In a previous post, I wrote about A Bill to Watch – the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, which includes Sen. Brownback’s Resolution of Apology to Native Peoples. No, the bill has not yet reached the House, but there is new information.
First, the full text of Sen. Brownback’s amendment/Resolution is available online. It [...]
Update: Apology to Native Peoples
January 23rd, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: Big Ideas
Healing Canada
July 25th, 2008 · No Comments
In case you missed it, Canada is offering reparations for boarding schooling and other abuses of the Native populations. Lucky for us, NPR was right on top of it. You can listen to the story, download a podcast, and post a Comment at their website: Marketplace: How far can money go toward healing?
That’s an interesting [...]
Apology: A Bill to Watch
July 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Do you know about S.1200 Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2008? This Bill has passed the US Senate and is on its way to the House (which means it should get on the docket eventually…)
The major purpose of the Bill is the yearly renewal, for budgetary purposes, of the Indian Health [...]
Tags: LD291 · Sovereignty
