mr. happer's nomination has the strong support of the national congress of american indians and numerous tribes and tribal leaders throughout indian country. he has also been active in human and vieflts organizations and has served as delegate to the 2001 world conference against racism in durbin, south africa. all of these experiences have prepared him to tackle injustice at the global level. it is also important to confirm this position to ensure that the united states has a representative at the united nations world conference on indigenous people in september. finally, diane humitiwa was nominated to serve as district court judge with the strong support of her home state senators, senator mccain, and senator flake. her nomination was reported favorable by three months ago did i the judiciary committee and though her nomination has been pending since september of 2013, she is a member of the hopi tribe of arizona. that means, if conferred, she would be the only native american serving as a if i had judge. and she would be the first native american woman to ever serve on the federal be