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Panel releases bill to establish Delaware Indigenous Affairs Commission amid tribal objections
Summary
House Bill 365 would create a state commission to advise on Indigenous affairs; supporters framed it as overdue recognition while representatives of the Delaware Tribe and Delaware Nation opposed the bill as a failure to consult sovereign tribes and an erosion of tribal sovereignty.
Chair Representative Harris presented House Bill 365, characterizing it as an opportunity to create a formal advisory body—the Delaware Commission on Indigenous Affairs—to advise on education, health care, housing, burial-site protection and cultural preservation. Harris described the commission as a volunteer body with a small fiscal note and urged release from committee so the chamber may consider the measure.
Several Indigenous speakers gave…
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