other books have a respect to minority businesses, fair housing and native american indian policy. so my conclusion here is trite but i think true, much has been done in the area of civil rights and much needs to still be done. thank you. [ applause ] >> well it's my pleasure to be here today at this wonderful conference to talk about my contribution to the nixon volume which is on the environment, and environmental policy, and in doing so i was able to draw upon the literature of environmental history which is both fascinating and a burgeoning field which is good news for me, not such good news for mel, because i kept submitting revised and expanded bibliographies, but i think he forgave me and it's particularly good the literature of late in dealing with environmental policy history. in the most nixon specific of this literature has to be jay brooks flippins' book called "nixon and the environment" by far the most comprehensive of the president and the policy. the essay was called "nixon and the environment" so in the effort to be utterly derivative i needed to figure out somethi

he supported separate tism ism number of ways such as historically black colleges and native american indian tribes. i should add he was baffled by women's right but achieved some progress there addressing the concerns of a group that comprised the majority of the electorate. i think for the reality check for those of you that are interested in the scholarly revisionist, something to kind of keep in mind, here i do something i don't usually do. i'm going to speak for more than just myself here. we were not claiming in our writings that this liberal nixon in terms of domestic policy was the dominant aspect of nixon's presidency. we are not, in other words, using this new nixon to supplant other sixons or other new nixons. we were all different people with different takes on nixon's liberalism, and again i won't go into all of the details. we can talk about this in the question and answer. scholarship since the revisionists i think, briefly here, two schools of thought. we have what we might call the anti-revisionists who would include kenneth o'reilly and elizabeth drew, and they stress nixon

third world liberation front, and that was a coalition of asian-americans, hispanic-american, native-american indians and african-americans i think as well as other groups, a push for ethnic studies departments. and today we find also i would say some of these cross-cultural efforts often to promote civil liberties. so right now that there is a great deal of concern, i think, after 9/11, of the possibility that immigrants can be detained without court hearings, imprisoned and japanese-americans have actually been extremely active in that cause helping middle eastern immigrant human rights activists, because it's an experience they deeply understand. >> just a quick question. i was wondering if you could talk a little bit about some of the differences between the book that you've just written and some of the earlier scholarship on chinese immigration to the u.s.? because i think there have been a lot of books who have covered the experience thoroughly and also folks on various aspects and different periods of the time in the last 150 years and maybe you could speak about whether this new research or a

number ways such as minority owned banks and businesses, historically black colleges and native american indian tribes. i should adhere, he was baffled by women's rights. but achieved some progress there, addressing the concerns of a group that comprised the majority of the electorate. i think for the reality check th

ncai president keel's assessment of the state of the indian nation and tribal priorities for the coming year. it is important for all native american communities to be the american indian, alaska native, or even native hawaiian to take stock of where they are. and set achievable goals for the coming year. at this time when all governments are having to do more with less we must endeavor to strengthen the ability of tribal governments to develop local economies, spur job creation, and meet the needs of their people. i am committed to reminding my colleagues and the promises made to tribal nations. and working to protect the federal program services that are mandatory to meeting debt responsibility. vice chairman barrasso and i continue to lead the committee in a bipartisan manner to resolve ambiguity and federal law regarding the rights of native communities and the jurisdiction governments. we look to advance native solutions to native concerns. in this congress the committee has held numerous hearings, roundtables, and sessions because i believe in hearing from the stakeholders as we do important work. native communities are innov

>> look, when i heard this, of course, i have tremendous respect for native american indians.er, it just seems there is a little bit of a difference in how they're being treated. when you hear the catholics are being forced to pay for contraception and other services that are against their religious freedoms and beliefs, but yet it's okay to make an exception to now go ahead and kill the bald eagle who is an endangered species, but to a lot of conservationist efforts we're able to get it removed and now, but they're meeting the federal requirements, i don't know we'll be able to say they can't do it. >> i doubt there is an indian tribe in america who thinks they were not one of the most oppressed groups in america. >> i think it shows how absurd the endangered species act has become. a very well-intentioned law has been poorly managed and you have things like the gray wolf reintroduced in wyoming. it is now, if you're a rancher and the wolf attacks your livestock, you're not allowed to do anything. so it's just -- i really think at the state level, they could handle this bette

