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.@ewarren just released a plan to Empower Tribal Nations and Indigenous Peoples. It is - BY FAR - her most comprehensive plan yet, because Warren will ALWAYS center the most marginalized members of our society. This is the Warren plan for Indigenous America. Thread below 👇🏽
Recognizing Injustices:
- The US has systematically failed to fulfill its promises to Native Americans
- Tribal nations were robbed of their land
- Native languages, religions, and cultures were suppressed
- Native communities are still some of the most underserved and oppressed
Fulfill Trust and Treaty Obligations:
- Pass a Honoring Promises to Native Nations Act to address huge unmet needs in Indian County
- Ensure programs important to tribal nations have predictable, guaranteed funding by removing them from the Congressional appropriations process
Elevating Tribal Priorities
- A Permanent White House Council on Native American Affairs
- A New White House Budgetary Office of Tribal Affairs
- Agency Positions focused on Indigenous issues
- Better consultation with tribal nations
- Enhance Self-Governance/Determination
Economic Development
- Increase funding for roads, electricity, internet, water, and sanitation projects in Indian County
- Provide funding for grants, programs, and businesses in Indian County
- Expand funding for programs to allow tribal governments to buy back stolen land
Housing
- Guarantee funding for tribal governments to support housing projects
- Increase Indian Housing Block Grant to $2.5 billion to build/ rehabilitate 200,000 homes
- Permit tribes to administer their own Section 8 housing vouchers
Health Care (1/3)
- #Medicare4All
- Fully fund the Indian Health Service to recruit and retain doctors, repair facilities, and provide quality care
- Expand training and loan repayment programs for rural/IHS health professionals
Health Care (2/3)
- Fully fund programs to address health provider shortages, expand disease prevention efforts, and expand facilities
- Expand remote and in-person mental health services
- Dedicate $800 million to tribal governments to fight the opioid crisis
Health Care (3/3)
- Pass the Native American Suicide Prevention Act
- Pass American Indian and Alaska Native Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
Education
- Universal Child Care
- Free public college
- Invest $50 billion in HBCUs/MSIs and Tribal Colleges and Universities
- Fully fund Bureau of Indian Education Schools
- Support Native language revitalization and immersion
- Promote inclusive curriculums in every state
Safety
- Ensure Native Nations have full criminal jurisdiction
- Fully fund public safety and justice needs
- Establishing a nationwide Missing Indigenous Women Alert System
- Establish a DOJ Task Force to investigate the epidemic of sexual assaults and murders of Native women
Tribal Lands & Sovereignty (1/2)
- Protect federal land important to tribes
- Stop companies from stealing tribal resources
- Revoke Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipeline permits
- Incorporate traditional ecological knowledge into management of public lands
Tribal Lands & Sovereignty (2/2)
- Implement co-management of important lands between tribes and the government
- Pass a Sacred Lands Religious Freedom Restoration Act to allow tribes to stop projects which would develop, extract, or negatively impact Tribal lands
Voting Rights
- Federal holiday for Election Day
- Expand early voting, vote-by-mail, and automatic registration
- Pass Native American Voting Rights Act
Liz recognizes that even these steps are just the beginning, It is time to empower Tribal Nations and Indigenous people. Read the entire plan here: medium.com/@teamwarren/ho…
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