In November, the Youth Advisory Board of the Center for Native American Youth formed a Generation Indigenous Subcommittee. That group devised a set of strategic policy recommendations for the Biden-Harris Administration, including reforms to the Department of Justice’s approach to Indian Country. On January 26, President Biden signed a memorandum that reflects many of CNAY’s recommendations.
It reads: “It is a priority of my Administration to make respect for Tribal sovereignty and self-governance, commitment to fulfilling Federal trust and treaty responsibilities to Tribal Nations, and regular, meaningful, and robust consultation with Tribal Nations cornerstones of Federal Indian policy.”
Read CNAY’s statement welcoming the memorandum, this story in The Hill with CNAY Executive Director Nikki Pitre’s reaction, and the Generation Indigenous Subcommittee’s Native Youth Policy recommendations.