president of the national congress of american indians, jefferson keel. [ applause ] . >> thank you. thank you for that warm introduction. i want to thank the native service members and veterans who have joined us today. many know the story of indian country, the challenges we have faced, and the ones we face today. but very few americans know the story of the hundreds of thousand of tribal members who have served in the united states military as far back as the revolutionary war. as a veteran myself, i want to thank colonel huntinghorse and the 24,000 active duty american indian alaskan soldiers serving to day to protect the united states and the tribal nations of north america. thank you. [ applause ] my fellow tribal leaders, tribal citizens and american citizens, members of the national congress of american indians, members of the administration, members of the 112th congress, and those listening, or watching today, i am honored to speak to you all, but especially to address representatives of the more than 5 million native people and the 566 tribal nations of indian country. [ applause ] the state of indian nations is strong. our nations are

removal did mar more to native people than arouse fear and distrust. american indian mental health professionals point to historical trauma, that is a profound grief rooted in the past as one explanation for why native people have high rates of depression, suicide, alcoholism, violence, and a host of anti-social behaviors. because whites controlled the public venues and events of the south, indians had few chances to confront them openly about past injustice. the inability to publicly express grief and anger over what happened to their ancestors meant that unresolved feelings were passed from generation to generation. in 1917, tubby pittiously described the effect of historical trauma on cho choctaws. they have given up hope. despair had become a theme in their individual and communal lives. on a social and political level, removed made it difficult for tribes to come together into new nations. the choctaw agent could have been speaking about any of the remnant southern tribes when he wrote that removal left them without tribal relationship. the story of the cherokees

a group that did not win was the american indians was settler approaching on their lands many side with theitish tw jackson believes native americans were at excited to war by the agents of britain with the ongoing fear of lexington kentucky of the scalping knife and the tomahawk of the savages the indians found themselves doing battles with henry harris soon and of the typical new fame and jackson after he took charge of u.s. forces of the south. the charismatic tecumseh tecumseh, wellington of the indian who bought the battle of thames. after of massacre by of land and of creeks the jackson campaign culminated march 1814 battle of horseshoe bend. one they could see 20 million acres from white settlement. the american indian was "the biggest loser" and knows a prelude for others to come. another loser was the federalist party to present did madison the opposition first voted in a block 39 to nothing against the import of june 1812. does that sound familiar? they have the opposition often mitch mcconnell had nothing. the federalist later opposed more funding in congress and their own region the opposition extended to cont

the indian thing about helping the underserved native americans, all of that stuff has nothing to do. black lung disease, nothing to do with it. okay. so you know what you have there, a total off the cuff impression. so that's why i'm asking you what should i do. >> what you should do is let me say the following. which is follow me this far which is mandatory individual mandate is tied as the government suggests to guaranteed issue and community rating but the individual mandate guaranteed issue and community rating together are the heart of this act. they are what make the exchanges work. the exchanges in turn are critical to the tax credits because the amount of the tax credit is keyed to the amount of the policy price on the exchange. the exchanges are also key to the employer mand the employer mandate becomes imposed on an employer if one of the employees gets insurance on the exchanges. but it doesn't stop there. look at the medicare provision for dish hospitals. these are hospitals that serve a disproportionate share of the needy. this isn't in title 1. it's in the other part yo

advice and counsel from people who understand indian country and all its nuances and of course, obviously, the presidential initiative on the native american nation summit, i think, is really one of the hallmark contributions to institution institutionalizing the relationship between tribal governments. i could go on. individual initiatives they have taken on surface leasing and on renewable industry. i'd like to as an oil and gas guy, the coal guy, get some subsurface flexibility there but we're going to work on that. this was a very important step in the right direction on the part of the administration. there's lots of good things happening there. the good things that happen are invariably bipartisan things where we found common ground and can work together for the good of indian country. on the other hand when i say it's the worst of times, there are some challenges. i think particularly we need to have more bipartisanship in the appropriations process between the two bodies. the house outdid the senate in terms of funding of indian programs and when we got into the process of negotiation we were fighting a bipartisan alliance on the h

