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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
July 20, 2016
Bill to create commission on Native
youth inches closer to passage
A bill that supporters say
will improve the lives of Na-
tive youth is one step closer
to final passage in the 114th
Congress.
S.246, the Alyce Spotted
Bear and Walter Soboleff
Commission on Native Chil-
dren Act, creates a panel to
study ways to improve
health, education and other
outcomes for American In-
dian and Alaska Native
youth. The bipartisan bill was
approved by the House
Committee on Natural Re-
sources by unanimous con-
sent last week, clearing it for
consideration in the House.
“From living in dilapi-
dated homes with scant edu-
cational and economic op-
portunities, Native young
people experience some of
the highest rates of suicide
and post-traumatic stress in
Norman A. Nathan
~ August 8, 1937 -
July 18, 2012 ~
In memory of your
Fourth Anniversary in
Heaven ~ Because we
loved there will be
tears. Because we
laughed there will be
memories. Because
we lived there will still
be joy.
You will live forever
in my heart until we
are together again.
Renee
Hogan
Krstovich
the country, yet they are of-
ten forced to overcome these
barriers on their own,” said
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-
North Dakota), who intro-
duced the bill.
“It’s my hope that as the
full House considers this bill,
it does so with the urgency
of these problems in mind.
Together, we can promote
the better outcomes Native
young people deserve.”
“This bill will create a
commission to make recom-
mendations on how to ensure
that Native children are bet-
ter taken care of and given
the opportunities needed to
thrive,” said Sen. Lisa
Murkowski (R-Alaska), a co-
sponsor.
The Senate passed the
measure in June 2015 by
unanimous consent. It only
needs to be passed by the
House before it can be sent
to President Barack Obama
for his possible signature.
The measure is named in
honor of Alyce Spotted
Bear, a former chairwoman
of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and
Arikara Nation in North Da-
kota who served on the Na-
tional Advisory Council on
Indian Education prior to
her passing in 2013. She was
a well-regarded educator.
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