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Democrat Elizabeth Warren Woos Native American Voters

Cecily Hilleary

   Addressing Native American tribal leaders and citizens Monday, Senator
   Elizabeth Warren pledged to rescind permits for the Keystone XL and
   Dakota Access pipelines.

   "Tribal governments are the ones who should control what happens on
   tribal lands," she said, speaking at the Frank LaMere Native American
   Presidential Forum being held this week in Sioux City, Iowa.

   Warren said the pipeline permits should not have been granted in the
   first place. Tribes have long complained, saying the U.S. government
   has ignored historical treaty boundaries and failed to give tribes a
   voice in how land is used.

   "We need a true resetting of the relationship [between the U.S.
   government and tribes]," Warren told the Iowa audience. "It is there in
   words, but not in action. We need to change the rules to make sure it
   is there in action, as well."

   If elected president, Warren pledged to ensure that tribes would not
   only be consulted about planned projects but can make informed
   decisions about whether they should proceed.

   Inadequate funding

   Last week, [1]New Mexico Congresswoman Deb Haaland, who has endorsed
   Warren for president, announced the two would co-sponsor the Honoring
   Promises to Native Nations Act, legislation that would address funding
   shortfalls outlined in a December 2018 report by the U.S. Commission on
   Civil Rights titled [2]"Broken Promises."

References

   1. https://haaland.house.gov/media/press-releases/haaland-warren-release-legislative-proposal-address-chronic-underfunding-and
   2. https://www.usccr.gov/pubs/2018/12-20-Broken-Promises.pdf

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