i know that you're working on on with the indian health services to help provide services to the native american veterans, and i commend you and all your -- all your involvement in these efforts. ms. secretary, can i get your commitment to look into possible ways of working with the native hawaiian healthcare systems and native american veteran systems to provide services for this case, native hawaiian veterans who live in the rural parts of the state of hawaii? >> senator, you have my assurance that we will do our utmost to provide for my of our veterans, wherever they live. the most rural and remote areas. the same access and quality to healthcare and services as we provide to someone living in a more urban area. there is a challenge with that, but we are not insensitive to that challenge and we're working hard to provide v.a. provided services and where we can't to make arrangements where if quality services exist in those areas, making arrangements for veterans to be able to participate in those local opportunities. we are i think you know working and have been now for some time on signing a

indian scriptures lakes and waterfalls and settlements with new names rose on the ruins of native towns. newcomers interested in the productivity of the land and in the labor of enslaved african-americans not in the survival of indian people. as a result of indian removal, the nonwhite population of the region became overwhelmingly slaves, a circumstance that relieves southerners of a racial contradiction that a free flourishing indian people had presented. little challenge the convention of anti-bell um white southerners, that be of color, african-american or indian, were inferior and slavery was a blessing. after the civil war they focused on their situation instead of reflecting on indian removal. when the subject came up, the response was predictable. in 1881, the atlanta constitution ridiculed helen hunt jackson's "a century of dishonor" in which she recounted wrongs to cherokee and other indian people by suggesting if the president named her secretary of interior, she would, and i quote, give each indian squaw an opera coat and spring bonnet. views of removal shifted quickly in the late 19th century, however, and a little over two decades later, the tea cups club in spartanburg,

native american health services here in chicago. and from there, it just, i started getting calls to speak and things around chicago within the indian community. >> i'd like to follow-up on a question, tom. in our class - and we may differ over the terminology - but we've been looking at how the great stories - and you've talked about the singing and the songs, and by that, the ones we're talking about that talk about heroes and powerful events and they guide a person's life. can you think of any story in your tradition that relates to a specific kind of ritual practice, any great ancient story that you use to do some sort of ritual practice, whether it's purification or something along those lines? >> well, actually, the story is from the place where i'm from, it's called boys fort. boys fort, that's where - that's the indian reservation i was raised, and i always like the story of how it was found. >> that's the kind of thing i'm looking at. >> it's where the ojibway people all met around, the lake heron over here, and they split up where - with the pottawatomies, they're the ones that came here to chicago. some went to upper mich

the fbi, full blooded indian, leonard pelter, the subject of the documentary and represents the 500-year resistance of the native americans, the man to the spirit of the constitution resides in his prison cell is the man to be released. to all truett parts listening to my voice, know this and know it is true. i am peter and i am your servant. under peter we are given the keys, so to the command that puts the world to its knees and it says of the god, he shall note time standing still until to doors have opened. beyond these stores are the promised land. that will be done by the 40 day strike that begins now that will be made greater in march with thousands of people and by march 8, the full moon, let it be all true americans in heart and spirit, our high noon. it is time to take action. [tone] the 40-day strike puts this together and a freeze leonard pelter who is destined to be the first man -- >> your time is up. supervisor kim: i have to other speaker cards. >> ♪ you are watching closer than close in exciting who is inviting you there? you're watching closer than close in it is exciting it could be a nightmare there yo

american-indian brothers here. it was something i knew at age 15 because his brother and i had officered with the la coda people. with custer and his battles t native americans. this is a period of time, 15, 16, we didn't know anything. i didn't know anything about my people's african-american history. they didn't teach it. it wasn't around. you know, growing up at age 15, 16, 17. point is, is that with that, those guys that day on that street corner, caused me to buy a book called facing my opinion. i took that book to work to me, out at kaiser space and electronics. in between checking engine frames i sit down at my desk and begin to read this book by this man. jomokinyata, got degrees, went back and was instrumental in organizing his people out from under the yoke of english colonialism. wow, that blew my mind. here i was, i get a's in math, c's in english, a's in math and all that stuff. i knew nothing about my african-american people's history whatsoever. and that's what caused me to begin to research and know my african-american people's history. next thing i know i'm digesting wb black reconstruction, works and publications by dr. herbert. o

