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Article: Tribal governments need access to homeland security funds
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- Indian Country Today (Lakota Times)
- Article date:
- May 15, 2002
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Pallone, Frank, Jr.
Indian Country Today (Lakota Times)
05-15-2002
Ever since President Bush stated in his State of the Union Address earlier
this year that state governments should have access to federal homeland and
anti-bioterrorism security funding, it has been my strong belief that
American Indian and Alaska Native tribal governments should be included in
the distribution of these funds.
However, since the president failed to specify whether tribal governments
are included in this homeland emergency preparedness plan, there has been
great confusion within the departments of the federal government as to
whether or not they should receive funds. Similar to state governments,
tribal governments ...