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Resolution Number
NABIJN-35-18
Legislation Number
0152-18
Legislation Title
An Action Relating to Health, Education and Human Services and Naabik'iyati' Committees; Affirming the Constitutionally Recognized Political Distinctions "Native American" "Indian" and "Indian Tribe(s)" and such related terms as being political and not racial classifications; directing the Attorney General of the Navajo Nation to enter a formal response to the centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) on behalf of the Navajo Nation; directing the President and Speaker of the Navajo Nation to coordinate with the Navajo Washington Office to provide an appropriately directed response
Legislation Description
The purpose of this legislation is to oppose the interpretation of tribal as being a racial distinction and support the legal history of all designations relating to Indigenous Americans as being political and not racial in nature and law.
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07/02/2018, 02:22 pm Shural Notah NABIJN-35-18.pdf