indian health service. i represent a lot of native americans. there is a saying in arizona, you better get sick before july. twha do they mean? theyor a budget. if you get sick in the latter part of the year, they probably run out of money and have you to wait until next year to get the operation or the care. so it's a sick joke, but that same thing could apply to medicare, with the i.p.a.b., that means they have to ration care. >> greta: there are a lot of people that make decisions who are not elected. i understand that. but in this instance, these are decisions on the budget, essentially. these are budgetary decisions, not made by members of congress, so if we don't like it, we can't throw you out. they are appointees of this president, the next president. is there any objection to the fact that it is nonelected officials that would serve on this? >> sure. that's one of the problems. the first problem is that inevitably, whoever you put in that position will have to ration care. and that should not be in america. we shouldn't have a governmen

the american indian was the biggest loser in short i a country mile. nativeamerican setbacks during the war proved to be for many others in the decades to come. another loser was the federalist party. to president madison, the federalist party, the late alexander hamilton, george washington with the disloyal opposition to first, it lost 39 to nothing in june 1812. does that sound familiar by the way? i thin think the republicans inr own congress employ strategy of unanimous opposition rather often get into the mitch mcconnell had nothing on quincy however in 1812. anyway, the federalist later of postwar funding in congress in their own region, the opposition to war extend to such gestures ask continued to trade with the enemy. and the refusal by the governor of massachusetts to commit his militiamen to the work outside the boundaries of massachusetts. as madison's confidant, treasure, told richard russia observed, massachusetts i fear is rotted. and any file and ultimately suicidal act, the new england federalists assembled behind closed doors in what came to

native americans in this country. as we have implemented that agenda over the last three years we have much to be proud of, from the major indian water rights settlements which this committee has helped lead and helped define to the settlement of koelbel and so many other efforts. law enforcement, we have a number of high-performing priority areas where we have been able to reduce violent crime on reservations by as high as 36%. we intend to continue those law enforcement efforts. and they are set forth in this budget as well. in conclusion, mr. chairman, and all of you, because i consider you to be friends on this committee, let me just say this is a good budget, but it is a squeeze budget. and there are tough and painful decisions that are included in this budget. it invests in job creation through energy, conservation, water, science, and in the honoring of our commitment to tribe -- to the tribes of america. and with that, mr. chairman, i'd be happy to take questions. >> well, thank you very much. let me start with a few questions. related to the oil and gas industry. i think senator murkowski said that it's her information

indian country and the indinl news people of our country. so thank you very much. this hearing is adjourned. >> thank you, chairman. >> thank you. >> mahalo. all of this native american hearing an available later in our video library at c-span.org. right now here on c-span3 sfrks our simulcast with c-span radio of their washington today program. >> on the top of the hour, c-span radio is xm satellite radio channel 119. and "washington today" continues. >> not everything around here should be a knockdown, dr

natives under the montcalm, french troops, canadian militia, indian warriors. they had 1,600 indian warriors with them in this campaign, almost an unprecedented number from any single instance in north american history up to that time, at least since colonials had come on the scene at all, so montcalm's army not only had french troops from france, well disciplined, trained regulars. he also had canadian militia, french canadians. he had indian warriors of 1,600 men, warriors, and they came as far away as the great lakes, even lake superior. it's hard to believe, but they did. they came hundreds of miles to fight. the british and british colonials there, british regiments and men from new england, new york, new jersey, the provincial troops, where the militia really serving with the british, okay? who were the various natives fighting here with the french? the abenaki, algonquins, nippissing, micmac, huron, ottawa, potawatomi and winnebago way in towards lake superior. it's quite remarkable that these native people from the great lakes came. so many hundreds of miles. why? because they thought they were strengthen their interests with the french, their ties to the french, and gain trade goods

native american programs. the surgeon general releases our report on tobacco use. and later house republicans talk about jobs legislation. >> on "washington journal" tomorrow morning we will focus on u.s. options in syria. >> the senate indianaffairs committee held a hearing today focusing on the president's 2013 budget request or berries native american programs. the budget proposal for fiscal 2013 includes two and a half million dollars for the bureau of indian affairs and 4.4 billion for the indian health service. speakers at the hearing included the indian affairs assistant secretary at the interior department, and indian health service director of hhs. senator daniel akaka of hawaii chairs this one hour 20 minute hearing. >> the hearing on the president fiscal year 2013 budget for native programs. in these difficult economic times, the president's budget request for fiscal year 2013 reflects a continued commitment to strengthen tribal nations. advanced indian education supports and expands health care services. however, it is important to remember that the federal government has a trust responsibility to indian tribes, even during the economic recovery. this responsibility is especially important to remember if the seq

