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State of Indian Nations 2021 has started. #SOIN2021

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After Sharp concludes her speech, a member of Congress will present a congressional response. This year’s congressional response comes from Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski. #SOIN2021
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Opening remarks by NCAI First Vice President Aaron Payment, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Chairman. Invocation by NCAI Area Vice President Tina Abrams, Seneca Nation of Indians Councilor.

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President Sharp: "I welcome those watching across the country and around the world to the 19th Annual State of Indian Nations address"
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President Sharp: To that end, this address speaks to our federal counterparts – those who hold
elected office, but also those political and judicial appointees and agency staff
whose decisions and work directly impact tribal sovereignty – for better or worse.

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NCAI President Sharp: NCAI is a lasting testament to the fact that tribal nations have long known how to govern – and govern together. indiancountrytoday.com/news/state-of-…

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NCAI President Sharp: If the United States is truly committed to embracing our shared future with courage, it must formally acknowledge and reckon with the wrenching pain its failures continue to cause our tribal nations and communities.

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NCAI President Sharp: Indian Country is encouraged by several actions already taken by the new administration such as; Deb Haaland for Interior secretary, tribal consultation memorandum, rejoining Paris Climate Agreement, revoking the Keystone XL pipeline permit...

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NCAI President Sharp: There is much hard work the federal government must do and much that it needs to undo if it is to help tribal nations create the courageous future we seek.
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President Sharp on when the federal government is considering an action that will impact tribal communities.

"From Oak Flat to the Dakota Access Pipeline, we have the right, as sovereign nations, to say yes or no, and that right must be respected."

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President Sharp on COVID-19 requests:

"NCAI and our partners are seeking $20 billion in additional, direct federal relief for tribal governments, as well as maximum flexibility in the spending rules and timeframes for how and when we can use new and existing funds."

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NCAI President Sharp on climate change: These impacts cut especially deep across Indian Country, displacing our communities, transforming our sacred sites, and disrupting our subsistence lifeways.

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NCAI President Sharp on racial justice and equity: America’s greatest strength is its diversity, yet Native people still confront structural racism and discrimination in all aspects of their daily lives, from the classroom to the ball field to the ballot box.

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NCAI President Sharp: We will forge ahead as we always have. We need the federal government to join us on that journey, not stand in our way no more.

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NCAI President Sharp: In closing, I say to my fellow tribal leaders and all of Indian Country: We face grave challenges, which we must join forces to overcome.

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Sen. Murkowski is giving congressional response. Gives land acknowledgment

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Sen. Murkowski talks MMIW, COVID-19 vaccination in Alaska and serving as vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs for the 117th Congress

President Sharp taking questions from viewers. #SOIN2021
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