House Proceeding 06-03-09 on Jun 3rd, 2009 :: 0:13:15 to 0:15:55
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Robert C. Scott: to do about it -- impacts of the case and what to do about it. with that, mr. chairman, i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from west virginia. the gentleman from west virginia. mr. rahall: i recognize the the co-sponsor of the legislation, mr. bobby scott, for three minutes.

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Speech By: Robert C. Scott

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Robert C. Scott: the chair: how much time is yielded to the gentleman from? mr. rahall: three. the chair: the gentleman from virginia is recognized for three minutes. mr. scott: thank you, mr. speaker, and i thank the gentleman for yielding and i rise isupport of h.r. 1385. and i want to thank my colleague from virginia, mr. moran, for again introducing this bill.

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Robert C. Scott: similar legislation passed this body by voice vote in the 110th congress but was never acted on in the senate. two years ago the virginia and nation celebrated the 400th anniversary of the founding of jamestown, virginia, and the first english settlement in north america. it is the corner stone of our great republic and its success

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Robert C. Scott: relied heavily on the help of the indigenous people of virginia. virginia's native amicans played a critical role in helping the firssettlers of jamestown survive the harsh conditions of the new world. after jamestown colony weathered its first few years in the new borled, the -- world, the colony expanded. when the english pushed further inland, the same native americans that helped tho

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Robert C. Scott: first settlers were pushed from their land without compensation. athleteys, many of which -- treaties were made in an effort to compensate the virginia native americans but as history has shown, these treaties were rarely honored or upheld. like many native americans, the virginia indian tribes are marginalized from society. they were deprived of their

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Robert C. Scott: land, preeventualitied from getting an education and denied a role in our society. virginia's native americans were denied their fundamental human rights and the very freedoms and liberties enshined -- enshrined in our o constitution. the bill will finally grant federal recognition to the chickahominy, the upper monacan

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Robert C. Scott: indian nation and the nanceman tribes. the h.r. 1385 will ensure the rightful status of virginia's tribes in our national history. federal recognition will provide housing and educational opportunities for those who cannot afford it, federal recognition will also promote the tribal economic development that will allow virginia's tribes to become

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Robert C. Scott: self-sufficient. these new opportunities will allow virginia's tribes to flourish culturally and economically which will lead to a brighter future to a whole new generation. mr. speaker, the virginia tribes have waited far too long for federal recognition. i again want to thank my