the indian thing about helping the underserved native americans , all that stuff has nothing to do with it. nothing to do with it. so, you know, what you have there, a total of the compression. so that is why i'm asking you what should i do? >> what you should do, let me say the following. follow me this far. individual mandate, and tied to the government guaranteed issue and community rating, but the guarantee issue and community rating together are the heart of this act. what makes the exchange's work? justice thomas 60 of the exchanges are critical to the tax credit because the amount of the tax credit is key to the amount of the policy price on the exchange. the exchanges are also key to the employer mandate. the import -- the employer mandate imposes that the employees' concerns, but it does not stop there. the medicaid provision for does hospitals. hospitals that serve a disproportionate share of the needy. this is not entitle one, the other part you have in your other hand, but it does not work without the mandate committee rating guarantee issue. >> and ask you this, mr. clement

i know that you're working on an mour with the indian -- mou to find solutions to help provide services to our native american veterans, and i commend you and all your involvement in these efforts. mr. secretary, can i get your commitment to look into possible ways of working with the native hawaii in health care systems and the native american veteran systems to provide services for native and hawaiian veterans whom -- who live in many of the rural parts of the state of hawaii? >> senator, you have my assurance that we will do our utmost to provide for any of our veterans wherever they live, the most rural and remote areas. the same access and quality to health care and services has we provide to someone living in a more urban area. there is a challenge with that, but we're not in sensitive to that challenge, and we're working hard to provide va- provided services. and where we cannot, to make arrangements for -- of quality services exist in those areas, making arrangements for veterans to be able to participate in this local opportunities. we are -- i think you know, working and have been now for some time

i know that you're working on an mou with the indian health service to find solutions to help provide services to our native american veterans, and i commend you and all your, all your involvement in these efforts. many secretary, can -- mr. secretary, can i get your commitment to look into possible ways of working with the native hawaiian health care systems and the native american veterans systems to provide services for in this case native hawaiian veterans who live in many rural points of the state of hawaii? >> senator, you have my assurance that we will do our utmost to provide for any of our veterans, wherever they live, the most rural and remote areas the same access and quality to health care and services as we provide to someone live anything a more urban area. there is a challenge with that, but we are not insensitive to that challenge, and we're working hard to provide va-provided services. l -- and where we can't, to make arrangements where if quality services exist in those areas, making arrangements for veterans to be able to participate in those local opportunities. um, we are i think you know workin

the indian thing about helping the underserved native americans, all that stuff has nothing to do. black lung disease, nothing to do with it, okay? so that's -- do you know what you have there? a total off-the-cuff impression. so that's why i am asking you, what should i do? >> what you should do, is let me say the following, which is follow me this far, which is mandatory, individual mandate is tied, as the government suggests, to guaranteed-issue and community rating, but the individual mandate, guaranteed- issue, and community rating together are the heart of this act. they are what make the exchanges work. the exchanges in turn are critical to the tax credits, because the amount of the tax credit is key to the amount of the policy price on the exchange. the exchanges are also key to the employer mandate, because the employer mandate becomes imposed on an employer if one of the employees gets insurance on the exchanges. but it doesn't stop there. look at the medicare provision for dish hospitals, okay? these are hospitals that serve a disproportionate share of the needy. this is

eastern, the senate indian affairs committee will hold a hearing on the president's budget request for native american programs. >> now, the head of the federal emergency management agency, craig fugate, testifies about the president's 2013 budget request. fema is requesting $10 billion in discretionary spending, a 6% reduction over 2012. this house appropriations subcommittee hearing is chaired by congress an attar holt of alabama. [inaudible conversations] >> the hearing is called to order. good morning. today we welcome the administrator of fema, craig fugate, to discuss his agency's budget request for fy-13. after the conclusion of discussion with administrator few gate, we'll convene an additional panel of stakeholder organizations. i'm going to make a brief opening statement in order to allow her time for members to ask -- more time for members to ask questions. administrator fugate, first of all, thank you for the work that you do and hundreds of fema personnel who were deployed in my home state of alabama last april and beyond and after the devastating tornadoes that impacted us. they are stil

