eNative American Accomplishments with President Trump
Native Americans, tribal citizens, rural and urban, are uniting to re-elect President Donald. J. Trump by sharing the historic gains made in American Indian and Alaska Native communities as a result of the Trump Administration. Re-electing President Trump will ensure better economic opportunities, safer communities, and a healthy environment for Indian Country and all Tribal Nations for generations to come. American Indians and Alaska Natives have an ally in the White House who wants to bring more jobs, expand school choice, increase homeownership, and increase wages to Make America Great Again! Please share! #NativesForTrump #NA4T #AIAN4DJT #NativeAmericansForTrump #IndianCountryWinsWithTrump
Native Americans for Trump
For President Trump, tribal sovereignty and self-determination remain a priority of his Administration. Trump will ensure safer communities, better health care, and greater economic opportunities for generations to come. Learn more at: nativeamericans.donaldjtrump.com
NEW! President Trump’s Promise to Native Americans:
President Trump is committed to honoring the heritage of America’s first inhabitants and partnering with Native Americans to build a brighter future. whitehouse.gov
Law, Order & Justice
DOI Opioid Reduction Task Force formed in January 2018 is headed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services. duluthnewstribune.com, indiancountrytoday.com | 2018 report bia.gov, 2019 report indianaffairs.gov
President Trump signs the Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act. 04.13.2018. daily-times.com | whitehouse.gov
President Trump is the first President to sign a proclamation recognizing acts of violence committed against American Indian and Alaska Native people, particularly women and children. 05.03.2019. whitehouse.gov
Trump Administration (Justice Department) awards over $273.4 million to improve public safety, serve crime victims in American Indian and Alaska Native communities. 10.18.2019. justice.gov
President Trump grants clemency to Navajo woman Crystal Munoz. 02.18.20. indiancountrytoday.com
A Missing and Murdered Native American women and men taskforce was created, and seven new regional offices were opened dedicated to solving cold cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous men, women, and children. 01.20.20 justice.gov | bia.gov
Ivanka Trump visits Minnesota to open one of seven cold case offices for missing and murdered American Indians. 07.27.2020. messagemedia.co
First Lady Melania Trump hosts a “Protecting Native American Children in the Indian Health System” task force meeting. 07.23.2020. whitehouse.gov
Trump Administration approves a plan to conduct specialized training at Camp Grafton in North Dakota for the Bureau of Indian Affairs officers. 09.04.2020. apnews.com | bismarcktribune.com
President Donald J. Trump was the first president to formally recognize the tragedy of Missing and Murdered Native Americans, when he issued a Proclamation in May of 2019. In October of 2020, he proudly signed into law S. 227, Savanna’s Act, and S. 982, the Not Invisible Act. These two bills reinforce many actions the President has already undertaken to fulfill his promise that Missing and Murdered Native Americans are no longer forgotten. 10.10.20 whitehouse.gov
Environment
The Trump Administration (EPA) takes action to improve water quality while boosting local economies through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. 10.22.2019. epa.gov
Trump Administration (EPA) Releases Eighth Update to the Administrator’s Superfund Emphasis List, Navajo Abandoned Uranium Mines added. 04.15.2020. epa.gov | nau.edu
Trump Administration (Interior’s Bison Working Group) launch a shared stewardship strategy to strengthen mechanisms for delivery of live bison to Native American tribes. 05.07.2020. nationalparkstraveler.org | mtpr.org | doi.gov
NEPA Modernization expands the involvement of Tribal governments in the process of the environmental review and permitting processes for the development of modern, resilient infrastructure, management of our Federal lands and waters, and restoration of our environment. 07.15.2020. bia.gov | denverpost.com | whitehouse.gov
Trump Administration (EPA) announce $4.3 million for Tribes to reduce lead in drinking water in schools. 07.30.2020. epa.gov
