Ranking Member Grijalva Celebrates Native American Heritage Day, Announces Historic and Cultural Preservation Roundtable

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"On Native American Heritage Day, we celebrate the rich ancestry and deep historic and cultural legacy that Indigenous peoples have created, shared, and passed down since time immemorial. But with that celebration must also come a recognition of the countless atrocities that have tried to erase that heritage for good. We have a duty to go beyond the usual holiday commemorations and mark this day as a time to reinforce our commitment to upholding our trust and treaty responsibilities and strengthening tribal sovereignty and self-determination.

Secretary Haaland and the Biden administration have made forward progress in elevating the role of tribal consultation and Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge in the U.S. government, among other initiatives. Congress must continue this momentum by codifying these efforts into law and ensuring tribal voices are front and center in the policymaking process. I encourage my colleagues to move quickly on legislation that has already been introduced and is supported by tribal communities all over the country."

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