Vice President kamala-harris” target=”_blank”>Kamala Harris<‘s Build Back Better agenda will have “a significant impact on Indian Country.”
After citing the statistics of missing Native American women and girls and claiming the voting rights of Native Americans are suppressed, Harris said, “Native Americans are more likely to live in poverty, to be unemployed, and often struggle to get quality healthcare and to find affordable housing.”
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“This persistent inequity, this persistent injustice is not right. And the pandemic has only made it worse,” she added.
Harris said Biden’s $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill will help many of the problems Native Americans face.
“This bill represents the largest infrastructure investment our nation has made since before World War II and presents, right now, an important opportunity to strengthen Indian Country,” she said.
On Monday, Biden became the first president to mark the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day with a presidential proclamation.
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“For generations, Federal policies systematically sought to assimilate and displace Native people and eradicate Native cultures,” Biden wrote. “Today, we recognize Indigenous peoples’ resilience and strength as well as the immeasurable positive impact that they have made on every aspect of American society.”