President Trump affirmed America’s commitment to conservation by joining the One Trillion Trees Initiative and establishing a One Trillion Trees Interagency Council. The Trump Administration (Interior) alone has planted more than 58 million trees. The President has called for the passage of the REPLANT Act (S. 4357) and supports the Trillion Trees Act (H.R. 5859). 10.16.2020. whitehouse.gov
Homeownership
The homeownership rate rose in the fourth quarter to 64.8%, which is a four-year high. And it also continues a trend of the homeownership rate steadily increasing ever since that figure hit a nearly all-time low back in 2016. 02.28.2019. housingwire.com
Wage Growth
The country’s lowest-paid workers are enjoying bigger income gains than managers and other top-earning professionals. Unemployment was at a 50-year low and the minimum wage rising in states and cities across the country. 12.27.2019. cbsnews.com
The Opioid Crisis
President Trump takes action regarding the opioid crisis that exploded under Obama, which saw a rise in overdose deaths and children entering the foster care system. 04.24.2019. childtrends.org | nytimes.com | tribalepicenters.org | whitehouse.gov. Overall overdose death rates decreased by 4.1% from 2017 to 2018 in the United States. cdc.gov
Manufacturing Jobs
Under President Trump, employment in manufacturing increased by 3.7%, 6-10 times more than Obama’s entire presidency. 02.01.2019. forbes.com/3.7 | forbes.com/10x
Sovereignty
President Trump announces full support for S.1368, the Lumbee Recognition Act. 10.21.2020. wpde.com | facebook.com
President Trump signs into law S. 209, the “PROGRESS for Indian Tribes Act of 2019.” This Act makes several amendments to enhance tribal self-governance and helps promote the Administration’s goal of further empowering tribes. 10.21.2020. whitehouse.gov
Seven new tribes were federally recognized, including six tribes in Virginia, 01.28.2018, and the Montana Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians. 12.20.2019. whitehouse.gov | washingtonpost.com | whitehouse.gov
President Trump nominee Neil Gorsuch, an Indian Law expert, is confirmed to the Supreme Court. 04.17.2017. hcn.org
President Donald Trump signs H.R. 1074 in law, which repeals the act that granted the State of Iowa jurisdiction over crimes committed on the Sac and Fox Indian Reservation. 12.11.2018. whitehouse.gov
President Donald Trump announces the formation of a Presidential Task Force on Protecting Native American Children in the Indian Health Service System (Task Force). 03.26.2019. whitehouse.gov
Trump Administration Announces Historic Decisions Taking Into Trust Tribal Lands Under New 4-Step Guidance. 03.10.2020. bia.gov
President Donald Trump hosts a roundtable with Native American leaders. 05.05.2020. whitehouse.gov
The Trump Administration (BIA) has taken 48,864.362 acres of land into trust for Tribes since the beginning of President Trump’s first term in office to August 31, 2020. 08.31.2020. bia.gov
Trump Administration (DOI-OIA-IEED) invests $1.2 million in Tribal Broadband Grants to study the feasibility of developing or extending broadband services in their areas. 08.13.2020. bia.gov
Trump Administration (FCC) provides rural tribes priority to apply for free wireless airwaves in the 2.5 GHz band. 02.03.2020. fcc.gov
President Trump recognizes and honors Native American Code Talkers at a day in the White House. 11.27.2017. whitehouse.gov
Trump Administration (USFW) makes it easier for Native Americans to collect eagle feathers. 08.20.2019. indianz.com
President Donald Trump signs H.R. 6124, the “Tribal Social Security Fairness Act of 2018,” which allows Social Security and Medicare coverage for members of tribal governments. 09.20.2018. whitehouse.gov | indian.senate.gov
Phase one of the new U.S./China Agreements provided intellectual property protection and safeguards to deter the selling of counterfeit items that are authentic Native American jewelry. 01.15.2020. nhonews.com
President Trump signed the bipartisan H.R. 5317 into law, repealing a section of the Trade and Intercourse Act of 1834, and will now permit distilleries to operate on Tribal lands. 12.16.2018. nativebusinessmag.com | whitehouse.gov
President Trump signs the 2018 Farm Bill, where hemp gained federally legal status. USDA hemp production plans list 42 tribal nations whose status is; preparing a plan, under review or approved for the next growing season. 08.30.2020. ams.usda.gov | hempindustrydaily.com
