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House panel hears bill to require annual tribal sovereignty and consultation training for legislators and staff
Summary
House Bill 35 29 would require the Legislative Commission on Indian Services to offer quarterly training on tribal sovereignty, tribal relations, tribal consultation and tribal customs, and would require each member of the Legislative Assembly and legislative branch employees to attend training at least once per year. Sponsors said the measure
Representative Anessa Harmon introduced House Bill 35 29 at the March 19 House Committee on Rules hearing, asking the committee to require annual training on tribal sovereignty, consultation and tribal customs for legislators and legislative branch staff.
Harmon, who identified as Haudenosaunee, said the training is intended to make consultation with Oregon's nine federally recognized tribes a routine step in drafting and reviewing policy, not an afterthought. "My dream is that everyone…
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