indian health service. you find solutions to help provide services to our native american veterans and i commend you and all of your involvement in these efforts. ms. secretary can i get your commitment to look into possible ways of working with the native hawaiian health care system and the native american veterans to provide services for in this case native hawaiian veterans who lived in many of the rural parts of the state of hawaii? >> senator, you have my assurance that we will do our utmost to provide for many of our veterans, wherever they live, the rows -- most rural in remote areas, the same access and quality to health care health care and services as we provide to someone living in a more urban area. there is a challenge with that but we are not as sensitive to that challenge and we are working hard to provide va provided services and where we can, to make arrangements where if quality services exist in those areas, making arrangements for veterans to be able to participate with those local opportunities. clea are i think you know, working and have been now for some time on signing in mou with in

indian nation doesn't think they're so cute. >> right. they're not laughing about this. you're talking about navajo nation. that's a large native american. it's suing urban outfitters. this lawsuit says the retailer sold lots of products with the navajo name, products like jewelry, shirts, even slacks. these products had names like the navajo hipster panties. staring at star's strapless navajo dress. huh. the navajo's say, urban outfitters didn't have permission to use the name. they filed a cease and desist order last fall. they removed some of the items, not all of them. now the group is suing. navajo says that they want some of the profits from some of those items. >> alison kosik, thanks. >>> voters in ten states are redefining the republican presidential race on this super tuesday. we'll talk to a candidate who was part of that race until a couple of months ago. congresswoman michele bachmann will join us in just a few minutes. "why did i roll over my i.r.a. to scottrade?" "for starters, it didn't cost me anything." "and i got a one-hundred dollar cash bonus for rolling over by april 16th." "i like bonuses." "plus at scottrade, the

native americans in this country. as we have implemented that agenda over the last three years, we have much to be proud of, from the major indian water rights settlement stuff, which this committee has helped lead, to the settlement of some many other efforts. law-enforcement. we have a number of high performing priority areas where we have been able to reduce violent crime on reservations by as high as 36%. we intend to continue those law enforcement efforts as they are set forth in this budget. in conclusion, mr. chairman and all of you, because i consider you friends on this committee, let me just say this is a good budget, but it is squeezed and there are tough and painful decisions included in this budget. it invests in job creation through energy, conservation, water, science, and in the honoring of our commitment to the tribes of america. with that, i would be happy to take questions. >> well, thank you very much. let me start with a few questions related to oil and gas industry. i think senate term rakowski said that it is -- i think senator murkowski said there has been a reduction in oil and gas production on federal

i know that you are working on an ammo do with the indian health service to find solutions for -- to help provide services to our native americans. and i commend you and all your involvement in these areas. mr. secretary, can i get your commitment to look into possible ways of working with the native hawaiian health care system and the native americans system to provide services for in this case native hawaiian veterans who live in many of the. [roll call] parts of the state of whole why he? >> senator, you have my assurance that we will do our utmost to provide for any of our veterans, wherever they live from the most rural in remote areas, the same access and quality to health care and services as we provided to someone living in a more urban area. there is a challenge with that but we are not insensitive to that challenge and we are working hard to provide va provided services and where we can't, to make arrangements where it if quality services exist in those areas, making arrangements for governments to be able to participate in those local opportunities. we are, i think you know, working and have been now for some time on

native americans in this country. as we've implemented that agenda the last three years with much to be proud of from major indian rightnd helped define, the settlement, and so many other efforts, law enforcement. we have a number of high-performing priority areas where we've been able to reduce violent crime on reservations i as high as 36%. we intend to continue those law enforcement efforts, and their set forth in this budget as well. in conclusion, mr. chairman, and all of you because i consider you to be friends of this committee, let me just say this is a good budget but it is a squeeze budget and they're tough and painful decisions that are included in this budget. it invest in job creation through energy conservation, water, science, and in the honoring of our commitment to the tribes of america. and with that, mr. chairman, i would be happy to take questions. >> well thank you very much. let me start with a few questions related to the oil and gas industry. i think senator murkowski said that it's her information that there's been a reduction in oil and gas production on federal lands, although the oil and gas