WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States issued the following testimony by Darryl LaCounte, director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs at the Interior Department, as part of an Oct. 5, 2021, virtual legislative hearing on two tribal-related bills. The bills are (H.R. 2402) to transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands from the Army Corps of Engineers to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to take such lands into trust  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands issued the following testimony by Mike Caldwell, acting associate director of the Park Planning, Facilities and Lands at the National Park Service, as part of an Oct. 14, 2021, virtual legislative hearing on nine bills. The bills are (H.R. 149) to designate the Peter J. McGuire Memorial and Peter J. McGuire Gravesite located in Pennsauken, New Jersey, as a National Historic Landmark; (H.  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States issued the following testimony by Peter Yucupicio, chairman of the Pascua Yaqui tribe in Tucson, Arizona, as part of an Oct. 5, 2021, virtual legislative hearing on a bill (H.R. 4881) that would direct the Secretary of the Interior to take into trust for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona certain land in Pima County, Arizona: * * * I. Introduction Lios enchim aniavu, Chairwoman and membe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands issued the following testimony by Ron Barber, president of the January 8th Memorial Foundation Board, as part of an Oct. 14, 2021, virtual legislative hearing on a bill (H.R. 250) that would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Jan. 8 National Memorial in Tucson, Arizona, as an affiliated area of the National Park System: * * * Chair Grijalva, Chair Neguse, Ranking M  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 30 (TNSOps)(TNSCapV) -- The National Rural Health Association issued the following news release: The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) is pleased to announce the final selections for the 2022 class of Rural Health Fellows. After a competitive review process, 17 fellows were selected to participate in this yearlong, intensive program aimed at developing leaders who can articulate a clear and compelling vision for rural America. "Rural health care delivery - b  more