President Trump’s 2021 budget requests $2.8 billion for the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), an increase from the prior year. 02.10.2020. doi.gov
Trump Administration (DOT) launches the Tribal Transportation Self-Governance Program, which provides Tribes with greater control, flexibility, and decision-making authority for transportation programs. 10.01.2020. transportation.gov | ttnews.com
Trump Administration (FTA) announced $8.9 million in Transportation Grants to improve highway safety in Indian Country. 02.11.2020. transportation.gov
Trump Administration (DOI) sign an order creating the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration, a critical step that will make permanent best practices, and enhance the ability to deliver services to Indian Country. 09.01.2020. doi.gov
Education
President Donald Trump signs the bill to reauthorize funding to 2024 to preserve and maintain Native American languages, as it had expired under Obama in 2012. 12.20.20. daily-times.com | whitehouse.gov
Trump Administration (ED) launches a new grant competition to promote education choice for Native American students. 07.17.2020. ed.gov
Secretary Devos praises an Alaska Native Charter school after her visit. 11.20.2019. twitter.com
President Trump signs the Great American Outdoors Act in law, which includes up to $465 million in guaranteed funding over the next five years to improve the Bureau of Indian Education school infrastructure. 08.04.2020. duluthnewstribune.com | whitehouse.gov
Economy
362 out of 8,766 Opportunity Zones contain Native American lands. Opportunity Zones provide a range of opportunities for investors to collaborate with many of the tribal nations. 04.18.2018. eig.org | whitehouse.gov
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) amend the “Accredited Investor” definition to include Indian Tribes and entities formed under tribal law. 08.26.2020. mcusercontent.com
President Trump Commemorates the Repatriation of Native American Remains and Artifacts from the Republic of Finland. 09.17.2020. whitehouse.gov
CARES Act
CARES Act, signed into law by President Trump, immediately funded the Indian Health Service, Urban Indian Health Centers, and tribally based HRSAs. 04.03.2020. ihs.gov
CARES Act, signed into law by President Trump, provides critical relief for Indian Country to address the COVID-19 pandemic, including $8 billion in direct appropriations for Tribes. 03.31.2020. bia.gov
Indian gaming facilities were granted access to PPP (Paycheck Protection) funding. 04.24.2020. indianz.com
The Indian Health Service received priority access to rapid coronavirus tests. 04.02.2020. politico.com
The Indian Health Service expands telehealth services during COVID-19 response. 04.08.2020. hhs.gov
The CARES Act, signed into law by President Trump, allocated funding to tribal colleges and universities, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and Native American-serving, non-tribal institutions. 04.08.2020. natlawreview.com
The CARES Act, signed into law by President Trump, brought much-needed relief to West Coast Tribal fisheries. 05.07.2020. fisheries.noaa.gov
Trump Administration (FTA) announced approximately $1.2 million in recent grant awards to eight tribal governments as part of the CARES Act. 08.28.2020. wnypapers.com
Veterans
Trump White House hosts a conference to support Native American and Alaska Native Veterans and Military Families. 11.19.2019. va.gov
Trump Administration (BLM) supports Alaska Native Vietnam Veterans through extending a new opportunity for Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans to apply for individual Native allotments. 06.24.2020. doi.gov
Quotes
“My Administration is committed to Tribal sovereignty and self-determination. A great Nation keeps its word, and this Administration will continue to uphold and defend its responsibilities to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The United States is stronger when Indian Country is healthy and prosperous.” — President Donald J. Trump. Oct 31, 2017. whitehouse.gov
“I’m committed to working with tribal leaders to ensure their cherished heritage is honored, respected, and preserved, as it should be.” — President Donald J. Trump. Sept 17, 2020. whitehouse.gov
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