1998 Yakima Valley Community College, A.A.S., Biology, 1995 CLAIRE J. HUR

Edwin is the member of the board of directors for the National Fathers and Families Coalition of America, a member of the Indigenous and Tribal Social Work Educators Association, a member of the Academy of Supervision and Curriculum Development, a member of the Association on American Indian Affairs, member of the National Advisory Committee to FRIENDS National Center for Community - Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP), and a current member of the Council on Social Work Education.